Grover Norquist is among the worst of the old time Radical Wrong. He\u2019s famous for an anti-federal viewpoint so extreme that he has said he wants to starve the federal government (no taxes) until it is weak enough to drown in a bathtub. Charming. At lease he didn\u2019t say he wants to shoot the federal government in the head or lynch it and drag it behind a truck (as other anti-feds have). Even though I\u2019ve lived long enough to see Republicans move so far beyond the conservative that Tricky Dick is too liberal, I\u2019m still amazed when the old demons sound sensible compared to the new ones.<\/p>\n
ThinkProgress \u00bb Norquist: The Right Has To \u2018Marginalize\u2019 Islamophobia, \u2018There\u2019s No Place For That\u2019 In The GOP<\/a> <\/p>\n Referring to Gingrich\u2019s anti-Muslim fervor, ThinkProgress asked whether there is a place for Islamophobia in the GOP 2012 presidential primaries. \u201cI don\u2019t think there is,\u201d Norquist replied: <\/p>\n TP: This sort of fearmongering about Islam. I don\u2019t think Gingrich has gone as far as Gaffney has but he\u2019s kind of right there. He\u2019s near that edge and I\u2019m wondering do you think there\u2019s room for that on the presidential campaign. <\/p>\n NORQUIST: I don\u2019t think there is<\/strong>. I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll see it because the people who support you is broader. \u2026 . I don\u2019t think that it will work because it doesn\u2019t work. I think it will go away because it doesn\u2019t work. I would like it to go away because it\u2019s the wrong thing to do<\/strong>. But I\u2019ll take it doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Also during the interview, Norquist praised Democrats for their ability to be an inclusive party. \u201cDemocrats have doing it with the mosque in Iowa forever. They just have this natural understanding of, \u2018Oh there\u2019s a mosque? Let\u2019s go!\u2019 \u2026 You know there\u2019s an incredible understanding of diversity [within the Party].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ThinkProgress \u00bb Norquist: The Right Has To \u2018Marginalize\u2019 Islamophobia, \u2018There\u2019s No Place For That\u2019 In The GOP<\/a><\/p>\n What makes Norquist so \u2026 progressive (throwing up now): Could it be the fact that his wife is Muslim?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grover Norquist is among the worst of the old time Radical Wrong. He\u2019s famous for an anti-federal viewpoint so extreme that he has said he wants to starve the federal government (no taxes) until it is weak enough to drown in a bathtub. Charming. At lease he didn\u2019t say he wants to shoot the federal … Continue reading Surprise, Surprise from Grover Norquist<\/span> \n
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