Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:07:36 am
Today whacked-out Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi blamed the violence in his country on Al Qaeda; he says Osama bin Laden is giving young people some sort of pills. Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday blamed the violence in his country on young people, who he said ...

Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:34:05 am
Still more big news: Indiana Republicans have announced that they're killing the so-called "right to work" bill. Senate President Pro Tempore David Long, R-Fort Wayne, said that he, House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, and Gov. Mitch Daniels all agree that the matter instead should be studied by a legislative committee ...

Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:38:18 pm
Here's an excellent post at ScienceBlogs by Ed Brayton, on his view of Islam and Sharia Law. I could have written this myself; I agree with every word. Let me first state the obvious: Radical Islam -- which probably should be called reactionary Islam instead -- is the single most ...

Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:50:44 am
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has apparently decided he's not going down without murdering a lot of people. Snipers shot protesters, artillery and helicopter gunships were used against crowds of demonstrators, and thugs armed with hammers and swords attacked families in their homes as the Libyan regime sought to crush the uprising. "Dozens ...

Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:55:32 am
Massive protests are taking place throughout the Mideast and North Africa, triggered by events in Tunisia and Egypt. In Bahrain, the Sunni regime launched a swift and violent crackdown on demonstrators in the capital, killing at least three people. In Libya's capital, there were pro-Gaddafi demonstrators but no sign of unrest, ...

Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:18:59 am
As we noted Monday, the NAACP has called for Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour to denounce an outrageous proposal to commemorate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, with a state license plate. Yesterday Barbour refused to say anything negative about a license plate dedicated to ...

Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:23:02 am
It was bad enough when they tried to redefine rape, and worse when they tried to let pregnant women die rather than have abortions, but now the Republican Party in South Dakota is actually trying to pass a law that would legalize killing abortion providers. A law under consideration in ...

Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:31:14 pm
In June 2009 we first picked up on the story of Arizona anti-immigrant "activist" Shawna Forde, who was accused of leading a murderous home invasion gang that killed a man and his 9-year old daughter, and wounded the man's wife. Forde ran a group called Minutemen American Defense, whose website ...

Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:36:19 am
Since the election of Barack Obama, the neo-Confederate crowd has been more active than ever, pushing hard to promote a revisionist version of US history that sweeps slavery under the rug and lionizes Southern slavemasters. But the latest initiative from these throwbacks is almost unbelievable: the Sons of Confederate Veterans ...

Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 1:24:05 pm
The New York Times has some details from the federal complaint filed against Jared Lee Loughner, showing clear evidence of premeditation. In a search of Mr. Loughner's home, authorities found a note in a safe with a handwritten note saying, "I planned ahead," "My assassination," and "Giffords," as well as ...

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:04:25 pm
TPM writer Eric Kleefeld spoke with Gov. Haley Barbour's official spokesman, Dan Turner, about Barbour's statements in the Weekly Standard praising the segregationist "Citizens' Councils." To recap, here's the quote from the interview: “You heard of the Citizens Councils? Up north they think it was like the KKK,” said Barbour. ...

Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:54:34 am
Jon Stewart just reams the Republican Party in this classic segment, for killing the bill to provide health care for 9/11 first responders -- one of the most disgusting moves yet from the all-new, all-crazy GOP. [Video]

Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:52:45 pm
Another self-styled jihadi has been arrested in Baltimore for planning to detonate a car bomb at a recruiting center -- once again, with a fake bomb supplied by federal agents. Congratulations to the feds for stopping a would-be mass murderer before he had a chance to hurt anyone. Federal authorities ...

Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:48:15 am
On tonight's episode of "Sarah Palin's Alaska," Palin will apparently be killing a cow. Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather couch or eaten a piece of meat, save your condemnation of tonight's episode.

Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:05:27 am
The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer almost seems like a parody of an insane right wing fundamentalist, but he's all too real -- and he's influential enough to share the stage with all the top GOP politicians at the last Values Voter Summit. In Fischer's latest unbelievably hateful post at the ...

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:55:03 am
In a pretty obvious attempt to appear even-handed after suspending Keith Olbermann for the same offense, MSNBC president Phil Griffin has now suspended Joe Scarborough for campaign donations. MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown ...

Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:29:22 am
Today is the day when Americans honor the men and women who serve in our armed forces, and here's a salute from me and all the readers of Little Green Footballs. UPDATE at 11/11/10 9:35:20 am: Here is President Obama's Veterans Day address at Yongsan Army Garrison in Seoul, South Korea: Video

Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 9:06:56 pm
Based on aerial photos taken by AirPhotosLive.com, the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear attracted approximately 215,000 people, more than twice as many as Glenn Beck's 9/12 religious right rally. An estimated 215,000 people attended a rally organized by Comedy Central talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Saturday ...

Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:03:53 am
If you've read anything by Robert Spencer, you already know that he will blatantly lie when cornered. Today he responds to my piece for the Guardian, with a ridiculous article that calls Pamela Geller a defamed freedom fighter. Spencer leaves out all the childish insults that he normally posts at his ...

Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:49:33 pm
Harry's Place has an excellent post by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens on the repellent English Defence League (the xenophobic British gang supported and promoted by both Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer): The EDL’s American Apologists. It's a good follow-up to my piece for the Guardian, getting deeper into the EDL's history of associations ...

Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:52:41 pm
Today on his radio show, Glenn "Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich" Beck said parents who believe in faith healing should have the absolute right to refuse vaccinations and medical treatment for their children. Even if the kid loses an eye. After all, it's only one eye. And then he advocated killing any government ...

Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:28:42 am
A father and son are now on trial in Oregon for murder in the bombing of a bank, in a bizarre scheme to build a private militia in response to the election of Barack Obama. SALEM -- Bruce Turnidge was so fervent about protecting his right to have guns that ...

Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:46:04 pm
Today I discovered a link to the Republican National Coalition for Life PAC, where they rate GOP candidates on their anti-abortion purity, and my jaw is on the floor at how many of these candidates support the cruelest and most extreme anti-abortion positions -- forcing a woman to give birth ...

Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:00:14 pm
This horrific story began to break last week and it just keeps getting worse, as five soldiers are charged with thrill-killing innocent civilians in Afghanistan. Video Dressed in a t-shirt and Army shorts, a 22-year-old corporal from Wasilla, Alaska casually describes on a video tape made by military investigators how his ...

Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:32:33 pm
Here's a live video feed of the anti-Muslim hate rally, as Geert Wilders takes the stage: NOS Nieuws - Live - Politiek 24. UPDATE at 9/11/10 12:38:40 pm: Oops ... the live video went black as soon as I posted this. UPDATE at 9/11/10 12:39:19 pm: There we go. It's back. UPDATE at 9/11/10 1:01:43 ...