Wingnut Fail Spreads to American Family Association

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The completely fake “Obama Hates Easter” wingnut meme is really starting to catch on! The latest eager promoter of this idiocy is the American Family Association, home of the deranged Bryan Fischer, where they never let a good anti-Christian persecution-mongering story go to waste, especially when it can be mixed up with xenophobic bigotry into a rancid fraudulent video: AFA: Obama Hates Easter.

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1 Kragar  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:05:10pm

I actually, literally facepalmed upon reading this.

2 Simply Sarah  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:06:29pm

Look, while the AFA isn’t very American and I don’t think they’re actually all that family-oriented, at least I think they’re actually some sort of association…probably…maybe.

3 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:07:39pm

it’s amazing just how fast stupidity can spread. may need the CDC to do a study of it since it seems infectious.

4 makeitstop  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:07:42pm

This last series of posts should be entitled ‘Anatomy Of A Fail.’

5 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:10:05pm

Being a Wingnut means that you can confirm whatever you want to believe on any of the websites you choose to read.

6 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:10:34pm

I hate Easter, so there.

It’s probably better than Christmas in one respect though: In this case, the early church at least managed to hijack a pagan holiday that falls at the right time of year.

7 Kragar  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:15:22pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel

I hate Easter, so there.

It’s probably better than Christmas in one respect though: In this case, the early church at least managed to hijack a pagan holiday that falls at the right time of year.

I love easter because it means my mom makes deviled eggs and See’s Candies sell those giant Bordeaux chocolate eggs.

8 simoom  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:16:03pm

I starting to feel like this all is just a taste of things to come and the 2012 election is going to be a particularly loathsome affair. I don’t necessarily expect the serious candidates to participate directly, but folks like Trump and Franklin Graham are proving how willingly the media will provide a platform for the basest accusations and innuendo.

A USA Today poll from yesterday had “only 38% of Americans say Obama definitely was born in the USA, and 18% say he probably was.” No matter how much debunking the media does, and they often don’t even bother, providing so much coverage of fringe Obama myths, that previously never really managed to make it through into the mainstream, seems to be moving the needle by sowing doubts throughtout the electorate.

9 Lidane  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:18:58pm

re: #7 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I love easter because it means my mom makes deviled eggs and See’s Candies sell those giant Bordeaux chocolate eggs.

I like Easter because it’s the one time of the year I get Cadbury’s Creme Eggs. And I get to point out that it’s a pagan fertility festival that got ripped off, what with the eggs and rabbits and all.

10 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:21:41pm

There are Higher Truths. The Higher Truth is that America, Christianity, fertility, heterosexual marriage, motherhood and apple pie are all under attack from secularist Islamists.

A few factual distortions are perfectly acceptable if they serve to spread the Higher Truths.

11 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:23:18pm

You know, I just realized that son of a bitch Obama didn’t ‘proclaim’ my birthday! He’s obviously anti-Behemoth, and as everyone knows, that makes him an un-American asshole.

12 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:24:43pm

re: #7 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I love easter because it means my mom makes deviled eggs and See’s Candies sell those giant Bordeaux chocolate eggs.

When I was younger, like 16, I liked it for the filmy new dresses the girls wore to church. I am still not quite dead to such things, but I quit going to church. If I went back now, I might risk being tarred and feathered or burned at the stake or something.
My Baptist minister son-in-law is a traditionalist as Baptists go; that is, he believes in tolerance and separation of church and state. Unfortunately, he and his congregation are a long way from Lubbock.

13 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:24:53pm

re: #11 Slumbering Behemoth


I did not know that you died for our sins and rose on the third day, but hey, congrats. Most of us just stay dead as a doornail…

14 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:28:39pm

re: #13 ralphieboy

No, that was Jeshua Cottontail. But what the hell does that have to do with Obama not ‘proclaiming’ my birthday, which is clearly more important.

15 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:29:47pm

We atheists have been making some serious gains. With our extremely successful war on Christmas and Easter nearly complete it is time to pick new targets. Next up, war on Pentecost.

16 Kragar  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:30:14pm

BTW, is anyone else planning a May 22nd party yet?

17 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:30:50pm

re: #15 prononymous


We already obliterated St Swithin’s Day!

