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Liberals should end their lethargy, fight against spread of bigotry

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If this makes sense, liberals, it's time to stop bitching about what the president has not done and start fighting the lies, distortions, obstruction and bullying the Right has perpetuated. If it is left unchecked -- met with a shrug and the malaise of "whatever" -- the mockery implicit in today's Tea Party rally will seem like a nostalgic memory of better days in the decades that lie ahead.


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Jerry Lanson teaches journalism at Emerson College in Boston. He's been a newspaper reporter, columnist, writing coach and editor. His latest book, "Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves," was published in January by Rowman & Littlefield.
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