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by Ben Shapiro


  Islamophobia and, 66–67

  Israel and, 247, 249–51

  JList and, 21–24, 161

  Kennedy assassination and, 62–63

  labor unions and, 138, 141

  left and, 11, 14, 21–22, 24, 34, 80, 86, 161, 209

  military and, 68–70, 73

  Obama and, 2–3, 11, 22, 24, 35, 37–38, 88, 101, 104–7, 118–19, 142, 147, 150–51, 153, 173, 186, 194–96, 221, 251

  Obamacare and, 33–36

  Occupy movement and, 146–49

  Palin and, 59, 61, 160–62, 178

  patriotism and, 44–45, 56, 58, 60

  racial issues and, 79–81, 84–86, 88–91, 94–95, 97–98, 101–8, 113, 118–21

  religious issues and, 231, 238–39, 254–55

  right and, 23–24, 59–61

  sexual issues and, 160–64, 170–71, 173–74, 176, 178, 186, 188, 190, 194–97, 230, 233

  stand-your-ground law and, 97–98

  Tea Party and, 101–4, 142–43

  Mediaite, 89, 121

  Media Matters for America, 12–14, 24–28, 155, 250–51

  Breitbart on, 4–5

  bullying of, 13–14

  and CAP, 24–25

  and Israel, 247–48, 251

  nonprofit status of, 27–28

  and Obama, 4, 25–28, 247–48

  and sexual issues, 173, 234

  Melaleuca Inc., 150

  Melhem, Hisham, 37–38

  Menino, Thomas, 187

  Merrill Lynch, 124

  Messina, Jim, 151–52, 176–77

  Meyer, Nicholas, 33

  Michaels, Pat, 208

  Middle East, 37–39, 65

  military, militarism, 65–74, 250

  budgets of, 40, 72–73

  bullying of, 11, 69, 73–74

  chickenhawk argument and, 68–69

  cultural diversity and sensitivity of, 71, 73–74

  Fort Hood shooting and, 70–71

  Obama on, 40, 68, 70–72

  patriotism and, 43–44, 47, 49, 52–54, 67–73

  political agendas and, 72–73

  racial issues and, 70, 112

  sexual issues and, 186, 197

  victimhood of members of, 69–70

  Military Times, 74

  Million Hoodie March, 95

  Miss USA contest, 188–89

  Mitchell, Andrea, 174

  Mooney, Chris, 241

  Moore, Michael, 32, 68, 149

  patriotism and, 43, 46

  Moran, Terry, 20

  Mormons:

