"GOP's historical ignorance will never put us out of topics! You’re probably wondering how a term coined by a commie could end up as an applause line for Republican presidential candidate (Ric Santorum - http://bit.ly/naIHJy). Most politicians assume the term was coined by a Founding Father or some other traditional figure. In fact, it was coined by a communist. In 1927, a leader of the American Communist Party by the name of Jay Lovestone used the term "American exceptionalism" to describe the way in which our economic system differed from the systems in other countries..." --From the Facebook Group "Being Liberal"