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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: John Birch Society

John Birch Society stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 Paranoid 'Pseudocons' Hijacking Right

Logic-defying conspiracy theories jump from the fringe to the mainstream

Oct 21, 09 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The paranoid fringe of the American right has become mainstream to an extent unthinkable even when the John Birch Society was at its peak, writes Thomas Frank. Historian Richard Hofstadter's landmark 1965 The Paranoid Style in American Politics seems more relevant than ever, Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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conservative • Fox News • John Birch Society • Glenn Beck • conspiracy theory • birther

Mitt's Reading List Reveals Wingnut Mentor

Popular video shows candidate lauding Mormon extremist

Aug 6, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney tried to unburden himself of some left-wing baggage in a talk-radio interview this weekend—but the National Review’s Mark Hemingway says he may have gone too far. In praising the work of W. Cleon Skousen, his former BYU professor and an “all-around nutjob," Romney may... More »

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Mitt Romney • list • racism • Salt Lake City • Mormon • Brigham Young • W. Cleon Skousen • John Birch Society

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