“Felon, felon, felon, Lock her up,” they were chanting. It is just a red meat thing that makes the crowd happy.” And CNN’s Anderson Cooper said of Monday night’s Democratic proceedings, “Elizabeth Warren provided some red meat for progressives.”It’s a term that gets tossed around a lot and defined little. “Boy, the Dems are really throwing out the red meat tonight” — that’s not a thing that 21st century pundits say. Interpretation: “Red meat” is stupid, demagogic babble designed to please the most emotional, least thoughtful constituencies in American politics. Crowley: It’s called red meat, Megyn, and it went over very well in this hall.

Source: Washington Post July 29, 2016 03:00 UTC