18 Achilles Tang  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:33:41pm

There was a time when we, some, used to sneer at that Muslim principle that it is OK to lie in the cause of Allah. Looks like this has gone mainstream Christian, not to mention simply politics and economics anymore.

19 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:34:22pm

Obama hates Easter so much he had a prayer breakfast for it.

20 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:34:23pm

re: #15 prononymous

I declare a War on Cinco de Mayo! I swear to defeat that holiday one tequila shot at a time.

21 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:36:34pm

re: #15 prononymous

We atheists have been making some serious gains. With our extremely successful war on Christmas and Easter nearly complete it is time to pick new targets. Next up, war on Pentecost.

We’ve already targeted a different holiday, the Assumption of the Mary.
I mean, we’re opposed to making assumptions in general, right?

22 Achilles Tang  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:39:17pm

re: #20 Slumbering Behemoth

I declare a War on Cinco de Mayo! I swear to defeat that holiday one tequila shot at a time.

What is the traditional drink for Kwanzaa?

23 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:39:23pm

re: #19 Obdicut

Obama hates Easter so much he had a prayer breakfast for it.


This actually could make sense if it were my mom’s cooking.

“Would you like some more lard with your lard?”

24 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:39:49pm

re: #19 Obdicut

Obama hates Easter so much he had a prayer breakfast for it.

The bastard.

25 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:39:56pm

re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

BTW, is anyone else planning a May 22nd party yet?


I’ll bite. What’s May 22nd?

26 lawhawk  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:40:23pm

re: #20 Slumbering Behemoth

I’ve already captured St. Patrick’s Day. Now everyone must hoist a pint of Guinness in fealty because it’s my anniversary. /

27 Lidane  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:40:40pm

re: #15 prononymous

We atheists have been making some serious gains. With our extremely successful war on Christmas and Easter nearly complete it is time to pick new targets. Next up, war on Pentecost.

We can’t declare war on Purim, though, since part of it involves a festive meal and drinking lots of wine. :D

28 BishopX  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:40:46pm

re: #25 BongCrodny

The day after the rapture/end of the world

29 lawhawk  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:41:13pm

re: #28 BishopX

I thought that was December 22.

30 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:41:16pm

re: #18 Naso Tang

There was a time when we, some, used to sneer at that Muslim principle that it is OK to lie in the cause of Allah. Looks like this has gone mainstream Christian, not to mention simply politics and economics anymore.

The whole ‘taqqiya’ thing got very weird. I had an odd little exchange with Bagua at one point—Ahmedinejad had said something that was patently bullshit, and Bagua was describing it as ‘taqqiya’. I said that I wasn’t sure we needed to use a special word to describe a politician lying.

31 Achilles Tang  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:41:50pm

re: #28 BishopX

The day after the rapture/end of the world

Shouldn’t we be partying the day BEFORE?

32 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:42:09pm

And of course the kids at Fox & Friends deliver, never failing to jump on the bandwagon of the latest nontroversy…

Youtube Video

This one has the “Sekrit Muslim” bonus flavor added.

33 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:42:37pm

re: #22 Naso Tang

What is the traditional drink for Kwanzaa?

A few websites I visited quickly suggest ginger beer.

34 BishopX  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:42:41pm

re: #27 Lidane

We can’t declare war on Purim, though, since part of it involves a festive meal and drinking lots of wine. :D

I’m all for declaring war on lent. That way we can eat well, drink well, dress ostentatiously and have noisy sex to taunt the Christians.

//

35 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:42:55pm

re: #25 BongCrodny

I’ll bite. What’s May 22nd?

The day after May 21st, when, theoretically, the world is going to end.

36 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:43:33pm

re: #31 Naso Tang

Shouldn’t we be partying the day BEFORE?

Nah. There would be a bunch of buzzkills at that party.

37 avanti  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:43:46pm

re: #8 simoom

“For what it’s worth, not everyone is convinced Trump was born in the USA either: 43% say he definitely was born here, and 20% say he probably was; 7% say he definitely or probably was born in another country. Nearly three in 10 say they don’t know enough to say.”

Poll.

38 Lidane  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:44:06pm

re: #34 BishopX

I’m all for declaring war on lent. That way we can eat well, drink well, dress ostentatiously and have noisy sex to taunt the Christians.

