TagsTagsThe ideological bent of Komen Foundation public policy VP Karen Handel really becomes clear in this 2010 interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the topic of gay marriage and adoption, in which she says she favors outlawing gay adoptions: Handel Says Gay Parents Not as 'Legitimate' as Hetero Ones. Q: ...
Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer, Abortion, Right Wing, Religious Right, Karen Handel, Gay Marriage, Adoption, Anti-Gay
Things aren't looking good for Newt Gingrich, so he really has no choice but to double down on hatred, bigotry, and ridiculous victimhood inversion memes: Gingrich Touts War Against Christianity, Gay Adoption In South Carolina. Here comes that old chestnut about a nonexistent "war on Christianity" again. GINGRICH: The challenge we ...
newt gingrich, Religious Right, Adoption, Anti-Gay, Homophobia, Victimhood
Today Newt Gingrich neatly summed up one of the most dishonest arguments from the right: that their "religious freedom" is being taken away when the government won't allow them to act on their anti-gay bigotry. It's an argument that tries to cast the offenders as victims and vice versa, and ...
newt gingrich, Religious Right, Adoption, Anti-Gay, Homophobia, Victimhood
Wow, Rick. You don't seriously believe that having a convicted criminal for a father is better for children than having two parents of the same sex, do you? MANCHESTER, N.H. -- For the second time in as many days, Rick Santorum on Friday drew attention away from his efforts to ...
Rick Santorum, Anti-Gay, Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Religious Right
Rick Santorum received another round of boos today in New Hampshire, for stating what is a completely mainstream Republican Party position: "Gays Aren't Entitled To Marriage Or Military Service." Santorum argued that gay people shouldn’t have the “privilege” of enlisting in the armed forces or marrying because “we decide what’s ...
Rick Santorum, Anti-Gay, Gay Rights, DADT, Bigotry, Homophobia, Republican Party
At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire today, the audience booed Rick Santorum when he answered a question about gay marriage by comparing it to polygamy. A college-age audience member at a town hall meeting in Concord asked Santorum "how you justify your belief based on these morals you ...
The latest video by Benny and Rafi Fine shows a group of teenagers talking about Rick Perry's now-infamous anti-gay advertisement "Strong." Funny stuff!
It's no secret that the Republican Party has made it part of their platform to spread hatred for gay people, but nevertheless most Republicans try to put a smiley face on it, and avoid coming right out and saying how they really feel. Except Newt Gingrich, who was asked by a ...
Today, Newt Gingrich is proudly announcing the endorsement of what may be the most insane religious right group in America: the incredibly bigoted American Family Association, home of hate monger Bryan Fischer. Newt Gingrich rolled out a pair of high-profile endorsements Tuesday, hoping to regain momentum in Iowa as recent ...
newt gingrich, American Family Association, Bryan Fischer, hate groups, Hate Speech, Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim, Misogyny, Bigotry, Religious Right
In a town hall meeting in Iowa, Rick Perry was confronted by audience members over his support for the environmental disaster of "fracking" and his opposition to gays serving openly in the military. It's a picture of determined right wing ignorance again; Perry completely denied the scientific evidence that fracking can ...
Rick Perry, Republican Party, Election 2012, Bigotry, Religious Right, Anti-Gay, Anti-Science, Fracking, DADT
Minnesota Senate majority leader Amy Koch has been a determined foe of same-sex marriage, pushing a state constitutional amendment to ban it outright. According to Koch and the other Republicans touting this amendment, its purpose is to "protect the sanctity of marriage." But Koch, like so many other "family values" GOP ...
Minnesota, Republican Party, Hypocrisy, Anti-Gay, Gay Marriage, Family Values
The Republican candidates are performing another debate-like charade today in Iowa, hosted by the extreme religious right group Family Leader. Oddly enough, the two Mormons among the GOP field decided to sit this one out. There's a live video feed here.
