TagsTagsHere's a second live-snarking thread for the CNN Republican Party debate, as they approach the last few minutes with a deluge of xenophobia and atavism, but not a single question about science education, evolution, or climate change...
Rick Santorum's rhetoric just keeps getting wilder, and today he's trying to deny that he compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler, one day after explicitly comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler. Video (CNN) - Rick Santorum on Monday denied he was comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler while using a ...
Rick Santorum, Republican Party, Hate Speech, Election 2012, Dishonesty
At his "Campfire Blog" (with a logo reminiscent of the infamous farting scene in Blazing Saddles), Rick Santorum's super-rich Dominionist backer Foster Friess is apologizing that so many Americans didn't get his "joke" about women using aspirin for birth control (between the knees): For those who misunderstood my joke today, ...
Foster Friess, Rick Santorum, Dominionism, Religious Right, Birth Control, Abortion, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Election 2012, Republican Party
For Rick Santorum, this isn't just a contest to win the office of the presidency -- it's an existential fight to the death with SATAN! Santorum: Satan Is Systematically Destroying America. This is not a political war at all. This is not a cultural war. This is a spiritual war. And ...
Rick Santorum, Election 2012, Satan, Fanaticism, Bad Craziness
How much more awesome can one presidential campaign get? Now Sarah Palin is hinting around that if, you know, it comes down to, like, a brokered convention or whatever? She might be available. That is, if nobody else is into it. I'm all for it. Imagine the debates. BOLLING: Governor, a lot ...
Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Election 2012, Availability, Half-Governor
The thing about Rick Santorum is that he's genuine. He really believes that anti-science reactionary bullshit he spouts. He's not just saying it to get elected, unlike Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The reactionary Republican base senses this genuineness; they see Santorum as one of them. And this has now catapulted ...
Republican Party, Election 2012, Rick Santorum, Religious Right, Anti-Science, Poll
Unless I passed out under an enchanted tree and have been sleeping for decades without knowing, this is the year 2012, right? AD? So why are we still fighting over contraception? The controversy over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s decision to eliminate funding to Planned Parenthood—and subsequent reversal— ...
Religious Right, catholic church, Contraceptives, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Atavism, Election 2012
Rick Santorum's big wins last night in Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri are important signs of the power of reactionary religious thinking in today's right wing. Of all the candidates, Santorum is by far the most fanatical; he's absolutely opposed to all contraception, wants to see abortion made completely illegal, is anti-gay ...
Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Republican Party, Atavism, Reactionary, Religious Right
There's a primary election in Missouri, and caucuses tonight in Minnesota and Colorado, so here's a thread to keep up with news from the front lines; the Missouri primary just closed (at 8pm ET) so results should start to be available soon.
Election 2012, Republican Party, Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota
In the Republican debates, Newt Gingrich is always the first to invoke the hallowed name of Ronald Reagan, taking credit for helping Reagan implement the foreign policy initiatives that led to the fall of the Soviet Union. Flashback to 1986, as Newt gives a floor speech blasting Ronald Reagan for the ...
newt gingrich, Ronald Reagan, Election 2012, Hypocrisy, Video, Soviet Union
Mitt Romney may have won the Nevada caucuses with over 50% of the vote, but the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that President Obama is pulling ahead of Romney for the general election. Overall, 55 percent of those who are closely following the campaign say they disapprove of what ...
The Las Vegas Sun reports that voter turnout for the Nevada caucuses was very low, despite the Republican Party's constant fear-mongering and attacks on President Obama. Something's going wrong with the GOP strategy of demonization and Tea Party ultra-conservatism; I suspect the toxic atmosphere of the far right is beginning to ...
Nevada, Republican Party, Election 2012, Far Right, Toxicity
Here's an open thread to keep up on news from the Nevada GOP caucuses, in which Mitt Romney is expected to thoroughly trounce Newt "Poor Kids Make Great Janitors" Gingrich. Ron "I Can't Help It If White Supremacists Dig Me" Paul, for some reason, seems confident that he'll beat Gingrich for ...
Republican Party, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, newt gingrich, Ron Paul, Nevada, Las Vegas
Looks like Nevada Republicans are starting to get used to the idea of holding their noses and taking their Mitt Romney medicine: Romney Poised to Roll, Poll Shows. A new poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed for a blowout victory Saturday in Nevada's GOP caucuses. Romney wins support from ...
Nevada Primary, Mitt Romney, newt gingrich, Poll, Las Vegas, Republican Party, Election 2012
For some reason, it's supposed to mean something that Birther moron Donald Trump has decided to endorse Mitt Romney instead of Newt Gingrich. TIME has an all-caps BREAKING! headline to announce the earth-shaking news: BREAKING: Trump to Back Romney. I'm sure Mitt Romney's relieved to know he can count on the ...
Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Donald Trump, Right Wing, Birthers, Republican Party
Here's a thread to keep up on breaking news from the Florida GOP primary election. Currently, with 56% of the vote counted, it's 48% for Romney vs. 31% for Gingrich. It's going to be a landslide for Romney. UPDATE at 1/31/12 5:03:29 pm And that's it -- Associated Press just called the election ...
Florida, Florida Primary, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, newt gingrich
The Florida primary may already be over. Tampa, Florida (CNN) - It's primary day in the Sunshine State, but more than 600,000 people have already voted in Florida's Republican presidential contest. And a new public opinion poll indicates that the ballots already cast may help former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ...
Florida Primary, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Election 2012
I'm not sure why Sarah Palin is suddenly all over Fox News with her stream-of-semi-consciousness rants, but here's another hilarious word salad from the half-governor in which she comes up with a great slogan for Newt Gingrich: "Annoy a liberal, vote for Newt!"
Dim Bulb, Election 2012, Idiocy, Rage, newt gingrich, Sarah Palin, Word Salad
President Obama is doing a Google+ "Hangout" right now, taking questions from users via webcam; here's the live feed. [Event concluded.]
Howard Fineman says Republican insiders are suddenly seeing the hot air leaking out of Newt's balloon. The primary reason: the Palin Factor. Some D.C.-based establishment types were preparing to reconcile themselves to former House Speaker Gingrich, if not outright endorse him, before or after the South Carolina primary last week. But ...
newt gingrich, Balloons, Election 2012, Sarah Palin, Clown Car
The Washington Post has new information today on Ron Paul's racist, antisemitic newsletters; a former secretary in the company that produced the newsletters says Ron Paul was fully aware of their content: Ron Paul signed off on racist 1990s newsletters, associates say. Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman ...
Ron Paul, Republican Party, Election 2012, Racism, Antisemitism, Willis Carto
Another Republican debate has come to a close, so here's the wrap-up thread to try to make sense of a party of millionaires that attacks its own for being millionaires...
Here's a second thread to discuss the second hour of the sixth GOP debate this month, as the millionaires rip each others' flesh...
CNN has a live video feed here, for tonight's encore performance of the GOP's Florida Clown Car. The big difference tonight: hooting and jeering and applauding for reprehensible things will be encouraged by CNN and Wolf Blitzer, so Newt should be able to do some great rabble-rousing.