TagsTagsThe GOP's uterus inspection device Republicans in Virginia's House of Delegates really have their hearts set on new legislation that will force all women seeking abortions to first undergo penetration by a transvaginal ultrasound transducer. They want this harlot-shaming tool so much that today they voted down an amendment that would have ...
Republican Party, Virginia, Sonogram, Women's Rights, Ultrasound, Harlot Shaming, Misogyny, Bad Craziness
The Republican Party's descent into Dark Ages misogyny continues; now Mitch McConnell, sensing that the GOP is on a reactionary roll, is planning to introduce legislation to let any employer deny contraception coverage. Just amazing. In the space of a few months the Republican Party has gone from opposing abortion to ...
Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, Contraceptives, Birth Control, Misogyny, Religious Right, Dark Ages
That incredibly obnoxious, blatantly racist CPAC "rap" video (Steven Crowder and Chris Loesch, wearing powdered wigs) spread rapidly across the blogosphere yesterday, and now, unbelievably, an anonymous writer at Andrew Breitbart's "Big Journalism" website is actually trying to claim that Crowder and Loesch's use of the word "knickers" was totally ...
Andrew Breitbart, CPAC, Republican Party, Rap, Steven Crowder, Racism
And now, with the closing speech at an event that prominently featured white nationalists, the delightfully perky word salads of half-governor Sarah Palin. Click for Video Related: CPAC Panel Will Feature White Nationalist Leader Peter Brimelow Rick Santorum's Dinner With a White Nationalist
CPAC, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, White Nationalism, Racism, Mitt Romney
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
CPAC is just an unbelievable freak show this year. Here's Andrew Breitbart screaming at Occupy protesters to "behave" and "stop raping people."
CPAC, Republican Party, Andrew Breitbart, Occupy Wall Street, Bad Craziness
Yet another jaw-dropping moment from CPAC, as right wing "comedians" Steven Crowder and Chris Loesch perform an absolutely nauseating "rap" song, wearing "founding fathers" powdered wigs. And don't miss what happens at about the 2 minute mark, as an African American walks out. Yes, they're yelling the N word, pretending they're ...
New polls show that Rick Santorum is now the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. And today, Rick Santorum had dinner with an overt white nationalist. I wish I was kidding about this. The Republican Party is openly legitimizing white nationalism at CPAC; this is the year that overt racism went ...
CPAC, Republican Party, Racism, VDARE, White Nationalism, Antisemitism, hate groups, American Renaissance, Bob Vandervoort, Bad Craziness
Mitt Romney is just beginning his speech at CPAC, sharing billing with white nationalists, Birthers, and sovereign citizen weirdos. Why hasn't the presence of outright racists at the most high profile Republican event been a bigger story? Shouldn't presidential candidates be held responsible for legitimizing the views of these disgusting ...
Mitt Romney, CPAC, Republican Party, Racism, VDARE, Peter Brimelow, White Nationalism, Antisemitism, hate groups
Appearing today at the CPAC panel discussion that featured white nationalist icon Peter Brimelow: Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King. Rep. King has read all of Brimelow's books, but claims he hasn't seen any evidence of racism or white separatism. Washington, D.C. -- Iowa congressman Steve King is unconcerned about the implications ...
CPAC, Republican Party, Racism, VDARE, Peter Brimelow, White Nationalism, Antisemitism, hate groups
I commented yesterday that it was almost unbelievable how crazy the right wing rhetoric is getting, and here's yet another example from reactionary candidate Rick Santorum, speaking in Oklahoma and telling the crowd that the science of global warming is a myth, now totally disproven and rotting in the dustbin ...
Rick Santorum, Anti-Science, Global Warming, Climate Change, Fracking, Bad Craziness, Republican Party, Atavism
As we noted yesterday, this year CPAC is hosting a panel discussion featuring an outright, unspinnable white nationalist race hater, Peter Brimelow. When the organizers were confronted about this disgusting development, they refused to renounce Brimelow: The American Conservative Union is standing by its decision to permit a panel at ...
CPAC, Republican Party, Racism, VDARE, Peter Brimelow, White Nationalism, Antisemitism, hate groups
It was bad enough when CPAC recently allowed the wacko paleo-conservative John Birch Society to have an exhibit, but this year things are exponentially worse. This year, the Conservative Political Action Conference, at which presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich will appear, is having a panel discussion featuring ...
CPAC, Republican Party, Racism, VDARE, Peter Brimelow, White Nationalism, Antisemitism, hate groups
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
Louisiana Republican Rep. John Fleming is the latest politician to fall for an Onion story and believe it to be genuine news: Congressman Falls for the Onion's Planned Parenthood 'Abortionplex' Story. Rep. Fleming posted on Facebook an Onion story from last year on an "$8 billion Abortionplex" being built by Planned ...
Planned Parenthood, John Fleming, Louisiana, Republican Party, Women's Rights, Abortion, Onion
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 an astoundingly tone-deaf statement from Mitt Romney, tailor-made for his rivals to exploit: "I'm not concerned about the very poor." Obviously, Romney isn't really saying that he doesn't care about people living in poverty; he's arguing that a social safety net exists that can take care of them. But to phrase ...
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
Yesterday in Palm Beach, one of the right wing's deranged heroes, Allen West, took a break from trying to end funding for NPR and repeal the 14th Amendment to deliver an especially nasty speech in which he told President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to "take their ...
Allen West, Hate Speech, Dishonesty, Republican Party, Florida
Nate Silver is now projecting mega-millionaire Mitt Romney to win the Florida GOP primary; Newt Gingrich's surge has evaporated. Is it another case of the dreaded Sarah Palin Kiss of Death?
Mitt Romney, newt gingrich, Republican Party, Florida, Sarah Palin
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