PledgeofAllegiance http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/6186/all en GOP Again Challenging Dem Patriotism - But Where's the Times' Evidence? http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/gop-again-challenging-dem-patriotism-wheres-times-evidence <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Robin Toner&#039;s still whining about Michael Dukakis: &quot;[In 1988] the Republicans used the symbols of nationhood (notably, whether schoolchildren should be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance) to bludgeon the Democrats, challenge their patriotism and utterly redefine their nominee, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis of Massachusetts.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The liberal media just can't get over the way Democrat Michael Dukakis lost to George H. W. Bush. The Times proved it with Sunday's Page One "Political Memo," an analysis by Robin Toner, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/us/politics/04memo.html?hp=" target=_self ? &pagewanted='all"'>In '88, a </a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/us/politics/04memo.html?hp=" ? &pagewanted='all"'>Lesson on Using Symbols as Bludgeons</a>."</p><br /> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/gop-again-challenging-dem-patriotism-wheres-times-evidence" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Patriotism BarackObama Campaign1988 Campaign2008 FlagPins Headline LabelingBias MichaelDukakis NewYorkTimes NYTimes PledgeofAllegiance TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Tue, 06 May 2008 00:46:00 +0000 admin 6150 at http://archive2.mrc.org