Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 8:03:07 pm
Crazy libertarian uncle Ron Paul would seem to be a poor fit with today's religious right-dominated Republican Party. But they're willing to overlook his anti-war isolationism and anarcho-capitalist economic lunacy, because Uncle Paul is just as eager to control women's bodies as the rest of the GOP: Ron Paul antes ...

Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:40:58 pm
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a graphic illustration of what's wrong with the Paul Ryan budget plan: Chairman Ryan Gets Roughly Two-Thirds of His Huge Budget Cuts From Programs for Lower-Income Americans. Related: Paul Ryan's Absurdly Optimistic Budget Projections Draw Widespread Ridicule

Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:39:53 am
This is shaping up to be the most reactionary far right Republican Party presidential campaign in history. We've got serial philanderer and newly-minted religious right mouthpiece Newt Gingrich, creationist anti-gay panderer to hate groups Tim Pawlenty, Herman "All Muslims want to kill us" Cain, Haley "The KKK wasn't so bad" ...

Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:30:43 am
Last Tuesday in a town hall meeting, Georgia GOP Rep. Paul Broun failed to condemn an audience member who asked, "Who will shoot Obama?" According to Blake Aued of OnlineAthens, the question got a "big laugh" from the audience. At Rep. Paul Broun’s town hall meeting on Tuesday, the Athens congressman ...

Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:29:07 pm
A political committee has been formed in Arizona's Pima County, to advocate secession. From Arizona, because they're sick of the far right loons who've taken over Arizona's politics. Co-chair Paul Eckerstrom said it’s not a joke and not a political statement. He said the state legislature has gone too far to ...

Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:59:58 am
Years ago, I renounced the so-called "anti-jihad" blogosphere when it became obvious that the bigots were taking over, and that some people who'd been masquerading as rational critics of extremist Islam were in fact harboring an extremist agenda of their own -- giving lip service to the idea that not ...

Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 5:01:36 pm
See -- this is why conservatives can't have nice things. "It's a sad day in American history when a one-time conservative/libertarian stalwart has fallen more out of touch with America's needs for national security then our current socialist presidential regime," said the group's national director Jordan Marks. The dispute between Paul ...

Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:21:07 am
C-SPAN has a live video feed from CPAC; today's schedule includes creationist Republican Tim Pawlenty at 3 pm Eastern, followed by creationist libertarian Ron Paul at 3:30. At 4 pm, creationist Republican Rick Perry will speak, followed by creationist libertarian Herman Cain at 4:30. Also at 3 pm, anti-Muslim bloggers Robert ...

Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 8:02:21 pm
You almost have to laugh, as Ron Paul's followers let the crazy hang out at CPAC.

Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:22:41 am
The Republican Party put anti-Federal Reserve wingnut libertarian Ron Paul in charge of overseeing the Federal Reserve, and today, for his first hearing as chairman, he called one of his friends as a witness -- neo-Confederate slavery apologist Thomas J. DiLorenzo. Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul, one of the most ...

Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 6:28:58 pm
Tea Party hero Rand Paul says we need to end 'welfare' to Israel. “I think they’re an important ally, but I also think that their per capita income is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world,” he said. “Should we be giving free money or welfare to ...

Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 6:13:29 pm
I just became aware of this fine duo today, but I already think their new album Barton Hollow is in the running for best of the year. Joy Williams is a former Christian pop star, John Paul White is a self-described Alabama redneck, and they've created something really unique together. [Video] ...

Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:37:54 am
It didn't get much notice, but Tea Party "libertarian" Rand Paul (R-AquaBuddha) released his personal federal budget yesterday; I have to give him some credit for being specific about what he would cut, unlike most Republicans, but this budget is a real hoot. Congressman Paul proposes to cut spending by more ...

Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:32:27 am
In a column for the anti-gay hate group known as the American Family Association (home of the demented Bryan Fischer), religious right leader Michael Youssef said that because of the Episcopal Church's tolerance of gays, it has "defied God" and is no longer Christian. Episcopal Church: Christian? Based on everything I ...

Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:29:01 am
Tea Party libertarian/far-right fundamentalist/corporate tool Rand Paul has decided he's just going to get right down to the business of gutting the federal government, whether anyone else joins him or not. If you want something done (far) right, do it yourself. The tea party hero is at the bottom of ...

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 3:22:01 pm
Here's a Monday afternoon open thread, with bonus holiday season open registration, and a pretty cool new song by Paul Simon, performed on the Stephen Colbert show. [Video]

Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:58:05 pm
Here's newly elected Republican Senator Rand Paul, sucking up to the craziest talk show host in America, Alex Jones. And nobody seems to care. [Video]

Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:22:33 pm
The right wing astroturfers are calling in their markers. After defeating Feingold, Johnson himself has turned to K Street for help - hiring homeland security lobbyist Donald H. Kent Jr. as his chief of staff. Johnson is not alone: Many incoming GOP lawmakers have hired registered lobbyists as senior aides. Several ...

Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:29:28 am
As expected, the Republican Party has placed Ron Paul, a pseudo-libertarian far right kook with an openly stated desire to destroy the Federal Reserve and return the US economy to the gold standard, in charge of overseeing the Federal Reserve. Also see: Ron Paul Wants to End the Fed, So the GOP ...

Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:39:14 am
In an opinion column for Politico, conservative MSNBC host Joe Scarborough rips Sarah Palin, and calls on the GOP to "man up" and confront the populist right wing icon. I hope he isn't holding his breath. This is one Republican who would prefer that the former half-term governor promote her reality ...

Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:11:16 am
The Southern Poverty Law Center has updated its list of anti-gay hate groups, and if you've been reading LGF you'll recognize the names of many of these organizations: 18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda. Even as some well-known anti-gay groups like Focus on the Family moderate their views, a hard ...

Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 6:36:28 pm
At Religion Dispatches, Julie Ingersoll has an excellent post on the extreme fundamentalist sect known as "Christian Reconstructionism" and its influence on the modern libertarian movement's call to destroy the Federal Reserve: Better Dead Than ‘Fed’: Behind Palin’s Dig at ‘Unbiblical’ Fed. While Ron Paul’s anti-Fed crusade is widely thought ...

Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:51:04 am
Now that he's been elected, Rand Paul has no need to run away from the media any more, so he showed up today on "Face The Nation" -- and out came the crazy: Rand Paul says Obama set the wrong tone on BP. President Barack Obama's tone on the massive ...

Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:20:32 pm
Tonight's musical interlude features the kind of performance that traumatizes guitar players: Paul Gilbert doing "Will My Screen Door Stop Neptune" from his new album Fuzz Universe. The guitar solo in this one is a jaw-dropping example of Shreddus Maximus. Listening to it may cause permanent alterations to your genome. [Video]