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

Salvation Army attacks sex-positive activist through its human trafficking email list

Sometimes people try to tell me that no one has a problem with S&M; that all stigma against S&M is in our heads and that if we BDSMers would just get over our victim complex, we’d discover that society has … Continue reading

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David Frum on Waterloo: Conservative leaders "led us to abject and irreversible defeat."

Conservative David Frum on the (apparent) passage of health care reform: At the beginning of this process we made a strategic decision: unlike, say, Democrats in 2001 when President Bush proposed his first tax cut, we would make no deal … Continue reading

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Pawlenty to Uninsured: Drop Dead

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is very good at playing the sensible conservative. He’s got that aw-shucks, Minnesota nice attitude that makes him sound like the type of conservative who isn’t actually bent on destroying anyone below the upper middle class. … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues | 97 Comments

Sadly Accurate

Discussing a hypothetical stipend increase for Americorps volunteers — so that they don’t have to receive food stamps as many now do — John Cole pretty much nails exactly how things would go down: Wanting to negotiate in good faith, … Continue reading

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Sheep Go to Heaven

Is this Carly Fiorina ad the worst political ad of all time of this year? Yes, but of course, the year is young. So much fail, so little time. Is it the way Fiorina suggests that good fiscal conservatives are … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 86 Comments

Reid and Lott

As you all most certainly know, an embarrassing quote from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., surfaced over the weekend. Reid apparently stated during the 2008 election that then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., would be an electable African-American candidate because he … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Race, racism and related issues, The Obama Administration | 23 Comments

Well, I Can't Argue With That

Fox News go-to guy on terror and long-term terrorist supporter Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., says something that is, in fact, true: The fact is while the overwhelming majority of Muslims are outstanding people, on the other hand 100% of the … Continue reading

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Drooling with Hatred, So-Called "Christians" Cut Gays Out of Immigration Reform

They really are hollow people, with no hearts at all: A bill introduced earlier this year by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) dealing with family reunification policies for immigrants was completely rolled into the reform package, except for its provisions allowing … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues | 3 Comments

Palin Fans Are Awesome

Okay, so this may be a cheap shot … wait, no. Strike that. It is a cheap shot, but it’s also awesome. Okay, seriously, Palin is a joke, and her supporters are laughably ignorant. It hardly needs saying, and isn’t … Continue reading

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In the future, people who voted against marriage equality will lie to their grandchildren about how they voted

This is a post-election thread; feel free to discuss any of the recent election news, future election trends, etc., here. Virginia and New Jersey: No surprises here. I don’t think these races indicate national trends, but I can’t blame Conservatives … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Same-Sex Marriage | 41 Comments