TagsTagsToday's must-read: Michael Fumento's My Break With the Extreme Right. I was always way ahead of the curve. And my exposés primarily appeared in right-wing publications. Back when they were interested in serious research. I also founded a conservative college newspaper, held positions in the Reagan administration and at several ...
Right Wing, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Michael Fumento, Bad Craziness
YouTube Video Wow. Rarely are we privileged to witness such a moronic convergence of right wing bigotry, as Lou Engle of The Call says the religious right should model themselves after the Confederacy to fight "the homosexual agenda." Very bad craziness indeed. During his speech at the Christian Broadcasting Network’s “Week of ...
Religious Right, Anti-Gay, Homophobia, Neo-Confederate, Bad Craziness
These Obama campaign advertisements are very powerful -- because all the President has to do is quote the words of Mitt Romney and the Republican Party to make his point that the GOP agenda is deeply reactionary and anti-woman. YouTube Video
President Obama, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Women's Rights, Misogny, Bad Craziness, War on Women
As we pointed out last weekend, Breitbart.com editor-in-chief John Nolte really let his hateful inner self show in a recent article for the right wing website, calling for the mother of a child on an HBO show to be "murdered." The reader who sent me the tip on that disgusting comment ...
Breitbart.com, Mini-Breitbarts, John Nolte, Hate Speech, Bad Craziness, Right Wing, Violent Fantasies
Since wingnut blogger Patterico is bringing up, and distorting, an incident from years ago in his latest post, I thought I should write a short explanation of the facts about this incident, so I can point to it when people like Patterico (aka Patrick Frey, a Deputy District Attorney for ...
Little Green Footballs, Comments, Racism, Bad Craziness, Spin, Patterico, Right Wing, Fairy Tale, Bigotry
Breitbart.com editor-in-chief John Nolte apparently got very upset about something he saw on the HBO shock comedy show Angry Boys recently: HBO Broadcasts Young Girl Sucking on Huge Plastic Penis Cup. Nolte's post now reads: The Left is so far gone that we can't even find agreement on the basis that ...
Breitbart.com, Mini-Breitbarts, John Nolte, Violence, Right Wing Journalism, Bad Craziness
Tonight, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed into law one of the nation's most radical right wing anti-choice bills: Brewer Signs Bill Banning Most Abortions After 20 Weeks. Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill into law banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and making numerous other changes ...
Arizona, Jan Brewer, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Abortion, Republican Party, Atavism, Bad Craziness
What the hell is going on at Fox 35, the Fox News affiliate in Orlando, Florida? Do you mean to tell me that nobody in the editorial chain for this story realized that they were not covering a "civil rights group" ... but the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi organization that ...
Fox News, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Civil Rights Group, Bad Craziness
Notice that in this post announcing the firing of John Derbyshire from National Review, Rich Lowry doesn't use the word "racist" once: Parting Ways - by Rich Lowry - the Corner - National Review Online. Anyone who has read Derb in our pages knows he’s a deeply literate, funny, and ...
John Derbyshire, Right Wing, Far Right, Racism, White Nationalism, Bad Craziness, Trayvon Martin
National Review writer John Derbyshire has outdone himself this time. This article at TakiMag.com (more on this later) is his version of "the talk" black parents have with their children to warn them about the existence of racism -- and it's overtly racist, paranoid, and frankly deranged: The Talk: Nonblack ...
John Derbyshire, Right Wing, Far Right, Racism, White Nationalism, Bad Craziness, Trayvon Martin
I try not to start posts with the word "wow," but ... wow. Here's a very revealing and disturbing image of what a religious holiday means at a women's health clinic that performs abortions: Click to enlarge (h/t: Skepchick.) UPDATE at 4/5/12 7:26:53 pm Some right wing responses to this post: RT @Grob59: Little Green Footballs ...
And here we go again. Out of the blue, Breitbart.com editor-in-chief Joel Pollak suddenly tweeted this at me today: Quick @lizardoid! Warn @EricBoehlert: racist comments @mmfa! One called @limbaugh "radio cracker" & got voted up! tinyurl.com/76suqur Shame — Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) April 5, 2012 For the record, I do denounce this ethnic ...
Breitbart.com, Mini-Breitbarts, Racism, Hate Speech, Comments, Bad Craziness
Fox News anchor Heather Childers, who tweeted links to a radical right wing conspiracy website yesterday accusing Barack Obama of threatening to kill Chelsea Clinton and faking his birth certificate, has today set her Twitter account to protected. Meanwhile, LGF reader RadicalModerate took a look at "Godfather Politics," the site to ...