  secularism and, 253–55

  sexual issues and, 184, 190–91, 226, 255

  Mother Jones, 161, 241

  Moulitsas, Markos, 238

  MSNBC, 13, 143, 151, 162, 174, 254

  Media Matters and, 26–27

  racial issues and, 84–85, 101–2, 104

  Mubarak, Hosni, 40

  Muhammad, Khalid, 246

  Muhammad, Mikhail, 87

  Mullins, Tonya, 209–10

  multiculturalism, 54–58, 75

  Munich (Kushner), 252

  Murdoch, Rupert, 146

  Muslim Brotherhood, 40, 248–49

  Muslims, 17, 238, 253–55

  Israel and, 245, 247–48, 253

  military and, 70–72, 74

  Obama and, 38, 41, 235–36

  prejudice against, 64–67, 254

  Musto, Michael, 196

  Nation, 21–22, 44, 241

  National Action Network (NAN), 85

  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 58, 86, 98–99, 119

  National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL), 165–66, 173

  National Education Association, 137

  National Guard, U.S., 30, 68, 95

  National High School Journalism Conference, 239

  National Iranian American Council, 251

  nationalism, 58, 73

  patriotism and, 47–48, 50, 75

  National Labor Relations Act, 135

  National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 137–38

  National Public Radio (NPR), 24–25, 101, 147

  National Recovery Administration (NRA), 46, 134–35

  Nation of Islam, 11, 111

  Native Americans, 29, 38

  Navratilova, Martina, 243

  Nazis, Nazism, 3, 15, 19, 40, 61, 67, 72, 103, 118, 148, 196, 212, 237

  NBC, NBC News, 25, 178

  Martin case and, 85, 88–89

  Netanyahu, Benjamin, 249

  New America Foundation, 161

  New Black Panther Party, 11, 116

  Martin case and, 86–87

  New Republic, 73

  Newsweek, 21–22, 161

  Newton, Huey, 112

  New Yorker, 22, 161, 203

  New York Times, 22, 24, 25, 31, 34, 45, 60, 62, 96, 106, 255

  Ayers’s 9/11 interview in, 53–54

  class issues and, 143, 147–48, 152–53

  Duke lacrosse rape case and, 19–20

  environmental issues and, 209–10, 218, 221

  Islamophobia and, 66–67

  Martin case and, 85, 95, 98

  Media Matters and, 26–27

  military and, 69–70

  Occupy movement and, 147–48

  sexual issues and, 161, 190, 197

  New York University, 144–45, 180

  Nifong, Michael, 20

  9/11, 4, 10, 16, 29, 63–66, 104, 169, 247

  Ayers’s interview on, 53–54

  Islamophobia and, 64, 66

  military and, 70, 73

  Nocera, Joe, 143

  Nolte, John, 22

  nonprofit organizations, 14, 24, 27–28, 171, 250

  Norgaard, Kari, 213–14

  nuclear power, 214, 221

  nuclear weapons, 1, 38, 40, 205, 249–50

  Obama, Barack, 8, 35–44, 46, 65, 166

  anti-bullying campaign of, 1–4, 183–85

  Ayers and, 42, 53–54

  bailouts and, 138–39, 142, 157

  bully friends and associates of, 10–12

  bullying of, 10, 12–13, 35–36, 54, 101, 107, 125–27, 139, 143, 156, 175, 186, 195–96, 214, 217–19, 229, 249–50, 252

  class issues and, 126–28, 136, 142–44, 146–47, 149–58, 217, 220

  economic crisis and, 125–26

  environmental issues and, 201–2, 206, 214–22

  foreign policy and, 37–43

  Hollywood and, 33, 102, 186

  immigration and, 101, 105–6, 118–19

  Israel and, 245–52

  labor unions and, 126, 137–41, 144

  media and, 2–3, 11, 22, 24, 35, 37–38, 88, 101, 104–7, 118–19, 142, 147, 150–51, 153, 173, 186, 194–96, 221, 251

  Media Matters and, 4, 25–28, 247–48

  military and, 40, 68, 70–72

  Occupy movement and, 126, 144, 146–48, 150

  patriotism and, 40–43, 52–54, 56

  presidential campaigns of, 3–4, 10, 12, 22, 25–27, 53, 80, 100–102, 104, 126–28, 137–38, 142, 147, 150–56, 160–61, 171–72, 176–78, 185–86, 194, 219–20, 224, 246–47, 252

  racial issues and, 4, 35, 59, 77–81, 84, 86–88, 90, 95, 98–102, 104–7, 111, 113–16, 118–20, 122, 137

