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

Hindrocket Wrong About Something Again

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

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!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

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

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

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"

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jack Stephens

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

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

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

O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay!

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Is it…is it really April 15? Has the blessed day come at last? Why, bless my soul — it has! It has! It’s Teabagging Day, everybody! It’s Teabagging Day! Yes, that most sacred of days, when angry white men (plus … Continue reading →

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

Verbatim Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is one of Minnesota’s most effective spokesmen for conservatism, so our local media have collaborated with Democrats in trying to defeat her. —John Hinderaker It is tempting to lampoon The Blogger Formerly Known as Hindrocket here, to … Continue reading →

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Once Again, We're Sorry About Michele Bachmann

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

I don’t know whether it’s a point in my favor or not that I think I understand what Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Crazytown, is trying to argue here: Bachmann is trying to argue that Congress didn’t have the Constitutional authority to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 25 Comments

Glenn Beck is in the Clock Tower

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

I can’t wait to see what Dave Neiwert has to say about this: BECK: But as I’m listening to him. I’m thinking about the American people that feel disenfranchised right now. That feel like nobody’s hearing their voice. The government … Continue reading →