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- From: dejst5+@pitt.edu (David E Joslin)
- Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh
- Subject: Re: Religious Right (was Re: Rush Limbaugh: Victory from Defeat)
- Message-ID: <9849@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:47:02 GMT
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- Organization: University of Pittsburgh
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- dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM writes:
- >The point was the media's use of "religious right" and not "feminist left,"
- >for example. Nor does the media ever use the word "radical feminist" when
- >referring to organizations like NOW, for example. Can't a feminist be of
- >a rightist slant also, or does "feminist"="feminist left?"
-
- Not according to Rush, who lately has been saying that there is only one
- feminism, and it is defined by the extremists. But nobody takes Rush
- seriously when he says stupid stuff like that, right?
-
- But I digress.
-
- So what should the media call the Religious Right? It really isn't
- a very descriptive name. I think we should have a contest. Post
- your suggestions here. First prize: Dan Quayle's spelling checker.
-
- Special bonus prize for not using the word "Fascist."
-
- David
-