  religious issues and, 171–73, 175, 225–27, 229–36, 240, 245–52, 254

  right and, 3, 58–59, 102, 107

  science and, 240–41

  secularism and, 12, 225–27, 229–30, 235, 250

  sexual issues and, 160–61, 171–73, 175–78, 183–89, 193–95, 226, 229–30, 233

  Tea Party and, 35, 101–2, 142–44, 151

  universities and, 29, 31

  Vietnam veterans and, 41–42, 52–53, 71

  Obama, Michelle, 176–77, 203

  religious issues and, 224–25

  Obamacare, 33–36, 87, 97, 103, 138

  religious issues and, 172–73, 230–33

  sexual issues and, 172–73

  Occupy Wall Street, Occupy movement
, 8, 59

  agenda of, 144–45

  class issues and, 11–12, 126, 128, 142, 144–50, 153, 155

  labor unions and, 142, 144–45

  Martin case and, 95–96

  violence of, 145–46, 148–49, 153

  oil, 65

  BP spill and, 216–18

  class issues and, 151–52

  environmental issues and, 206, 215–19

  Keystone XL pipeline and, 218–19

  O’Keefe, James, 23, 120–21

  Okrent, Daniel, 20–21

  Olbermann, Keith, 60–61, 102, 255

  Palin and, 61, 160–61

  sexual issues and, 160–62, 233

  Open Veins of Latin America (Galeano), 39

  Oregon, University of, 213

  organic foods, 202–3, 213

  Oshkosh, Wisc., 57

  O’Sullivan, John, 44

  Oswald, Lee Harvey, 62–63

  Outweek, 197

  Oxford English Dictionary, 58

  Pace, John T., 132–33

  Pakistan, 55, 66–67, 237

  Palestinians, 29, 62, 64–65, 246–49, 252–53

  Palin, Bristol, 161, 178

  Palin, Sarah, 23

  bullies on, 10–11

  left and, 10, 61, 159, 161–62

  radicalism of, 59, 61, 188

  sexual issues and, 159–62, 173–74, 178, 229, 233

  Palin, Trig, 10, 159–61

  Palin, Willow, 162

  Panetta, Leon, 215, 250

  patriotism, 40–76

  anti-flag sentiment and, 43, 47, 49–50, 54–58, 60, 75

  bullying on, 16, 43–47, 49–50, 52, 54, 57–58, 75–76

  left and, 16, 43–55, 58, 60, 67–68, 75–76, 258

  liberals and, 45–47, 50–51

  military and, 43–44, 47, 49, 52–54, 67–73

  multiculturalism and, 54–58, 75

  nationalism and, 47–48, 50, 75

  Obama and, 40–43, 52–54, 56

  right and, 59, 75

  Vietnam War and, 49–54

  Paul, Elliot, 47

  Paul, Ron, 65

  Paulson, Henry, 124

  Pelosi, Nancy, 35, 44, 103, 232

  Komen case and, 174–75

  Penn, Sean, 102

  Pentagon, 42, 51, 73, 197, 215, 227, 250

  see also military, militarism

  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 243

  People’s History of the United States, A (Zinn), 65

  Perkins, Tony, 188

  Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 66

  Phoenix Suns, 118

  Piereson, James, 62

  Piketty, Thomas, 157

  Pittsburgh, University of, 244

  Planned Parenthood, 163, 169–75, 242

  Platoon, 50, 71

  Plouffe, David, 147

  Podesta, John, 24

  political correctness, 6–8, 262

  Politico, 107, 119, 161, 173

  class issues and, 143, 154

  JList and, 21–22

  pollution, 200, 214, 221–22

  poor, 124, 149, 157, 177

  class bullying and, 128–30, 136

  population, overpopulation, 204–6

  Population Bomb, The (Ehrlich), 205–6

  Port Huron statement, 48–49, 53

  Power, Samantha, 247

  Prejean, Carrie, 188–89

  Priest Lake, 199

  Priorities USA Super PAC, 155

  progressives, 25, 45, 129, 225

  Progressive Talent Initiative, 28

  Prop 8: The Musical, 190, 192

  Proposition 8, 13–14, 33, 184, 189–92, 226–28

  Pure Food and Drug Act, 129–30

  Putin, Vladimir, 41–42

  Qaeda, Al, 42, 74

  racists, racism, race, 12, 23, 36, 57, 62, 69, 77–122, 140, 207, 258

  ACORN and, 121, 137

  Breitbart and, 6–7, 103, 261–62

  bullying of, 6–7, 11, 80–81, 107, 109–13, 115, 117, 120–22, 169

  CRT and, 114–15

  Duke lacrosse rape case and, 18–20, 85

  Gore and, 210–11

  in history, 108–15

  immigration and, 117, 119

  Islamophobia and, 64–66

  Israel and, 245–46

  King case and, 93–94

  law enforcement and, 116–19

  Martin case and, 4, 77–100, 104–5, 120

  military and, 70, 112

  Obama and, 4, 35, 59, 77–81, 84, 86–88, 90, 95, 98–102, 104–7, 111, 113–16, 118–20, 122, 137

