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

\stü-pi’-di-tē\

I have a weird last name. Spelled, Fecke, it’s pronounced \fek’-ē\, with a long e at the end. ((Ironically, given the topic of this post, my name has been anglicized; in Germany it is spelled the same but pronounced \fek’-ə\, … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Supreme Court Issues | 34 Comments

Darth Crashcart Unplugged

You know, I’m not sure what Barack Obama did to get the newsmedia to have his speech followed by an address by former Vice President and current Sith Lord Dick Cheney, but he should do it more often. After all, … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., International issues | 29 Comments

GOP Candidate for Senate calls Chuck Schumer "That Jew"

TPM: Arkansas state Sen. Kim Hendren, who is currently the only announced Republican candidate for U.S. Senator against Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln in 2010, has apologized for referring to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as “that Jew,” at a county Republican … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 11 Comments

каждому по потребностям, но от каждого по способностям

The Republican Party is at a crossroads, my friends. Deeply unpopular and bereft of power outside the South, the GOP needs to find a way back to the hearts and minds of the American people. They can do this many … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 28 Comments

Michele Bachmann Keeps Talking

Is it me, or is Our Michele suddenly everywhere? And can we get her to not be? Taking it in reverse order, earlier today she launched into a hateful anti-gay diatribe, which, while overshadowed by Rep. Virginia Foxx’s lies, still … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like | 2 Comments

Hindrocket Wrong About Something Again

Oh, Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket, why can’t I quit you? You say the wingnuttiest stuff imaginable — it’s so precious! And you’re able to get worked up so easily — it’s adorable! Take today, for example. You got really, … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, International issues | 8 Comments

We Are America! We Do Not F—ing Torture!

Shep Smith appears to still have a soul: For the YouTube impaired, Shep says, “We are America! I don’t give a rat’s ass if it helps. We are America! We do not fucking torture!” It used to be that Smith’s … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Media criticism | 40 Comments

Why We Tortured

One of the things I failed to note in the disquieting series of revelations about our national torture program was the timing of it; it seems that quite a bit of the ramping-up was occurring in late 2002 and 2003. … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Iraq | 18 Comments

Obama and Chavez: "Hombres del Fuego"

I knew Fox News was bad and wasn’t even really an actual journalistic television station, but this? Damn! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c This Week in Demagogues – Ahmadinejad & Chavez thedailyshow.com Daily … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Latin America, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, The Obama Administration | 5 Comments

The Worst Thing in the World

When I was ten years old, I read 1984. It wasn’t typical fare for someone between fourth and fifth grades, but I’d always been ahead of the curve in reading ability, and the straightforward prose of Orwell was not beyond … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., International issues, Prisons and Justice and Police | 33 Comments