//

I gave up Lent for Lent many years ago. I’ve managed to stick with it, too. :)

39 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:44:19pm

re: #21 Shiplord Kirel

We’ve already targeted a different holiday, the Assumption of the Mary.
I mean, we’re opposed to making assumptions in general, right?

Lol, perfect.

40 BishopX  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:45:09pm

re: #29 lawhawk

I thought that was December 22.

December 22 is apparently the end of the 6th world, while May 21 has been shown to be judgment day based on biblical scholarship. Some people seem to be hedging their bets and talking about October 21 as well.

41 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:45:12pm

re: #22 Naso Tang

What is the traditional drink for Kwanzaa?

Tequila. It’s perfect for every holiday.

42 Kragar  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:45:25pm

re: #25 BongCrodny

I’ll bite. What’s May 22nd?

Well, May 21 is supposed to be Judgement Day.

43 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:45:37pm

re: #34 BishopX

There are parts of Europe where Protestants do just that to taunt their Catholic neighbors.

44 albusteve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:45:56pm

maybe BO is a secret Muslim…
maybe he didn’t write his books…
maybe he’s a closet Cubs fan
I don’t give a shit…I want leadership and he provides it, then I’m good to go….if not I’ll criticize him as I see fit
I could care less about any holiday he remarks about

45 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:47:13pm

re: #28 BishopX

The day after the rapture/end of the world


Oh, yeah — forgot about that.

There’s just too damn many end-of-the-world dates to keep track of.

46 reine.de.tout  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:47:26pm

re: #44 albusteve

maybe BO is a secret Muslim…
maybe he didn’t write his books…
maybe he’s a closet Cubs fan
I don’t give a shit…I want leadership and he provides it, then I’m good to go…if not I’ll criticize him as I see fit
I could care less about any holiday he remarks about

I’m with ya Steve …

47 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:47:54pm

re: #44 albusteve


Which is why you are a commenter on a blogsite and not a news commentator on Fox.

48 uncle meat  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:49:11pm

re: #8 simoom

I starting to feel like this all is just a taste of things to come and the 2012 election is going to be a particularly loathsome affair.

So true!

The lie is out, it’s doing its job, and there’s no putting it back in the bag. “Fail” may be not the appropriate word here, it’s working exactly as designed.

49 reine.de.tout  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:49:28pm

re: #34 BishopX

I’m all for declaring war on lent. That way we can eat well, drink well, dress ostentatiously and have noisy sex to taunt the Christians.

//

Christians have sex during Lent.
Might not be noisy, but then - it never is real noisy.
/ /
*I am so going to hell for that*

50 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:51:24pm

re: #48 uncle meat

In a sense it is doing its job, but at this point they are so busy preaching to the choir at the top of their lungs that they do not notice a large section of the congregation quietly leaving the building

51 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:51:29pm

re: #49 reine.de.tout

“Ow! Stop that” counts as a noise, doesn’t it?

52 reine.de.tout  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:52:15pm

re: #51 Slumbering Behemoth

“Ow! Stop that” counts as a noise, doesn’t it?

So does, “Don’t stop now!”, I suppose.

53 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:53:48pm

re: #49 reine.de.tout

Christians have sex during Lent.
Might not be noisy, but then - it never is real noisy.
/ /
*I am so going to hell for that*


On their honeymoon, the blonde bride slipped into a sexy nightie and, with great anticipation, crawled into bed, only to find her new Catholic husband had settled down on the couch. When she asked him why he was apparently not going to make love to her, he replied, “It’s Lent.”

In tears, she sobbed, “Well, that is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard! Who did you lend it to, and for how long?”

(rimshot)

55 reine.de.tout  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:54:52pm

re: #53 BongCrodny

On their honeymoon, the blonde bride slipped into a sexy nightie and, with great anticipation, crawled into bed, only to find her new Catholic husband had settled down on the couch. When she asked him why he was apparently not going to make love to her, he replied, “It’s Lent.”

In tears, she sobbed, “Well, that is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard! Who did you lend it to, and for how long?”

(rimshot)

ROFL!

