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The Elder La Follette
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In tribute to the legendary Robert La Follette Sr. | Left Independent | Old-school radical progressive and sworn enemy of exploitation and reactionism
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Palin also embodied the fact-free nature of GOP political rhetoric. Not a totally new thing...but something she certainly helped to amp up. A potential POTUS who knew almost nothing about domestic policy or foreign affairs but was beloved by the base?!? Who could ever imagine it?
The politics of resentment are impervious to facts. Palinists regard their star as an icon of working-class America even though the Palins' combined reported income ($211,000) puts them in the top 3.6 percent of American households. They see her as a champion of conservative fiscal principles even though she said yes to the Bridge to Nowhere and presided over a state that ranks No.1 in federal pork.
October 8, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 5:37 PM