Today on the Dish, Andrew critiqued Palin's North Korean-style portrait and the balm it offers for the right, and rejected Andrew Breitbart's vision of a multicultural Tea Party a la the original constitution. Andrew responded to readers on the rules for torture and war, defended Obama against charges of exploiting his success, and went another round with Ross Douthat on Libya. 10,000 protesters were detained in Syria, snipers were ordered to aim for protesters' heads, and Hillary considered Assad's replacements. Scott Horton made the case for releasing the photos down the line, and Tom Ricks outlined a breakup plan with Pakistan.
Andrew questioned the immigration paradox, marveled at the chicken-sh** tax credit, and rallied for Palin to fill Trump's crazy shoes. Larison schooled Mike Gerson on the drug war, Romney flailed on healthcare, and Gingrich promised to love America unless it gets cancer. Cuomo's support for same-sex marriage edged him up for 2016, progressive Christians still couldn't handle families with two moms, and Obama's bounce grew. Ezra explained the logic of Boehner's debt ceiling demands, and Reihan pointed out where the real taxable income lies (spoiler: it's not with the ultra rich). The internet mattered in developing countries before elections, and readers argued the IUD is a form of abortion. We charted how long we live, Conor Friedersdorf remembered the history of the entitlement movement, and rock reviewers are easy targets. Showtime hired women to hire gigolos, graphs matter, and sitting is deadly.
Hathos alert here, quotes for the day here and here, mural of the day here, VFYW here, MHB here, FOTD here, and last call for interns here!
–Z.P.
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