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Tonight on the Chris Matthews show, in a discussion about the proposal to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, “senior fellow” Peter Sprigg of the far right religious group Family Research Council openly said he wants to see “gay behavior” outlawed. Wow. [Video] (Hat tip: Balloon Juice.)
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Far Right, Homophobia, Family Research Council, bigotry
Michael Calderone has a good piece on Glenn Beck’s latest fever swamp Hitlerfest — a four-hour “documentary” titled “The Revolutionary Holocaust: Live Free…or Die.” Use the Holocaust to promote your TV show. Classy! Viewers tuning into MSNBC at 5 p.m. on Friday would have seen Chris Matthews riffing on ...
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Fox News, Freakazoid, Nut Sandwich, Hitler
The far right creationist wing of the Republican Party is a step closer to taking control of the party in Florida tonight: Florida GOP Chairman Resigns. The resignation of Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer today — a decision that came after weeks of calls for his head from ...
Florida, Evolution, Creationism, Marc Rubio, Charlie Crist, GOP, Far Right, Extremism
Loony demagogue Glenn Beck went on a tear today, ranting about all the mean things people have said about him, and I enjoyed hearing him say this quote from yours truly so much I had to save the clip to YouTube. Repeated thrice for three times the wonderfulness. Come on! ...
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Fox News, Freakazoid, Nut Sandwich
Finally! A group of right wingers is calling for a telephone campaign against Glenn Beck! I’ve been waiting for this to happen … Oh, wait. They’re angry at Beck for not pushing the birth certificate issue. I should have known. Never mind. (Hat tip: Mich-again.)
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Fox News, birthers, Nirthers
The targets are almost too easy, but Stewart’s take on Tuesday’s incredibly loony tea party “die-in” is hilarious nonetheless. [Video]
Here’s a fascinating interview with religious right apostate Frank Schaeffer, son of the late Calvinist preacher Francis Schaeffer, talking about the epiphany that led him to renounce his upbringing, from Point of Inquiry. [Audio] And here’s Schaeffer’s latest book, a memoir of growing up in the heart of the religious ...
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Calvinism, Rushdoony, Dobson, Far Right, Frank Schaeffer
The religious right’s pernicious influence in Africa isn’t limited to Uganda’s persecution of homosexuals; the Bush administration’s much-praised anti-AIDS program had a decidedly less altruistic side. SIRAKANO, Uganda — At age 45, after giving birth to 13 children in her village of thatch roofs and bare feet, Beatrice Adongo ...
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Far Right, The Family, Uganda, Africa, Homophobia, Abstinence, Birth Control, Women's Rights
Here’s an open thread for my appearance on the Alan Colmes show, which starts in about 5 minutes. You can listen live over the web at this page.
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, Conspiracy Theories, paranoia, Extremism, Glenn Beck, Alan Colmes
I’m going to be on Alan Colmes’s national radio show tonight at 7:30 pm Pacific time, to discuss my post “Why I Parted Ways with the Right,” so synchronize your watches, find your local radio station, and watch out for exploding heads. Here’s a page with links to let you ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, Conspiracy Theories, paranoia, Extremism, Glenn Beck, Alan Colmes
Here’s a great editorial at Long Island’s The Jewish Star, responding to my post about “Why I Parted Ways with the Right:” Editorial: Losing the right to be Right. Something unheard of happened on the Internet on November 20th. Defying all historical precedent, someone actually changed his mind. Charles ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, paranoia, Extremism, Homophobia
Glenn Beck is in trouble again, this time for his blatant shilling for the gold merchants who capitalize on misery and discontent. The weeping, ranting Beck is fleecing his flock, preaching extreme right wing apocalyptic idiocy and getting rich off the gullible: Glenn Beck’s gold-gate problem. Yet another controversy ...
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Fox News, Gold
Because the wackos have taken over. Should the “Tea Party” movement organize itself to run congressional candidates across the country, it would poll better than the Republican Party, according to a new survey by Rasmussen Reports. In the national telephone poll of 1,000 likely voters released Monday, 23 percent ...
GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Far Right, social conservatism, Religious Right, Tea Parties
Here’s a great example of what I mean when I say the religious right has a stranglehold on the GOP: NPR’s interview with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power — a book I highly recommend. This is no conspiracy theory; it’s ...
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Far Right, The Family, Uganda, Africa, Homophobia
The Week magazine has an article with some reactions to my post “Why I Parted Ways with the Right,” from both left-leaning and right-leaning sites: ‘Why I left the right’ - THE WEEK. The righty blogs they picked are some of the saner ones; check out a Google Blog Search ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, paranoia, Extremism, Homophobia
The moronic convergence of 2010 will feature the two loony superstars of the far right: Palin, Bachmann to headline Tea Party convention. (CNN) – Sarah Palin will be the main attraction at what’s being billed as the “First National Tea Party Convention.” Tea Party Nation announced Wednesday that last ...
Sarah Palin, 2010, Rogue, Michele Bachmann, Extremism, Far Right, Tea Party
Well, the right wing blogosphere has responded to my post about their almost universal hate speech and ugly ranting with … a deluge of hate speech and ugly ranting. You can easily find numerous examples just by taking a short cruise around the right wing sites, but probably the best ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, paranoia, Extremism, Homophobia, Free Republic
1. Support for fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.) 2. Support for bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.) 3. Support for throwing women back ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, Conspiracy Theories, paranoia, Extremism, Glenn Beck, ADL
In their new report on the rise of extremism in the US, the Anti-Defamation League singled out Glenn Beck as “most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped to stoke the fires of anti-government anger.” Obviously, Beck didn’t like this very much. So he responded yesterday on his radio ...
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, ADL, Antisemitism
Wow. Glenn Beck shows his dedication to national defense by advising soldiers not to re-enlist — because he “can’t guarantee” that the Obama government won’t paint them as “baby-killers.” Absolutely unbelievable. [Video]
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, National Defense, Military, Bad Craziness
Sarah Palin says she would consider running on a ticket with the craziest Fox News ranter, the man the Anti-Defamation League singled out as “most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped to stoke the fires of anti-government anger:” Sarah Palin: ‘We’ll see’ about run with Glenn Beck. ...
The publisher of World Net Daily, Joseph Farah, is openly calling for theocratic totalitarianism in the United States, in an almost unbelievable article that says the US government should enforce Biblical law or God will destroy us — and once again, it all boils down to a reeking puddle of ...
World Net Daily, Extremism, bigotry, Far Right, Religious Right, Theocracy, Bad Craziness
This is just unbelievable to me; the national Republican Party is actually going to consider a purity test that candidates for the 2010 elections must swear to uphold — or forfeit any GOP campaign money. The far right section of the GOP is really feeling its oats lately, and now ...
GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Right Wing, Far Right, RNC, 2010 Elections, Purity, Purge, social conservatism, Religious Right
It’s going to take him 100 years to get it all done, but Glenn Beck has a master plan. And to find out what it is, all you have to do is buy his new book. I have begun meeting with some of the best minds in the country ...
Bad Craziness, Insanity, Fox News, Extremism, Far Right, kooks, Glenn Beck
The Anti-Defamation League has released a detailed report on the increasing anger and hostility among the right wing, singling out many of the same personalities and issues on which LGF has been focusing recently. This is the index page with summaries of the main points: Rage Grows in America: Anti-Government ...
Right Wing, Barack Obama, Bad Craziness, Far Right, Conspiracy Theories, paranoia, Extremism, Glenn Beck, ADL