TagsTagsThe 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
The loonier far right celebrities are lining up to show their support for Newt Gingrich -- Chuck Norris, Sarah Palin, and now Mr. 999, Herman Cain. WEST PALM BEACH — Herman Cain will be a surprise guest at tonight’s Lincoln Day Dinner at the Kravis Center to endorse Newt Gingrich, ...
newt gingrich, Sarah Palin, Herman Cain, Chuck Norris, Republican Party, Far Right, Bad Craziness
Anyone who's actually read the infamous Ron Paul newsletters knows how dishonest the Crazy Uncle is being here: Ron Paul Downplays Newsletters : Only 'Eight To Ten Sentences' Were Offensive. Ron Paul on Thursday downplayed the fringe aspects of his old newsletters, saying on an Iowa radio program that the ...
Ron Paul, Racism, Antisemitism, Conspiracy Theories, Far Right, Spin, Dishonesty
Andrew Kaczynski has dug up yet another buried video, a 1998 John Birch Society documentary starring none other than Ron Paul -- a classic example of far right paranoia and conspiracy theorizing, as Dr. Paul calmly explains that the United Nations is plotting to take over America, create a New ...
Ron Paul, John Birch Society, Far Right, paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, United Nations, New World Order, Bad Craziness
Right on cue, Ron Paul's spokesman Jesse Benton is actually going to try to deny that Ron Paul wrote the overtly racist and homophobic direct-mail advertisement revealed yesterday by Reuters. Even though his signature is on it. Ron Paul’s campaign tells TPM that the presidential candidate did not write a signed ...
Imagine my surprise that more evidence of Ron Paul's long history of racism and far right fear-mongering is now coming to light. Reuters has unearthed a blatantly racist and homophobic direct-mail advertisement for the infamous Ron Paul newsletters: In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast race war. A direct-mail solicitation ...
We've been covering Ron Paul's racist past and far right connections for years at LGF; kudos to the mainstream media for finally starting to catch up: Paul's story changes on racial comments. WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Paul has tried since 2001 to disavow racist and incendiary language published in Texas ...
As Ron Paul's popularity has risen in polls, the media are suddenly interested in his racist, antisemitic newsletters again -- and the increased focus is obviously starting to rattle him. Today in an interview with CNN's Gloria Borger, Paul flatly denied that he wrote or even read any of the ...
Ron Paul, Racism, Antisemitism, Conspiracy Theories, Far Right, Libertarian
In New Hampshire today, Ron Paul denied that he had anything to do with the blatantly racist newsletters sent out by his organization in the 1990s, despite undeniable evidence to the contrary: Ron Paul Denies Writing Past Newsletters Featuring Racial Slurs. "Everybody knows I didn't write them," Paul said during ...
As we noted yesterday, Media Matters pointed out that a Nazi-era antisemitic cartoon had been used as an illustration at Andrew Breitbart's "Big Journalism" website on at least three occasions in the past year: Andrew Breitbart's 'Big Journalism' Bloggers Use Antisemitic Nazi-Era Cartoon. It's fascinating to see how controversies like this ...
Andrew Breitbart, Nazi Germany, Antisemitism, Propaganda, Far Right, Dana Loesch, Right Wing Journalism
This is just mind-boggling. On at least three occasions in the past year, bloggers at Andrew Breitbart's "Big Journalism" website have posted a modified image that comes directly from a virulently antisemitic Nazi-era German magazine: Cartoon Regularly Featured On Big Journalism Connected To Nazi-Era Magazine. The image appeared in a Big ...
Andrew Breitbart, Nazi Germany, Antisemitism, Propaganda, Far Right
The yawning chasm between the Republican establishment and the Fox News Tea Party base has never been more obvious, as National Review laments: We fear that to nominate former Speaker Newt Gingrich would be to blow the opportunity to win the White House next year.
newt gingrich, National Review, Republican Party, Tea Party, Far Right, Election 2012
Tonight, Andrew Breitbart is suddenly very concerned about "vocational harm:" It is with sincere regret that I announce I must step down as a GOProud advisory member. On numerous occasions I have spoken with Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron of the significant impact the practice of “outing” had in my ...
Andrew Breitbart, Right Wing, Far Right, Gay Rights, Homophobia
Forget everything you thought you knew about Michele Bachmann. Forget her claim that census data could be used to put people in concentration camps. Forget her crazy claim that Planned Parenthood is setting up "sex clinics" in schools, with free abortions for 13-year old girls. Forget her fanatical fundamentalism, and her bizarre claim ...
