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

A quick thought on Todd Akin

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Julie

Although, really, a quick thought is far more than this guy deserves. I wish people got this much attention for saying something really smart (which isn’t to say that we shouldn’t take notice when people with power believe this shit). … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 41 Comments  

A Very Serious, Thoughtful Vetting Which Has Never Been Done In Such Detail or With Such Care

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jeff Fecke

“Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 35 Comments  

Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ampersand

Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. [...] According to sources familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 13 Comments  

Now Next Friday Come I Didn’t Have the Rent, and Out the Door I Went

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Jeff Fecke

Here’s a little Schadenfreude to start the week off right: The Minnesota Republican Party’s financial woes continue with the filing last week of eviction papers that could oust the party from its headquarters in a St. Paul building. Politics in Minnesota notes that … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 3 Comments  

Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Ampersand

Alex Knapp writes: I’m not sure what astounds me more. The compassion and pragmatism in Reagan and Bush’s positions on illegal immigration, or the fact that they’re not speaking in talking points. Conor Friedersdorf writes: Of course, the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., crossposted on TADA, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 1 Comment  

It’s Not My Business

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

It should come as no surprise — though it should shock anyone with any decency — that the Tea Party fanatics would applaud the idea of letting the uninsured die: ‘Let Him Die’: Tea Party Debate Audience Cheers This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like, Health Care and Related Issues | 17 Comments  

Fair is fair: Kindergarten and the American Dream

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Grace Annam

Kindergarten showcases many basic principles which most of us learn there or at our parents’ knees:  take turns, share the toys, fair is fair, and so on.  Later on, “fair is fair” gets refined in many ways, one of which … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Disabled Rights & Issues, Education, Elections and politics, Social Security, Uncategorized | 198 Comments  

No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ampersand

ThinkProgress writes: BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography | Tonight, Michelle Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., crossposted on TADA, In the news, Pornography | 22 Comments  

Cartoon: The Economic Policy Rainbow (Republican Edition)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Ampersand
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | Leave a comment  

Thank You, Minnesota GOP

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

You know, I think I need to thank the Minnesota GOP for its decision to push through an anti-same-sex-marriage amendment. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t support the amendment. I couldn’t oppose it more if it was a proposed constitutional amendment … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 18 Comments