Michelle Malkin is the latest right-wing nutjob to fall for a London Telegraph story that should be filed under fiction. I explain why over here at Media Matters.
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Redstate Lies About Patrick Gaspard, MSNBC Carries The Water
September 29th, 2009
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That damn liberal media
RedState contributor Brian Faughnan suggested on MSNBC that White House political affairs director Patrick Gaspard was formerly a ’senior’ official at ACORN — a charge that was discredited minutes later by the Politico’s Ben Smith. During the segment, MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan did not challenge Faughnan’s statement and did not point out [...]
Free Advice For The Right
September 28th, 2009
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I get it that you’re really mad that Barack Obama is the president, but I can tell you that exhuming Andy Williams – of Moon River fame – to say negative things about him is not exactly the path to power for a party already viewed as the domain of the retirement home citizen.
Kids today [...]
A Different Sort Of Take Back America
September 28th, 2009
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When liberals were out of power, we had these conferences called “Take Back America”. They were a way to network, learn activism, etc. I went to a few (and spoke at a panel on one) and the overriding message was about turning America back to its progressive path. Now conservatives are out of power and [...]
Americans for Limited Government: Just The Latest Scam From Carter Clews
September 26th, 2009
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When I was reading about this latest flap between NBC News and “Americans For Limited Government”, a name stuck out to me:
Carter Clews, Director of Communications for Americans for Limited Government, has issued a statement following Capus’ interview with POLITICO.
Carter Clews is like one of those comic book names. It sticks out. The reason I [...]
Circular Confirmation On The Right
September 24th, 2009
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Conservatives use this technique quite often. Someone pushes an idea, somebody else writes about it, then the original writer cites the derivative work as proof of his original idea. Then they complain that the media is covering up the story. The story they made up.
Glenn Beck Argues In Favor Of The Slave Trade
September 23rd, 2009
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Lovely bunch of people you conservatives choose to listen to as your Gods. Brilliant.
Rick Moran Defends Pro-Slavery, Anti-Women’s Rights Conservatives
September 22nd, 2009
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Hey, that’s what I’ve been saying.
For about 150 years, there was no ‘conservative movement’ in America. Instead, there were reactionaries who stood athwart social progress toward ending slavery, granting women’s rights, ending child labor, allowing workers to organize, and the like. Identified more as ‘traditionalists’ or ‘capitalists,’ or Buckley’s ‘individualists,’ it must be said that [...]
OMG So Many Words
September 22nd, 2009
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Conservatives are once again mighty perturbed that laws applying to a complex issue in a nation of 300 million run longer than a 3×5 card.
Why do they fear words so?
Public Abortions?
September 22nd, 2009
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That’s the kind of thing anti-choice activists are calling for. Yes, the American Taliban was in town last week, disguised as “values voters”.
Hypocrite Is Too Kind. Video Of Glenn Beck Supporting The Bailout
September 21st, 2009
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Glenn Beck claims time and time again that he was against the bailout. The problem is Glenn seems to not understand that when the red light is on the camera is recording. Here’s Beck, a year ago, saying how much we needed the bailout in his view. Frankly Beck seems more pro-bailout than the left [...]
Glenn Beck Supported The Bailout
September 21st, 2009
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This is very worth noting.
But, before Obama was elected POTUS and when Glenn Beck was on CNN, he was singing a very different tune. One could say that Glenn Beck was for the bailouts before he was against them. Not only was he for the bailout, but he argued that it wasn’t big [...]
Kids In The Hall Do Glenn Beck
September 21st, 2009
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It’s like they had a time machine, saw the future, and did a comedy sketch. (via Sarah L.)
Betsy McCaughey, Tobacco Industry Shill
September 20th, 2009
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I’m totally shocked to see that Betsy McCaughey was used as a sock puppet for Philip Morris. Almost every voice on the right is bought and paid for by monied interests, its why they have such problems with grassroots activity.
Connect The Dots, Oklahoma Edition
September 19th, 2009
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(Oklahoma) Bill promotes school religion at expense of education
The bill requires public schools to guarantee students the right to express their religious viewpoints in a public forum, in class, in homework and in other ways without being penalized. If a student’s religious beliefs were in conflict with scientific theory, and the student chose to express [...]
And A Dunce Shall Lead Them
September 18th, 2009
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Not Bush this time, but Carrie Prejean.
Conservative Fantasies About 9/12 Spread
September 17th, 2009
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A Texas congressman sent a letter Wednesday to Metro General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. demanding an explanation for why the transit agency didn’t do more to prepare for the massive influx of conservative activists at Saturday’s march on the Mall.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R) said an 80-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter were forced to [...]
Rightie Standards
September 17th, 2009
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Seriously. Systematic torture is an issue that we must just pass on, but a moron with a pimp costume got some inner city workers to say some stupid things so the entire justice department should get on that.
