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I disagree, obviously. Legolas Send a noteboard - 02/10/2009 12:11:48 AM
It has been this bad since the election of 1796 (i.e., after Washington retired). Campaigns and politics were every bit as brutal back then when compared to today. Obviously, 24/7 news makes more people aware of it, but I think Friedman is ignoring history on purpose in order to make the point he wants.

Politics have been brutal since the dawn of time, of course. But this current polarization, the constant scandals, that hasn't always been that way. Couldn't have been - they lacked the technological means for it, honestly. In an era without omnipresent cameras and microphones, without pundits constantly giving their opinion on everything and everyone on TV or radio, politicians had much less opportunity to profile themselves with words and as a result were busy more with actions.
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Just some kid random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:31:46 PM 485 Views
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Pelosi is part of the problem random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:10:45 PM 365 Views
She's a good example of two wrongs don't make a right. nossy - 01/10/2009 11:31:29 PM 362 Views
that was hyperbole, as he's said OVER AND OVER imlad - 02/10/2009 06:21:16 PM 342 Views
really which elected leaders on the right talked about death panels? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 06:41:05 PM 367 Views
Dumb column from Friedman.....read a history book..... trzaska2000 - 01/10/2009 11:15:46 PM 384 Views
politcas has always been a full contact sport random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:40:19 PM 356 Views
I disagree, obviously. Legolas - 02/10/2009 12:11:48 AM 453 Views
No, it hasn't always been like this; I think Watergate changed it, and maybe Vietnam. Joel - 02/10/2009 02:13:07 AM 447 Views
remarkably, i agree with the troll moondog - 02/10/2009 06:27:40 AM 382 Views
Partisanship, yes, but this is more than that. Joel - 02/10/2009 06:57:14 AM 448 Views
i see things at a different level than you do moondog - 02/10/2009 07:31:24 AM 371 Views
Personally, I think you're seeing the cart rather than the horse, but that's just me. Joel - 02/10/2009 08:14:46 AM 478 Views
Not true Roland00 - 02/10/2009 12:32:58 AM 377 Views
why did we fight the Spanish American War and the War of 1812 again? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:18:56 AM 332 Views
You just completely undermined your point Roland00 - 02/10/2009 06:22:54 AM 387 Views
No you simply missed the point random thoughts - 02/10/2009 02:40:30 PM 378 Views
don't forget imlad - 02/10/2009 06:50:17 PM 348 Views
I didn't forget it, it was in my first line for part A Roland00 - 03/10/2009 12:53:18 AM 362 Views
honest??? imlad - 02/10/2009 06:46:30 PM 338 Views
all things are relative random thoughts - 02/10/2009 10:11:27 PM 343 Views
maybe we should go back to the good old days of Aaron Burr imlad - 02/10/2009 06:25:37 PM 377 Views
I think the role of cable news is over played random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:29:26 PM 372 Views
Possibly. Legolas - 02/10/2009 12:02:05 AM 380 Views
To many people distrust the media for it to be just the right who distrust them random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:15:50 AM 434 Views
Why thoughts on British politics TheCrownless - 02/10/2009 01:55:59 AM 381 Views
i agree that the fringe has way more power than it should, but... moondog - 02/10/2009 06:38:41 AM 374 Views
I think Friedman puts it very well when he says... Legolas - 02/10/2009 11:24:02 AM 357 Views
did I read this correctly? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 03:00:33 PM 374 Views
As I already told you, this is not about "the left" complaining. Legolas - 02/10/2009 03:38:15 PM 476 Views
it didn't become an issue until it started hurting the left random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:44:29 PM 351 Views
Eh, many aspects of it have been criticized for a long time. Legolas - 02/10/2009 09:12:22 PM 416 Views
a few points random thoughts - 02/10/2009 11:23:12 PM 599 Views
Re: a few points Legolas - 03/10/2009 12:52:03 AM 511 Views
one final point random thoughts - 03/10/2009 06:48:09 AM 338 Views
also, about clinton, since you say you were too young to remember... moondog - 02/10/2009 06:47:45 AM 481 Views
really because my memory goes back further then that and things were nasty then to random thoughts - 02/10/2009 03:04:58 PM 338 Views
Is it that bad ? AgentOrange - 02/10/2009 06:06:34 PM 344 Views
No, where did common sense go? Vodalus - 02/10/2009 10:27:22 PM 366 Views
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