Michele Bachmann, Bad Craziness, Creationism, Fanaticism, Far Right, Homophobia, Anti-Science, Anti-Choice
Imagine my surprise to discover that accused White House shooter Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez drew some of the inspiration for his crazed conspiracy theories from Alex Jones. Jake Chapman is also scheduled to make the trip to Washington. The AK-47 that Mr. Ortega is accused of using to fire on the ...
Bad Craziness, Conspiracy Theories, Alex Jones, President Obama, Crime, White House, Far Right
Starring in a pair of new films made by antisemitic 9/11 conspiracy theorist James Jaeger: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Yesterday, filmmaker James Jaeger of the Jaeger Research Institute publicized the films SPOiLER: How A Third Party Could Win and Original Intent, which “exposes the historical march of Cultural Marxism.” ...
Ron Paul, 9/11 Truthers, Antisemitism, Bad Craziness, Pat Buchanan, Far Right, libertarianism
The religious right is making a desperate all-out effort to roll back women's reproductive rights, and a bizarre fetus-worshipping circus took place today in Congress as the fundamentalist loons put on an emotional ultrasound show for the right wingers about to vote on the falsely named "Protect Life Act:" A ...
Abortion, Congress, Ultrasound, Fetus Inspection Device, Women's Rights, Inhuman, Far Right, Religious Right, Bad Craziness
Here's one of the star speakers at TeaBagCon this weekend, Andrew Breitbart, spewing obscenities at his enemies. He calls Janeane Garofalo "Hollywood's sympathy f*ck," to a wildly cheering audience of conservatives. He follows up this classless rant by telling union leaders James Hoffa and Richard Trumka, "F*ck you," again to wild ...
Andrew Breitbart, Right Wing, Far Right, Tea Party, Family Values, Prostitution, NSFW
You can always tell when Andrew Breitbart's fans are about to let loose with another torrent of bigotry and hatred -- it happens whenever Breitbart.tv posts another race-baiting video clip of an African American talking about racism: Breitbart.tv » Dem Strategist Calls Cain ‘Bigoted,’ ‘Racist’. These clips are guaranteed to provoke: [Numbered ...
Andrew Breitbart has spent the last few days furiously denying that there are racists infesting his websites, and pathetically claiming that all the racial slurs are being "planted" by anonymous liberals (or by me, personally!) to "falsely smear" him. So let's take another look today at Breitbart.com, where a video clip ...
Andrew Breitbart, Racism, Right Wing, Far Right, Tea Party, Sheila Jackson Lee
To kick off the week in grand style, this morning Andrew Breitbart is apoplectic with rage at being exposed: We have UNMODERATED comments. We delete the racist ones that we are notified of. You could have asked, asshole! See: Breitbart.com Commenters Respond to Obama Speech with Deluge of Overt Racism. UPDATE ...
Andrew Breitbart, Racism, Right Wing, Far Right, President Obama
Of all the right wing race-baiting demagogues, Andrew Breitbart is one of the most duplicitous and dishonest, continually denying that any racism exists in the conservative/Tea Party movement, and whipping out the tired old "reverse racism" talking points every chance he gets. So let's have a look at Breitbart's own website, ...
Andrew Breitbart, Racism, Right Wing, Far Right, President Obama, Tea Party
Ann Coulter has always been willing to take the crazy rhetoric one step farther, and now she's coming out as the champion of right wing American creationism: LIBERALS' VIEW OF DARWIN UNABLE TO EVOLVE!!! Intelligent design scientists look at the evidence and develop their theories; Darwinists start with a theory ...
Evolution, Creationism, Ann Coulter, Right Wing, Far Right, Ignorance, Anti-Science, Bad Craziness
Sarah Palin apparently worked out her problems with the organizers (read: $), so she's scheduled to speak at the "Tea Party of America" rally in Indianola, Iowa at approximately 2:15pm ET. Here's a live video feed at C-SPAN.
The right wing rhetoric just keeps getting cruder, and the policy suggestions crazier, until today we end up with Matthew Vadum's column for the far right American Thinker. The title tells you everything you need to know about this ugly article: Registering the Poor to Vote is Un-American. Why are ...
American Thinker, Far Right, Welfare, President Obama, Racism, Class War, Bad Craziness