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09/14/05 :: By P. M. Carpenter Conservatism’s favorite fallacyCategories :: Conservatives
In the context of weighing racial and class-based factors in the federal government’s woeful response to Katrina, the Washington Post related this succinct portrayal of the president’s political philosophy with respect to combating poverty: “In the place of traditional poverty...
06/23/05 :: By Drew Johnston Operation Yellow Elephant: Making a Difference One Wingnut at a TimeCategories :: Conservatives :: Hypocrisy :: Republicans :: Satire
Are young chickenhawk conservatives really cowardly hypocrites, or have they just been denied an opportunity? Let's find out. An audience participation post.
06/01/05 :: By S.M. Dixon The Knives Are OutCategories :: Conservatives
Mark Felt has been blasted by former members of the Nixon Administration on CNN and MSNBC, but there's a political motive at play in these attacks.
05/09/05 :: By P. M. Carpenter Is Dittodom Dying?Categories :: Conservatives
I’ve related the rise and fall of my hopes for a riveting weekend of locally produced, right-wing talk radio in the Ozarks. In a word, it was pretty much dead. No fire, no passion, no venom spewed. With their boys...
04/04/05 :: By Bonnie Yarbrough Deconstructing DeLay: Part DeuxCategories :: Congress :: Conservatives :: Hypocrisy :: Tom DeLay
New developments on the ongoing hubris of Tom DeLay. Just when he hit the nadir of legislative interference, he soars to new lows.
04/01/05 :: By Stu Finkel They Hate the Rule of LawCategories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives :: Government :: Judges/Judiciary
During the series of Witch Hunts that constituted the GOP's orchestrated reaction to the election and re-election of President Clinton, we constantly heard the tiring refrain that it was all about the rule of law. It wasn't the sex, it...
03/30/05 :: By Drew Johnston My Evening With the She-DevilCategories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives :: Pundits
The crowd of wingnuts was dense around the auditorium, in preparation for the arrival of the harpy queen of the conservative movement.
02/18/05 :: By Tom Ball Why Do Conservatives Hate Their Children?Categories :: Conservatives :: Environment
We all know that at least some conservatives aren't idiots. They know full well that global warming is a reality. Yet that does absolutely nothing to prevent them from renouncing it as some left-wing fairy tale.
They only care about their right to pump as much pollution as possible into the atmosphere without the constraints of regulation... cause God forbid we spend one Goddamn penny from the GOP coffers to prevent the ultimate destruction of our planet.
01/03/05 :: By Tom Ball Christian Right Vs. Christian Left: Conversations with ConservativesCategories :: Conservatives :: Framing 101 :: Religion
On the left, religion is met with a feeling of nurturance, tolerance and compassion. This is reflected in the lefts immediate reaction to the global disaster -- helping those in need in any way possible -- focusing on those most vulnerable.
On the right, religion is a vehicle of punishment, intolerance, and constant judgment as well as a convenient tool for rationalizing inhumane behavior. This is symbolized by the following conversation (paraphrased to account for imperfect memory):
01/02/05 :: By Stu Finkel Will Their Hubris Finally Get Them?Categories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives :: Religion
For those of you not familiar with him, James Dobson is bigger and more important than either Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson have ever been. As head of Focus on the Family, he has spearheaded the Christian Right's drive...
12/28/04 :: By Stu Finkel The Conservative (Faux)-Persecution ComplexCategories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives :: Lies :: Tactics
An extended look at two of the right's favorite faux-outrages: the fictional persecution of Christians and the fact that professors tend to be liberals.
12/12/04 :: By Stu Finkel Red Herrings and Brown ShirtsCategories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives :: Hypocrisy :: Iraq :: Media
Those who have been following the reaction to Rumsfeld's bumbling (and horrifying) response to the solider in Iraq who wondered why they had to go through scrap heaps to get armor for their tanks know that by now the Right Wing's Mighty Wurlitzer has adopted its tried and true tactic of obfuscation. That is, they have attempted to make the story about the fact that the embed reporter helped the soldier formulate his question rather than the far more important and relevant point that the Department of Defense is failing our men in uniform and has no good answers for why it is putting them in harms way without proper protection.
11/24/04 :: By Tom Ball Bush Appointed Taliban-Style Fundamentalist Crackpot to the FDACategories :: Bush Administration :: Conservatives :: Fundamentalism :: Religion :: Women's Rights
In a brilliant display of contempt for the populace and women in general, Bush appointed a 'doctor' that prescribes scripture as treatment for symptoms of PMS, depression and other ailments.
11/06/04 :: By Bonnie Yarbrough Political Strategy: A Real, Virtual, and Compassionate Conversation with AmericaCategories :: Blogging on Blogging :: Conservatives :: Election 2004 :: Progressive Strategy
Reality sets in. . . . The American electorate may have been a bit bloodied in the months leading up to the final fray, but the search for an authentic, healing march toward democracy remains unbowed
11/01/04 :: By Delton Murphy The Country or The ManCategories :: Bush Administration :: Conservatives :: Election 2004 :: Iraq
I fail to comprehend the rationale that makes Bush supporters and undecideds leaning toward Bush conclude that we are safer and this is a course worthy of pursuing. So much yakety-yak has been given to the absurd notion that you "don't change horses in the midst of a war." It's not about changing horses; it's about changing direction. Anyone who can look at what's going on all around us and agree that this is what America is all about, is both misinformed and delusional.
10/22/04 :: By Drew Johnston The Deification of George W. BushCategories :: Conservatives :: George W. Bush :: Religion
The right-wing Christians in the conservative power structure are trying to make Bush into some sort of saint. Am I the only one that's disgusted by this?
09/27/04 :: By Tom Ball Conversations with ConservativesCategories :: Blowhards :: Conservatives
I have the dubious distinction of being able to cavort with a host of various types of right-wing radicals. Indeed, some of the conversations I have with them are both sickening and enlightening. By "enlightening", I mean that the true beliefs of these ideologues come to the fore. There is little cover-up and little mincing of words. With that said, I think it is time that I share these conversations with the world. The world should see how these people think and understand their unconcealed motives, objectives and attitudes.
09/20/04 :: By Tom Ball Remember the White House Response to Fake Uranium Documents?Categories :: Conservatives :: Hypocrisy :: Lies
Conservatives are hot on Rather's tail -- trumpeting Dan's quote, "...we have been misled." and inevitably calling for the demise of both Rather and CBS News. Of course conservatives were quite less ambitious with their efforts to castigate the last high profile 'victim' of a fake document.
Recall the White House's appraisal of Iraq's Nuclear Ambitions:
08/30/04 :: By Stu Finkel The Hatred is All TheirsCategories :: Conservatives :: Hypocrisy
As we prepare ourselves for the false face of the Republican Party (McCain, Giuliani, Schwarzenegger), let us recall the real one. I saw it on a bumpersticker Sunday morning, next to several Bush-Cheney stickers and a staggeringly nonsensical pro-gun slogan...
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