{"id":508938,"date":"2010-04-03T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T11:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/04\/03\/%e2%80%98left-right-center%e2%80%99-a-nation-divided\/"},"modified":"2010-04-03T07:48:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T11:48:21","slug":"%e2%80%98left-right-center%e2%80%99-a-nation-divided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/508938","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Left, Right &amp; Center\u2019: A Nation Divided"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Truthdig\/~3\/2HCvDoaOdKo\/\" >\u2018Left, Right &amp; Center\u2019: A Nation Divided       <\/a><br \/>Why is America so deeply polarized, politically speaking? This week\u2019s episode of \u201cLeft, Right &amp; Center\u201d finds Robert Scheer and Tony Blankley discussing the partisan divisions in the country and agreeing at least on the point that those rifts have never been this deep. But why is there so much anger?<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; margin: 0 10px 0 0; border: 1px solid #333333;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/avbooth\/item\/left_right_center_a_nation_divided_20100402\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/images\/avboothuploads\/lrc_160.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Left, Right &#038; Center\" width=\"160\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Why is America so deeply polarized, politically speaking? This week&#8217;s episode of &#8220;Left, Right &#038; Center&#8221; finds Robert Scheer and Tony Blankley discussing the partisan divisions in the country and agreeing at least on the point that those rifts have never been this deep. But why is there so much anger?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Related Entries<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>April 1, 2010 <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/eartotheground\/item\/karzai_blames_un_for_election_fraud_20100401\/\">Karzai Blames U.N. for Election Fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2010 <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/report\/item\/here_we_wmd_again_iraq_pakistani_package_20100330\/\">Here We WMD Again: Iraq and the Mythical Pakistani Package<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/u1FFUQITBXNmq86y0yWu1_wdBGw\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/u1FFUQITBXNmq86y0yWu1_wdBGw\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/u1FFUQITBXNmq86y0yWu1_wdBGw\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/u1FFUQITBXNmq86y0yWu1_wdBGw\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\"> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=2HCvDoaOdKo:MKV1FEBaGO4:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\"> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=2HCvDoaOdKo:bZf25sCniTI:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Truthdig\/~4\/2HCvDoaOdKo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>       <\/p>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Truthdig\/~3\/NSh4EmHpzRw\/\" >California A.G. Says ACORN Workers Didn\u2019t Violate Law in \u2018Pimp\u2019 Tapes       <\/a><br \/>After reviewing the infamous video footage taken of right-wing activists James O\u2019Keefe and Hannah Giles purportedly posing as pimp and prostitute, respectively, and talking to employees of the now-disbanded organization ACORN, California Attorney General Jerry Brown has concluded that \u201cthe evidence does not show that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations\u201d with O\u2019Keefe and Giles. What\u2019s more, Brown\u2019s office has posted the activists\u2019 unedited video from California on the attorney general\u2019s website.&nbsp; \u2014KA  The Brad Blog:  Brown\u2019s statement in the announcement is highly critical of Rightwing activists James O\u2019Keefe III and Hannah Giles, who posed as a prostitute and her law school boyfriend in the videos posted on Rightwing media mogul Andrew Breitbart\u2019s \u201cBig Government\u201d website last year and played extensively on Fox News, as well as other non-partisan media outlets.  \u201cThe evidence illustrates that things are not always as partisan zealots portray them through highly selective editing of reality,\u201d says Brown in the statement. \u201cSometimes a fuller truth is found on the cutting room floor.\u201d  His report notes that the office\u2019s \u201cinvestigation has involved attorneys from all three legal divisions \u2013 Criminal Law, Public Rights, and Civil Law \u2013 as well as Special Agents from the Department\u2019s Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence\u201d and included a review of \u201cthe unedited recordings made by O\u2019Keefe and Giles.\u201d  Read more<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; margin: 0 10px 0 0; border: 1px solid #333333;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/eartotheground\/item\/california_ag_says_acorn_workers_didnt_violate_law_in_pimp_tapes_20100402\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/images\/eartothegrounduploads\/jerrybrownag_160.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Jerry Brown\" width=\"160\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>After reviewing the infamous video footage taken of right-wing activists James O&#8217;Keefe and Hannah Giles purportedly posing as pimp and prostitute, respectively, and talking to employees of the now-disbanded organization ACORN, California Attorney General Jerry Brown has concluded that &#8220;the evidence does not show that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations&#8221; with O&#8217;Keefe and Giles. What&#8217;s more, Brown&#8217;s office has posted the activists&#8217; unedited <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.ca.gov\/newsalerts\/multimedia\/index.php\" title=\"video\">video<\/a> from California on the attorney general&#8217;s website.? <i>&#8212;KA<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>The Brad Blog:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s statement in the announcement is highly critical of Rightwing activists James O&#8217;Keefe III and Hannah Giles, who posed as a prostitute and her law school boyfriend in the videos posted on Rightwing media mogul Andrew Breitbart&#8217;s &#8220;Big Government&#8221; website last year and played extensively on Fox News, as well as other non-partisan media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The evidence illustrates that things are not always as partisan zealots portray them through highly selective editing of reality,&#8221; says Brown in the statement. &#8220;Sometimes a fuller truth is found on the cutting room floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His report notes that the office&#8217;s &#8220;investigation has involved attorneys from all three legal divisions \u2013 Criminal Law, Public Rights, and Civil Law \u2013 as well as Special Agents from the Department\u2019s Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence&#8221; and included a review of &#8220;the unedited recordings made by O\u2019Keefe and Giles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=7780&#038;utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Entries<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>April 1, 2010 <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/eartotheground\/item\/karzai_blames_un_for_election_fraud_20100401\/\">Karzai Blames U.N. for Election Fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2010 <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/report\/item\/here_we_wmd_again_iraq_pakistani_package_20100330\/\">Here We WMD Again: Iraq and the Mythical Pakistani Package<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/ZMbykwtEgnV-DXcLZURl7H-ulO4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/ZMbykwtEgnV-DXcLZURl7H-ulO4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/ZMbykwtEgnV-DXcLZURl7H-ulO4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/ZMbykwtEgnV-DXcLZURl7H-ulO4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\"> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=NSh4EmHpzRw:Q101HIdLOAY:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\"> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?a=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Truthdig?i=NSh4EmHpzRw:hyQAtZGOxYg:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Truthdig\/~4\/NSh4EmHpzRw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Left, Right &amp; 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This week\u2019s episode of \u201cLeft, Right &amp; Center\u201d finds Robert Scheer and Tony Blankley discussing the partisan divisions in the country and agreeing at least on the point that those rifts have never been this deep. 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