56 albusteve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:55:24pm

re: #47 ralphieboy

Which is why you are a commenter on a blogsite and not a news commentator on Fox.

they couldn’t afford me….if I’m gonna sell my soul, I’m buying Trump to shine my shoes

57 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:55:34pm

A fellow married a Catholic woman who said she would only have sex on days of the week with the letter “r” in them. One night, he snuggled up to her, she asked, “What are you doing”

“It’s Werednsday, isn’t it?”

58 Summer Seale  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:56:26pm

I really hate to say this and put it on equal footing with what I’m about to compare it to but…

…I have seen many Nazi-produced videos about how Jews are taking over the world, both from the real Nazis seventy years ago, and from the ones in our country since, and you couldn’t get a more perfect imitation of fascist scaremongering than that with as much misleading innuendo and propaganda.

59 Achilles Tang  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:56:38pm

re: #36 prononymous

Nah. There would be a bunch of buzzkills at that party.

I was thinking of the difficulty of responding to an RSVP.

60 Achilles Tang  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:57:19pm

re: #33 SanFranciscoZionist

A few websites I visited quickly suggest ginger beer.

Not Red Bull?

61 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:58:27pm

re: #58 Summer

Those methods have existed independent of the ideology behind them for ages. They have simply reached a new level of perfidious perfection in the age of the Interwebs and the endless regurgitation news cycle.

62 Sol Berdinowitz  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:58:51pm

re: #60 Naso Tang

Not Red Bull?


Any liquid will do as long as it comes in a forty…

63 windsagio  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 1:59:24pm

re: #61 ralphieboy

And people say society doesn’t advance!

64 martinsmithy  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:06:42pm

“Rancid” and “fraudulent” are mighty strong words.

But in this case, they fit the video very well.

65 garhighway  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:07:13pm

re: #54 Killgore Trout

Another one…

VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Town Hall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medicare, Tax Breaks For Rich

[Video]

Interesting. A poor black woman says that Medicaid saved her life. She obviously doesn’t understand that the people who want to get rid of Medicaid don’t give a shit about her life.

66 Meitantei  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:13:07pm

I honestly wonder how much something like high school or college elections contribute to this sort of thing and people not growing out of it contributes to these problems. Last week, my buddy was running for student president at my university, and I voted for him. And I wonder how much people think about things like that and try to extrapolate it to the country as a whole, and so they look at these politicians and try to figure out which one’s more likely to be their friend, even if 99% of them will never meet Obama or Trump beyond a handshake in their lives.

I don’t have a problem with voting for my friend to be the president of my student body. I would never vote for him to run this country. Just like I think Huckabee’s probably the most likable politician out there, but there’s a difference between liking people and shoving them in real positions of power. And people don’t make a distinction, and it’s annoying.

67 reine.de.tout  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:13:29pm

New page about Bobby Jindal, if anyone is interested.

What an incredible disappointment he’s been.

68 albusteve  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:15:44pm

re: #65 garhighway

Interesting. A poor black woman says that Medicaid saved her life. She obviously doesn’t understand that the people who want to get rid of Medicaid don’t give a shit about her life.

really?…you know that, from a quick vid?
I get tired as hell from sweeping generalizations

69 Lidane  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:16:30pm

re: #54 Killgore Trout

Another one…

VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Town Hall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medicare, Tax Breaks For Rich

[Video]

Good. Let these bastards see how much people hate the Ryan plan and their tax breaks for the wealthy. I hope this is a trend that continues.

70 garhighway  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 2:19:48pm

re: #68 albusteve

really?…you know that, from a quick vid?
I get tired as hell from sweeping generalizations

I assume they quoted her accurately when they wrote the following in the article:

One constituent, Tamecka Pierce, asked Webster about what would happen to people like her with major preexisting conditions under the Republican budget. Pierce had to undergo months of chemotherapy to deal with systemic lupus and the resulting kidney damage. Pierce expressed disappointment in Webster. “I don’t think I really got a response,” she told ThinkProgress in an interview. She expressed major concern about the Republican budget, noting that “had it not been for Medicaid, I would be dead.”

I infer the Republican position towards her and her life span from their actions.

71 Decatur Deb  Tue, Apr 26, 2011 4:11:57pm

re: #49 reine.de.tout

Christians have sex during Lent.
Might not be noisy, but then - it never is real noisy.
/ /
*I am so going to hell for that*

It’s often quite noisy—listen for muffled sounds covered by a loud recording of Ravel’s ‘Bolero’.


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