“The birthers, the fanatics, the people running around in right-wing militia and Aryan support groups, it is unbearable to them that President Barack Obama should exist.” PeopleShouldRunningPresidentSupportGroupsWingsBarackUnbearableFanaticsRight WingPresident Barack ObamaMilitiaSupport Groups Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back economically or feel disaffected and are drawn to the Republican Party, they are looking for a news source that will tell them something they would like to hear and then is reassuring, emotionally rewarding, and confirming. And affirming to them. So to deliver that product is pretty valuable. It's kind of like they're an insurgency and they're not getting what they need to hear from the mainstream.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsKindLeftPartyStepsProductsSourceRepublicanNewsValuableContemporaryMainstreamRepublican PartyAffirmingReassuringInsurgencyContemporary Society Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“Once people know that you can spend the money and that you're willing to spend the money and that you're set up to spend the money in politics, then your threat to spend the money is as convincing as actually spending it.” PeopleKnowsWillingThreatSpendingConvincingMoney In Politics Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
