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JUNKIE EDITOR MICHAEL CARMICHAEL
“The DLC”
In the latest installment of their doublethink diaries, the DLC have announced their opposition to the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito AND their opposition to Senator Kerry's pledge to filibuster against him. Is this a new form of political centrism?
While that is dubious, it is clearly a centrifugal explosion of doublethink at the DLC - as usual. The DLC have abused the term, "principled," for far too long. Its current definition in their lexicon of doublethink terminology is, "Ambivalent, ambidextrous, bifurcated and bipolar – dichotomous, having two opposing meanings at once, while maintaining balance between diametrically opposed polar extremities."
See item 2 below, but for the punch-line; click on the link to the mother site of the DLC.
From: Democratic Leadership Council <admin@newsmail.dlc.org>
Date: 27 January 2006 21:17:33 GMT
Subject: NEW DEM WEEKLY: Idea of the Week: Fighting Terrorism
Within the Rule of Law
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THE NEW DEM DISPATCH
(Weekly Digest Version)
Political commentary & analysis from the DLC
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[ DLC Online: http://www.dlc.org ]
January 27, 2006
-- Table of Contents --
1.) Idea of the Week: Fighting Terrorism Within the Rule of Law
2.) A Principled Stand On Alito
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1.) Idea of the Week: Fighting Terrorism Within the Rule of Law (New
Dem Dispatch, 01/27/2006)
In the end, the war on terror does not require a president above the law, and the rule of law does not require unreasonable restrictions on surveillance. Rejecting false choices is the first step towards a real debate on how we can best protect the American people and their liberties and values.
<http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=253698&kaid=131&subid=192>
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2.) A Principled Stand On Alito
(New Dem Dispatch, 01/24/2006)
Given Judge Samuel Alito's long and consistent record of conservative activism on and off the bench, it is prudent to oppose this confirmation as a matter of principle, reflecting the gravity of a lifetime appointment to a closely divided Court.
<http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=253692&kaid=131&subid=192>
Last Update: 03/23/2006