Teamster Union leader redefined civility in politics. “President Obama, this is your army. ... Everybody here has got a vote. If we go back, we keep the eye on the prize, let’s take these son of a bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong.” What would happen if a fiscal conservative said something half as dumb while warming up a crowd before a Ron Paul speech? It would lead network news. And prize-winning essayists would sigh at the knuckle draggers and appear on “The Today Show” to bemoan the anger in our politics, perhaps even racism. And Matt Lauer would wag his finger full of gravitas and bite his lips in frustration.
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