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

The Gift that Keeps On Giving

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

  Michele Bachmann is keepin’ it real, yo: As Steele concluded his remarks, Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann—the event’s moderator—told Steele he was “da man.” “Michael Steele! You be da man! You be da man,” she said. She’s the duly elected … Continue reading →

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Quote du Jour

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

“Swear to God, if [Israelis] ever want a Gentile prime minister, my first order would be to deploy the IDF in a north-south line, facing east. My second order would be ‘forward march’ and the order to halt would not … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Jews and Judaism, Palestine & Israel | 2 Comments

His Parents Tried to Warn Us When They Named Him 'Dick'

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

You stay classy, Dick Armey: For the YouTube-challenged, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, was on Hardball discussing tax policy opposite Salon‘s Joan Walsh. Given the state of things, Walsh was arguing basic, unassailable points, like the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 2 Comments

Rush Limbaugh Very Concerned About Racism, Anal Sex

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Rush Limbaugh is awfully concerned about what having a black man as president means to his anus: You know, racism in this country is the exclusive problems of the left. We’re witnessing racism all this week that led up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Race, racism and related issues, The Obama Administration | 2 Comments

Goodbye W

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Ampersand

Part of My Ecydis’ blogburst of shoes virtually thrown at George Bush’s exit.

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 20 Comments

Throw Your Shoe At Bush On January 20, 2009

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ampersand

I like this idea. Text: On January 20th, 2009, in support of the gutsiest show-throwing activist. In defiance of war In defiance of terror In defiance of violence Virtually throw your shoe as Bush steps down as the US President. … Continue reading →

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I Give Up

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

I was going to try to come up with some sort of snarky rejoinder to this, but really, how could I? If I tried to argue that Barack Obama was the son of Lao Tzu and Booker T. Washington, I … Continue reading →

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Dennis Prager: Americans Hate Equality

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Dennis Prager has done America a huge favor. He’s finally just come right out and said what the hardcore righties actually believe: Equality, which is the primary value of the left, is a European value, not an American value. Let … Continue reading →

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Quote: 4.6% Is The New Definition of Socialism

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Ampersand

Via Matt, Hendrik Hertzberg in The New Yorker: The Republican argument of the moment seems to be that the difference between capitalism and socialism corresponds to the difference between a top marginal income-tax rate of 35 per cent and a … Continue reading →

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He hates to sound Randy Weaverish

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Ampersand

For those of us on the left, anti-Obama madness on the right is bewildering. We think Obama is a centrist Democrat who will disappoint us once he’s in office. They think Obama is an all-consuming demon god, with twenty waving … Continue reading →

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