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

YA RLY!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

So today we learned that Barack Obama was, in fact, born in Hawai’i, just like he always said he was. Okay, “we” is kind of misleading. Most of us already knew Obama was born in Hawai’i, because, you know, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Race, racism and related issues | 37 Comments

The Least of These

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

You know, I’m awfully hard on Republicans, but maybe I shouldn’t be. After all, they’re coming up with some unbelievably creative, out-of-the-box solutions to the many problems we face. Take government waste. Decadent coastal liberals like me like to point … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like | 23 Comments

It’s Not a Crime to be Poor. Yet.

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

You’ve gotta feel bad for the Minnesota Republican Party. Flip just 5,000 votes in the last gubernatorial election, and they’d be the ones gleefully dismantling civil society piece by piece. But no. Tom Emmer had to lose, and now Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 106 Comments

Killing in the Name Of

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the killing of six innocent bystanders, many pixels have been spilled handwringing about what part of the political specrtum Jared Lee Loughner belongs to. The reason for … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Fox News | 57 Comments

He Ain’t Heavy, and He Sure As Hell Ain’t My Brother

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

One thing I’ve never understood is how so many soi-disant Christians can be so unbelievably ignorant about Christianity. It’s not an incredibly complex religion; indeed, one can gain a very clear understanding of Christ’s teachings by simply reading through the Gospels — … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Political Speech in the wake of Arizona

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Myca

There are just a few thoughts I have about all of this that I wanted to share. First, Sarah Palin. As Xeni Jardin says, “I try to avoid blogging about Sarah Palin, for the same reasons I’ve tried to avoid … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Semitism, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Media criticism, Whatever | 41 Comments

The Republican Plot to Steal the Minnesota Governor's Mansion

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

The Minnesota Republican Party has jumped into the recount of the Governor’s race with the amp turned up to 11, screaming about ACORN and fraud and tabulation errors in Hennepin County. But anyone with any rudimentary understanding of recounts — and … Continue reading →

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Laws Are For Little People

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Remember Minnesota Majority? Sure you do! They’re the Republican group that has decided that the best way to ensure fairness at the polling place is to harass and intimidate voters follow voters around with cameras, demanding they prove they have … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Are Now The Home Of Market-Based Solutions

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Ampersand

(Crossposted on “Alas” and on “TADA.”) In an op-ed in the Boston Globe, Richard Schmalensee and Robert Stavins (of MIT and Harvard, respectively) lament the Republican Party’s newfound opposition to market-based environmental solutions. LAST WEEK, the Senate abandoned its latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., crossposted on TADA, Environmental issues, In the news | 4 Comments

The Cornerstone

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

For all our nation’s many faults, there is one thing that our country got inarguably right, and that is freedom of religion. From the founding of the republic, religious tests for office have been banned, religious freedoms supported. The right … Continue reading →

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