TagsTagsThe far right religious fanatics of "Live Action" are pushing yet another "hidden camera" hit job on Planned Parenthood today, a hit job so obvious and inept that Planned Parenthood caught on to Live Action's sneaky activities more than a month ago. This time, the heavily edited video is supposed to ...
Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Live Action, Lila Rose, Religious Right, Fanaticism, Anti-Choice, Abortion, Dishonesty
Mitt Romney was on the defensive today at an education roundtable in Philadelphia, trying to tell teachers that smaller class sizes are less important than "school choice:" Romney Defends Class Size Stance to Teachers. (CNN) - Mitt Romney, who is spending this week promoting a plan for America's public school ...
Mitt Romney, Education, Home Schooling, Election 2012, Religious Right
Yes, Birtherism is back. That idiotic article at Breitbart.com by Joel Pollak has opened the door for the Birthers to come rushing back in, babbling incoherently. Actually, this craziness never really went away; if you've read any right wing blog for the past four years, or the comments at Fox News ...
Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Bryan Fischer, American Family Association, Religious Right, Racism, Daily Caller
YouTube Video Lila Rose is a soldier in the religious right's war to drag women back to the Dark Ages, and in this clip from Right Wing Watch she makes it clear that she believes she's in a battle with Satan himself. His Nibs. Working through Planned Parenthood. We’re facing many challenges, ...
Planned Parenthood, Lila Rose, Anti-Choice, Women's Rights, Religious Right, War on Women, Satan, His Nibs, The Horned One
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
Here's David Barton, blatantly lying about the founding fathers and Thomas Jefferson again. Barton is not a historian -- he's a religious propagandist who engages in wholesale historical distortion. This kind of stuff sells big to the religious right. Comedy Central Video For a thorough debunking of Barton's lies, here's a lengthy ...
Jon Stewart, David Barton, Dishonesty, Thomas Jefferson, Founding Fathers, Religious Right, Fantasyland
YouTube Video Pat Robertson has been saying some surprising things; recently he came out in favor of legalizing marijuana, and today Right Wing Watch notes this section of his TV show 700 Club in which we learn, to our astonishment, that although he believes scientists should not "speculate about the origins ...
Pat Robertson, Anti-Science, Creationism, Science, Religious Right
YouTube Video Speaking at the Awakening 2012 conference of religious right basket cases, Rick Scarborough is mad as hell at Bart Simpson, Rachel Maddow, the theory of evolution, and Brokeback Mountain. And a lot of other stuff. Especially fornication. Because it all leads to fornication, you know.
Rick Scarborough, Religious Right, Right Wing, Culture Wars, Atavism, Creationism, Fornication
As a Mormon, it's an uphill climb for Mitt Romney to get the religious right on his side; many of the most influential right wing religious leaders are not shy at all about calling Mormonism a "cult." One tactic Romney is using to get over this problem: promising to appoint far ...
Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Election 2012, Religious Right, David Barton, Wallbuilders, Jordan Sekulow
There's been a string of suspicious incidents at Planned Parenthood clinics recently, and officials believe there's another right wing "sting" video in the works. According to Planned Parenthood spokesperson Chloe Cooney, clinics in at least 11 states have reported two dozen or more "hoax visits" over the past several weeks, ...
Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Religious Right, Abortion, Anti-Choice, Live Action
The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer has been thrown into apoplectic rage by Mitt Romney's choice of the openly gay Richard Grenell as his foreign policy spokesman, and today he's posted a column with a list of demands for Romney: Bryan Fischer: Re: Richard Grenell: Romney Has Some 'Splaining to ...
Bryan Fischer, American Family Association, Religious Right, Right Wing, Anti-Gay, Homophobia, Mitt Romney, Election 2012
Video Francis Grady, who's accused of firebombing a Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinic on Sunday night, appeared in court today and settled the question of whether or not he's an anti-choice fanatic: he is. A Grand Chute man accused of setting a fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic made his first appearance ...
Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Wisconsin, Robert Stacy McCain, Anti-Choice
TPM has learned that police are investigating reports that the suspect in the Wisconsin Planned Parenthood firebombing may have attended anti-abortion protests at the clinic. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the man accused in the weekend bombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Wisconsin may have been involved ...
Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Wisconsin, Anti-Choice
Update on yesterday's post about the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grand Chute, Wisconsin: police say they've arrested a male suspect. GRAND CHUTE — Police say they have arrested the person they think placed a homemade explosive device that went off Sunday and damaged Planned Parenthood’s Gillett Street ...
Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Wisconsin
Today Rick Santorum issued the following pro forma statement denouncing last night's Planned Parenthood clinic bombing. "Violence is never the answer, and I will always condemn any and all violent attacks against our fellow Americans. In this country, we resolve our differences through political discussion and free and fair elections – never ...
Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Republican Party, Rick Santorum
I'll come right out and say it. I believe that the religious right and the Republican Party's irresponsible, dishonest rhetorical attacks on Planned Parenthood -- including Mitt Romney's statement that he'd "end Planned Parenthood" -- are responsible for real-world violent attacks like this. The entire GOP is now united ...
Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Religious Right, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Republican Party
According to Pat Robertson, homosexuality is "related to demonic possession." Yes, this really is how the religious right thinks. YouTube Video
Pat Robertson, Gay Rights, Anti-Gay, Religious Right, Hate Speech, Demonization
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
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
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
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
The polls are just closing in Alabama and Mississippi, so here's a thread to keep up on breaking news from "the most important race in our lifetime." -- Newt Gingrich
Republican Party, Election 2012, Alabama, Mississippi, Primaries, Religious Right
I continue to be amazed and appalled at the right wing's ongoing vicious attacks on law student Sandra Fluke, who had the audacity to testify before Congress while female. For one example out of many, here's Ryan Dobson, son of religious right bigwig James Dobson, with yet another disgusting sexist attack: ...
Sandra Fluke, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Hate Speech, Contraception, Birth Control, Religious Right, Right Wing, Dishonesty
This is absolutely typical behavior for Rush Limbaugh, and you can now expect all the right wing blogs to start spouting the same talking point in unison: Limbaugh: "I Acted Too Much Like The Leftists Who Despise Me". Yes, he's blaming the left. Media Matters Rush Limbaugh has accomplished something very real with ...
Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Hate Speech, Religious Right, Birth Control, Contraception