{"id":3017,"date":"2008-11-07T15:16:56","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T20:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2012-12-26T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-26T21:15:00","slug":"they-did-the-mash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/quote-of-the-day\/11\/07\/they-did-the-mash\/","title":{"rendered":"They Did The Mash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Krugman on the <a href=\"http:\/\/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/05\/the-monster-years\/\">Monster Years<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America\u2019s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. Monsters like Karl Rove, who declared that liberals wanted to offer \u201ctherapy and understanding\u201d to terrorists. Monsters like Dick Cheney, who saw 9\/11 as an opportunity to start torturing people.<\/p>\n<p>And in our national discourse, we pretended that these monsters were reasonable, respectable people. To point out that the monsters were, in fact, monsters, was \u201cshrill.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/11\/leaving-palinis.html\">Leaving Palinism Behind<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rossdouthat.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/two_paths_to_reform.php\">Two Paths To Reform<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/meganmcardle.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/spreading_leprosy_and_joy_wher.php\">Spreading leprosy and joy wherever they go&#8230;<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/marcambinder.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/young_republicans_push_interne.php\">Young Republicans Push Internet Organizing Priority<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balloon-juice.com\/?p=13526\">A Farewell To Arms<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/david-neiwert\/great-repudiation\">The Great Repudiation: Why voters have had enough of conservative rule<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressivepuppy.com\/the_progressive_puppy\/2008\/11\/right-wingers-are-seething.html\">Right-Wingers Seething over Election Outcome<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/dispatches\/2008\/11\/what_a_difference_four_years_m.php\">What a Difference Four Years Makes<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlargely.com\/2008\/11\/neocon-bunker-1.html\">Neocon Bunker Hunker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]paul krugman, dick cheney, 2008 election, overthrow of bush, tom delay, karl rove, liberal perspective, end of the monster years, monster years, national dialogue, republicans[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Krugman on the Monster Years: What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America\u2019s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. 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