Fox News, Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Bad Craziness, Heather Childers, Right Wing, President Obama
Fox News anchor Heather Childers is on Twitter, and she's merrily tweeting links to a bugeyed crazy far right website called "Godfather Politics," asking the question: Thoughts? Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life 2 Keep Parents Silent? Godfather Politics: godfatherpolitics.com/4506/obama-cam... via @AddThis — Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) April 3, 2012 Your eyes ...
Fox News, Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Bad Craziness, Heather Childers, Right Wing
Yes, they're at it again. The denizens of the comment forums on Fox News are spewing almost unbelievable amounts of racist hatred and sick violent fantasies in yet another thread: House Democrats Call Trayvon Martin Death 'Murder,' Racial Profiling | Fox News. There are more than 6,000 comments for this article, ...
Fox News, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Hate Speech, Bad Craziness, Right Wing
This is good news; those unnecessary xenophobic "anti-shariah" bills promoted by the loony right wing are failing across the nation: Anti-Shariah Movement Loses Steam in State Legislatures. At this point in 2011, 22 state legislatures had either passed or were considering bills to prohibit judges from considering either Islamic law, ...
Anti-Muslim, Right Wing, Bad Craziness, Bigot Brigade, Idiocy
Taking right wing fear mongering to an insane new level, here's Rick Santorum's latest web advertisement. Notice at about 39 seconds in: the image of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes to President Obama for a split second. YouTube Video Also see: Santorum Spokesman Denies Obama-Ahmadinejad Conflation in New Ad
Rick Santorum, President Obama, Fear, Video, Election 2012, Bad Craziness
The GOP's war on women's rights now has another weapon in its arsenal; in Tennessee, Republicans are pushing a new bill that would mandate publication of abortion data, including the names of both doctors and patients. Sheer insanity. Doctors who perform abortions in Tennessee could see their names listed online, and ...
Tennessee, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Bad Craziness
In a column for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Rick Santorum proves again that he is probably the dumbest, most determinedly ignorant right winger ever to run for President, with an attack on evolution and global warming that's absolutely breathtaking in its mindless hostility toward science: The Elephant in the Room: Challenging ...
Rick Santorum, Anti-Science, Evolution, Global Warming, Right Wing, Deliberate Ignorance, Religious Right, Bad Craziness
I don't even know what to say about this any more; the comments about Trayvon Martin at Fox News are just unbelievable. Here's the article: Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Case of Black Teenager Killed by Neighborhood Watch Captain | Fox News. This opens the door for more than 3,000 comments ...
Just imagine the reaction from the right wing if President Obama were ever introduced by someone who yelled at conservatives and Christians to "get out" of the country. Pastor Dennis Terry Introduces Rick Santorum, Tells Liberals and Non-Christians to 'Get Out' of America. YouTube Video
Rick Santorum, Election 2012, Religious Right, Bigotry, Hate Speech, Anti-Gay, Bad Craziness
I've seen this kind of weird thinking before, but it's still a little amazing to encounter people who blithely give themselves permission to use racial slurs, and then deny there's anything racist about it: Exclusive: Seller of Controversial Anti-Obama Sticker Says It's Not Racist. Paula Smith of Hinesville, Georgia has ...
President Obama, Racism, Georgia, Right Wing, Fantasyland, Bad Craziness
Video Today on CNN, Rick Santorum repeated his bizarre attacks on the Obama administration, ranting crazily that the Justice Department favors pornographers over children and families. This deranged nonsense apparently plays well with the right wing base -- either that, or Rick Santorum is simply not right in the head. Santorum also ...
Rick Santorum, Pornography, Bad Craziness, Iran, Religious Right, Prudes
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has some helpful advice for women disturbed by the idea of a Republican-mandated ultrasound slut-shaming session: just lay back and "close your eyes." YouTube Video
Republican Party, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Ultrasound, Bad Craziness, Pennsylvania
Just when you think the right wing can't possibly get any more reactionary and misogynistic, the Arizona Senate GOP pushes a bill allowing employers to demand that a woman prove she isn't using contraception just because she wants to have the sex -- and deny coverage if the employer judges ...
Arizona, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Contraception, Birth Control, Slut-Shaming, Bad Craziness, Religious Right