Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Obama is heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin, today to campaign for real health care reform. And, he has to campaign for reform. It's stunning how many members of Congress, including Democrats, are beholden to the insurance industry. That has to be exposed -- and, it will be.

Hate is rampant in America. It festers out there among crazies and extremists. But, their rhetoric is fueled by politicians, organizational leaders and media types. Some of those people take the insane ideas propagated by the crazies and give them credibility. That fosters the hate and, in a sick way, mainstreams it. The Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, among others, monitor these creeps. The traditional media and pundits need to become aware of this hate industry -- and help shut it down instead of legitimizing those who help purvey hate and violence.

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