Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:27:37 pm
The Obama administration is making more than symbolic moves to pressure Iran, as federal prosecutors file complaints to seize 4 mosques and a New York skyscraper owned by an Iranian front group. NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue ...

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:59:55 pm
Donald Wildmon’s American Family Association has a blog, and on that blog they’re advocating: No More Muslims in the U.S. Military. The author, Bryan Fischer, AFA’s “Director of Issues Analysis,” seems to believe he’s in a religious war between Christianity and Islam. To Fischer, all Muslims are enemies, and that’s how ...

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:38:02 am
As information comes out that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the accused Fort Hood shooter, was possibly trying to make contact with Al Qaeda, the real question becomes: how did the military miss all the warning signs Hasan was emitting? Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say. ...

Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 3:23:42 pm
If you were wondering what Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s been up to lately, the Dutch flower bulb sector just named a tulip after her: Tulip named after activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali. NEW YORK, November 6, 2009: In a ceremony on November 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art the Dutch flower bulb ...

Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 6:51:54 pm
The intellectual mismatch of the year: NCSE executive director Eugenie C. Scott vs. creationist Ray Comfort. How Creationist ‘Origin’ Distorts Darwin. Ray Comfort and I agree that “science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.” We agree that it would be nice for students to get a ...

Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:54:26 pm
The Obama administration, through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, came out strongly today against the Organization of the Islamic Conference’s efforts to get the UN Human Rights Council to adopt resolutions barring the defamation of religion. By “religion,” the OIC means “Islam.” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized on ...

Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:46:18 pm
Yesterday, the leaders of 18 major American scientific organizations — some of the most reputable and respected organizations in the world — sent the following letter to the US Senate, strongly urging Senators to address the issue of human-caused climate change and offering their help to become better informed. October ...

Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:29:37 pm
As the apologists all over the right wing blogs continue to focus on one or two disputed quotes, here’s a lengthy collection of racist and/or race-baiting quotes from Saint Rush Limbaugh — all of them verified, cited and attributed: Limbaugh: My racial views? You mean, my belief in a colorblind ...

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:49:03 am
As Glenn Beck does his best impression of Joseph McCarthy and tries to get White House Communications Director Anita Dunn hounded out of office for quoting Mao Zedong in a speech at St. Andrews Episcopal School, all I can say is, “Uh oh.” [Video] (Hat tip: Dave Weigel.) UPDATE at 10/16/09 12:13:05 pm: Oh ...

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:32:24 pm
Another eruption of antisemitism from Turkey. JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A Turkish television drama series which depicts an Israeli soldier shooting dead a Palestinian baby, strained already tense relations on Thursday between Israel and Turkey, a strategic Muslim ally. Previously close ties between the Jewish state and Turkey, a secular ...

Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:30:56 am
The new gop.com site is a gift of comedy that keeps on giving. Digging around in the recent Google cache of the site, we find the page where prospective interns can apply, with this heaping serving of irony: The New Media division is responsible for ensuring there is an effective ...

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:47:58 am
Two of the far right religious fanatics appointed to the Texas social studies curriculum review board by their fellow creationist fanatics are David Barton (of the theocratic Wallbuilders group) and Rev. Peter Marshall (who operates Peter Marshall Ministries in Massachusetts). The Texas Freedom Network has a look at the incredible ...

Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 2:11:26 pm
You may recall a recent right wing blogosphere freak-out session led by Michelle Malkin, about a video of some kids at Bernice Young elementary school singing a song praising President Obama. The video was seized upon by Fox News, Glenn Beck, and even RNC chairman Michael Steele as an example of ...

Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 2:10:22 pm
Here’s an interesting piece at Loonwatch on anti-Muslim blogger Robert Spencer’s latest excursion into extreme right wing European politics: Robert Spencer: Teaming up with Euro-Supremacists Again. And yes, I do mean “anti-Muslim” — Spencer long ago crossed the line from simply criticizing radical Islamists to relentlessly demonizing all Muslims. And the ...

Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 4:59:04 pm
On this morning’s Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow brought up the connection of Sarah Palin’s ghostwriter, Lynn Vincent, with white supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain — a connection first reported here at Little Green Footballs. Here’s the video clip and the transcript. MS. MADDOW:  I, I do think that ...

Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:29:46 am
Little Bulldogs has an excellent post exposing the relentless anti-Muslim bigotry of the owner of Jihad Watch: Fisking Robert Spencer. I wrote on Monday how MPACUK was trying to turn the peaceful praying of a few thousand Muslims at Capitol Hill into a political event. Now it’s the turn of ...

Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:05:38 pm
Rifqa Bary, the 17-year old girl raised as a Muslim who converted to Christianity and ran away from home, claiming her parents were going to murder her, suddenly turned up on a conference call a few days ago, led by Shirley Dobson, wife of Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, ...

Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:55:18 pm
David Weigel lets Robert Stacy McCain talk: Robert Stacy McCain Responds to Gawker, Defends Palin Collaborator Lynn Vincent. Of course he tosses out some insults; that’s his modus operandi when called out on his racist friends and statements. But we also get yet another attempted explanation for his ugly comment about interracial ...

Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:26:13 pm
You know, I don’t think we have enough anti-science homophobic religious fanatic creationists in the running for the 2012 GOP nomination for President. We can always use another; for example: Rick Santorum. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) is well aware his forthcoming visit to Iowa will encourage presidential speculation, and ...

Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:06:05 am
Violence broke out this morning on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, when Muslim protesters began shouting and throwing rocks at a small group of Jews who entered the compound. Twelve policemen and 15 rioters were wounded Sunday in riots on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and later in the Old ...

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:01:10 pm
Two of the craziest right wing politicians in America, together at last to dispense a double dose of burning stupidity: Reps Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul speak tonight at U. A student town hall at the University of Minnesota tonight will feature two high-profile Republicans — 6th District Rep. Michele ...

Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:04:53 am
Embattled leftist community organizing group ACORN has filed a lawsuit against the conservative activists who staged a sting operation against them: ACORN Sues Over Secret Video, Claiming Wiretapping Violation. ACORN, the community organizing group embarrassed recently in a video sting, said Wednesday that it needs to determine whether it has ...

Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:28:50 pm
Kejda Gjermani has a very good post about white supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain (a man who associates with neo-Nazis and outright hate groups like American Renaissance) and his deranged one-sided “war” against me: The Other “Other McCain”. Unprovoked and unchallenged, Robert Stacy McCain has been harassing Charles Johnson of ...

Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:08:55 pm
The anti-Islam blogs have been hyperventilating for months over the case of Rifqa Bary — a Muslim teenager who converted to Christianity, ran away from home, and found a new home with a radical fundamentalist Christian preacher, Blake Lorenz of the “Global Revolution Church.” People like Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer ...

Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:43:51 am
Here’s Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams on the Anderson Cooper show, denying there are any extremists at the tea parties, they’re just a tiny minority of fringe elements, no racists, only a few Obama-with-a-bone-through-his-nose pictures, everything’s just fine. And then Anderson quotes what Mark Williams wrote on his own blog. [Video] ...