  Obamacare and, 35, 103

  patriotism and, 43, 47–48, 50, 55

  as political tool, 79–80, 88, 90–93, 101–8, 113, 120–22

  profiling according to, 90, 92–93, 117, 119

  radicals and, 60–61, 111–14

  reverse, 15, 108–10, 113, 115

  rioting and, 11, 41, 93–95, 113

  sexual issues and, 167–69

  Tea Party and, 35, 101–4

  universities and, 29, 109–10

  voter ID measures and, 98–99, 104

  “Radical Chic” (Wolfe), 112–13

  Rand, Ayn, 30

  Rangel, Charles, 69

  Rashid, Ahmed, 66–67

  Rather, Dan, 21, 107

  Ratigan, Dylan, 101

  Rattner, Steven, 143

  Raven, Peter, 211

  Reagan, Ronald, 29

  media and, 106–7

  patriotism and, 43, 52

  Real Time with Bill Maher, 184

  redistribution of wealth, 12, 120, 124, 145, 202

  class issues and, 127–28, 136, 151

  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 109

  regulation, 17–18, 33–34, 46, 72

  class issues and, 129–30, 134, 154

  environmental issues and, 199–201, 204, 207, 214, 218, 222

  Reich, Robert, 157

  Reilly, John C., 189

  Reitman, Janet, 19

  religion, 3, 15, 17–18, 31, 47, 101, 202, 224–56, 258

  charities and, 18, 235

  Fluke incident and, 232–34

  involvement in politics of, 224–27

  Israel and, 244–53

  left and, 18, 229, 236–37, 241, 258

  Obama and, 171–73, 175, 225–27, 229–36, 240, 245–52, 254

  science and, 238, 240–42, 244

  secularism and, 12, 225–26, 228–29, 231–32, 235–37, 240, 244, 253–56

  sexual issues and, 168, 171–73, 175, 184, 188–92, 196, 225–34, 237–39, 254–55

  Taliban and, 237–38

  Republicans, Republican Party, 4, 25, 65, 75, 117, 241, 261

  class issues and, 131, 134, 142–43, 153–54, 156

  environmental issues and, 201, 214, 221

  left and, 12, 61

  military and, 68, 72–73

  racial issues and, 102, 107, 116, 118, 120

  religious issues and, 231, 235, 253–54

  “rightwing” extremism and, 59, 61

  sexual issues and, 159–60, 162–63, 172, 184, 196, 229–31, 233

  Reston, James, 62–63

  Reuters, 81

  Reuther, Walter, 135

  Revkin, Andrew, 209–10

  Rice, Condoleezza, 122, 169

  Richards, Cecile, 172

  right, 260

  comparisons between left and, 9, 14–15, 17, 258

  extremists among, 58–62, 188

  Kennedy assassination and, 62–63

  media and, 23–24, 59–61

  Media Matters and, 25, 27

  Obama and, 3, 58–59, 102, 107

  patriotism and, 59, 75

  religious issues and, 237–38, 241, 253

  science and, 241, 244

  sexual issues and, 191, 196–97

  Rivera, Victor, 144

  Roberts, John (chief justice), 35–36

  Roberts, John (reporter), 178

  Robinson, Eugene, 27, 97

 
; Robinson, Rashad, 99

  Roe v. Wade, 173, 230

  Rolling Stone, 9, 19, 162

  Romanelli, Carl, 184

  Romney, Ann, 175–77

  Romney, Mitt, 34, 68, 104, 106

  alleged bullying of, 194–96

  class issues and, 147, 150–52, 154–56

  religious issues and, 231, 254–55

  sexual issues and, 171–72, 175–77, 186, 194–96, 230–31

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 62, 219

  Bonus March and, 132–34

  class issues and, 132–37, 142, 147, 150, 153

  labor unions and, 135–37

  patriotism and, 46, 50

  universities and, 29–30

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 106, 128–30, 153, 158

  Rose, Lila, 175

  Roselli, Charles, 242

  Rosen, Hilary, 176–77

  Rosenberg, M. J. “Alfred,” 12, 27, 247, 251

  Rubin, Jennifer, 148

  Rubio, Marco, 159

  Rush, Bobby, 91–92

  Ryan, Paul, 153

  Sackett, Mike and Chantell, 199–200

  Sadr, Muqtada al-, 74

  Saez, Emmanuel, 157

  Salazar, Ken, 117, 217–18

  Salon.com, 44, 121, 151, 184, 247

  Sanford Police Department (SPD), 81–83, 85, 89, 91–92, 98

  San Francisco Chronicle, 197

  Sanger, Margaret, 170

  Santelli, Rick, 142

  Santorum, Rick, 120, 183–84, 238

  Sarandon, Susan, 149, 222

  Sarkozy, Nicolas, 249

  Saudi Arabia, 37, 41, 249

  Savage, Dan:

  bullying of, 183, 185, 240

  religious issues and, 239–40

  sexual issues and, 182–85, 187, 196

  Saverin, Eduardo, 157–58

  Scalia, Antonin, 35, 234–35

  Scheer, Robert, 32

  Schiller, Vivian, 101

  Schlafly, Phyllis, 166–67

  school busing, 108–10, 115

  school integration, 108–9

  Schumer, Chuck, 158, 231

  science, 12, 240–44

  climate change and, 203–4, 208–13, 216

  on gays, 242–43

  religious issues and, 238, 240–42, 244

  sexual issues and, 166–68, 180

  Scorpions for Breakfast (Brewer), 119

  Seale, Bobby, 112

  Sebelius, Kathleen, 183, 215, 230–31

  secularists, secularism, 40, 234, 241, 248, 262

  bullying of, 12, 228–29, 233, 237, 240, 244–45, 250, 252–56

  Israel and, 244–45, 250–52

  Obama and, 12, 225–27, 229–30, 235, 250

  religion and, 12, 225–26, 228–29, 231–32, 235–37, 240, 244, 253–56

  Sedition Act, 45–46

  Seligmann, Reade, 18, 20

  Seller, Jeffrey, 190

  Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 98, 137, 144–45

  sex, sexuality, 3, 58, 159–98, 221, 245, 256

  abortion and, 15, 159–60, 165–66, 168–75, 229–30

  Breitbart and, 6, 261

  bullying on, 163–71, 173, 175, 177, 179–85, 189–98

  and differences between the sexes, 179–81, 196, 198, 244

 

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