My op-ed in today’s Raleigh News & Observer looks at Obama’s reaction to the anti-marriage equality vote in North Carolina, and how he seized the rhetorical moment.
Here is the ABC interview that made the news:
Obama and the Marriage Vote in North Carolina
May 11, 2012 by Jonathan Riehl
Posted in Political Rhetoric | Tagged Barack Obama, Conservatives, Gay Rights, North Carolina, Republicans | 2 Comments
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Read your “Dick Lugar and the Self Destruction of the Right.” on Politico.
Pretty weak “tea” compared to the radical left’s evisceration of the “Blue Dog” Democrat caucus. I’m SURE you’re writing a piece bemoaning THAT! (just kiddin’).
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/04/the-bad-days-fo.php
You’re absolutely correct, the polarization is happening on both sides. I think it’s more pronounced on the right, though, given the conservative movement’s history and success. There are others who can speak more to the left’s failures and successes in coalition building — including the President.