Category Archives: Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.

Ladies and gentlemen, The Intellectual Right!

I have conservative friends who argue that it’s unfair of the left to paint them all as a bunch of tea-party-attending, Glen-Beck-listening yahoos. They argue that conservatism has a rich intellectual foundation, and that by cherry picking their worst-sounding supporters, … Continue reading

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What is White Culture?

Glenn Beck doesn’t really seem to know, despite saying Barack Obama has a “deep-seated hatred” of it: (Via Andrew Sullivan)

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Race, racism and related issues, The Obama Administration | 33 Comments

Stay Classy, Michele

So Rep. Michele Bachman, R-Shame, was down in St. Louis today, where she ignored Lincoln’s axiom on being thought a fool as per usual. But what is really impressive is this little sequence from her departure, as reported by the … Continue reading

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Things Michele Bachmann Should Apologize For, but Won't

You may recall that back in June, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-You Serious?, declared that the census was part of the vast left-wing conspiracy to install Barack Hussein Super-Allah Muslim Muslim Muslim Obama as dictator-for-life of the American Soviet. At the … Continue reading

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Tim Pawlenty is Not a Moderate

One of the interesting things on the teevee tonight has been the shock and surprise from some on the left that Minnesota’s own Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty doesn’t really seem to be a moderate after all. For those of you … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 8 Comments

Congratulations, Teabaggers!

Wow! You drew 2 million people to Washington on Saturday! I mean, someone said ABC News said you did, and clearly that’s totally accurate, just as accurate as the thing I heard where Fox News is reporting that Barack Obama currently … Continue reading

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Point of Debate and Decorum

Remarks in debate (which may include references to the Senate or its Members) shall be confined to the question under debate, avoiding personality. –Rules of the House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress Rule XVII, Section b If you want … Continue reading

Posted in Civility & norms of discourse, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues, The Obama Administration | 67 Comments

Party of Family Values

You know, California Assemb. Mike Duvall, R-Yorba Linda, shouldn’t be mocked and ridiculed for carrying on an affair with two different lobbyists. He should be ridiculed for talking about it with all the savoir-faire of a 14-year-old relating something he’d … Continue reading

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Springtime for Hitler and Uncle Pat

Really, Pat Buchanan? Really? Why, when Paris fell, did Hitler not demand the French fleet, as the Allies demanded and got the Kaiser’s fleet? Why did he not demand bases in French-controlled Syria to attack Suez? Why did he beg Benito … Continue reading

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Crazy for Cryin’, I’m Crazy for Tryin’…

Generally speaking, I try to avoid using the word crazy to mean “bizarrely wrong.” It wasn’t always so, but after years of online discussions with people smarter than I am, I’ve come to the conclusion that that usage of the … Continue reading

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