Dominionism, Fanaticism, Creationism, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Religious Right, Extremism, Iowa, Family Leader, Debate, Republican Party, Anti-Choice
Today's story of outstanding right wing cognitive dissonance comes to us from the extreme anti-gay throwback group called the "Family Research Council," where they've given their "True Blue" award for "defending faith, family, and freedom" to Republican Rep. Joe Walsh -- who owes more than $100,000 in child support. “We ...
Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Joe Walsh, Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, Family Values
Here's a thread to watch the Values Voter Summit freak show, just as Glenn Beck breaks down in tears... [Video removed]
Right Wing, Values Voter Summit, Wingnutosphere, Extremism, Anti-Science, Anti-Choice, Anti-Gay, Republican Party, Glenn Beck
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Right Wing, Values Voter Summit, Wingnutosphere, Extremism, Anti-Science, Anti-Choice, Anti-Gay, Republican Party, Michele Bachmann
Here's the live video feed of the Values Voter Hatefest in Washington DC, featuring a who's who of religious fanatics rubbing shoulders with Republican politicians, right wing pundits, and wingnut bloggers. Now up: a panel of bloggers, discussing why the liberal media is evil. [Video moved to newer thread...]
Right Wing, Values Voter Summit, Wingnutosphere, Extremism, Anti-Science, Anti-Choice, Anti-Gay, Republican Party
Republican Party, Debate, Fox News, Google, Right Wing, Tea Party, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay
American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer performs a very valuable service for our country. Most public right wing religious figures make an effort to obscure their true agenda, trying to hoodwink Americans into believing they're not so extreme. But with Fischer, you're getting the real stuff -- unvarnished old-school hatred, with ...
Bryan Fischer, American Family Association, Religious Right, Homophobia, Anti-Gay, Bad Craziness
Here's a live feed from the Ames straw poll, as far right creationist global warming denier Rick Perry just officially announced (in South Carolina) that he thinks he's going to be President. It's a parade of loons and scoundrels. Video
Misogyny, Anti-Gay, Anti-Science, kooks, Republican Party, Iowa, Straw Poll, Election 2012
Republican Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle recently voted for an amendment to the state constitution that would ban gay marriage. And now he's the latest in a long line of anti-gay Republican politicians who turn out to be gay. Emails shared with The Indianapolis Star suggest that state Rep. Phillip Hinkle ...
Indiana, Hinkle, Anti-Gay, Homophobia, Gay Marriage, Hypocrisy, Scandal
Newsweek's cover photo of a wild-eyed Michele Bachmann has drawn criticism from both the right and the left, with some feminists accusing Newsweek of sexism for choosing that particular image. Today Newsweek has published more of the photos taken for their Bachmann feature: Michele Bachmann Newsweek Cover Shoot Outtakes. Said Newsweek ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Fundamentalism, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Fanaticism, Newsweek, Sexism
Again the right wing blogs are freaking out, because of this Newsweek cover photograph of Michele Bachmann: But this isn't the first time someone has noticed Bachmann's glazed fanatical stare: Related: NOW Defends Bachmann Over 'Queen Of Rage' Newsweek Cover
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Iowa, Fundamentalism, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Fanaticism
Yesterday in Iowa, fanatic Michele Bachmann attended a church service in which the pastor spewed hatred at gay people, and promoted the "ex-gay" therapy that Bachmann and her husband Marcus have been denying they support: Bachmann attends church service denouncing homosexuality. WAUKEE, IA –- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann yesterday ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Iowa, Fundamentalism, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Fanaticism
Today's must-read article is Ryan Lizza's in-depth look at Michele Bachmann -- the most extreme religious fanatic ever to run for President of the United States: The Transformation of Michele Bachmann. Bachmann belongs to a generation of Christian conservatives whose views have been shaped by institutions, tracts, and leaders not ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Iowa, Fundamentalism, Anti-Science, Anti-Gay, Fanaticism
One of the characteristics of a cult is that members systematically lie to outsiders, and you can see this behavior in almost all the religious fundamentalist groups with "Family" in their names. Today's case in point -- the testimony in the Senate's DOMA hearings by Focus on the Family’s Tom ...
Religious Right, Homophobia, Anti-Gay, Focus on the Family, Al Franken