'Puppy Love' Warm Response; Diversity Draws Mixed Response. (The New York Times, 2/3/2014)
And who are the yammerheads, Pavlovian in their responses, who are quoted in the Times article?
- Allen West, Tea Party darling and former Florida Congressman. He lost his 2012 re-election bid. ("If we cannot be proud enough as a country to sing ‘America the Beautiful’ in English in a commercial during the Super Bowl, by a company as American as they come — doggone we are on the road to perdition. This was a truly disturbing commercial for me, what say you?”. Well, Allen, I say you're a doggone shameless grandstander.)
- Todd Starnes, Fox News commentator, who seems to deal badly with racial issues. (“Couldn’t make out that song they were singing. I only speak English.”)
- Glenn Beck, who became too toxic even for Fox News to handle. (“Hey, have a Coke and we’ll divide you.”)
Sadly, there are too many Americans who subscribe to this vitriol.
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