Defining the far right isn’t really that hard when you’ve got a list of things they believe to compare them to.
You might be a member of the far right if….
Donald Trump is still a fascist – Part 2 (update)
Since taking office, Donald has become noticeably more fascist (in an authentic 1930’s, Benito Mussolini way), at least according to the characteristics that historian of fascism Stanley G. Payne researched and described.
Texas 'Ugly:' President Perry's real fringe manifesto
by Robert S. Becker Am I the Great Rudder — or What? If his stumbling, not ready-for-prime-time worsens, Rick “Treat ‘Em Ugly” Perry will soon be cornered and dangerous. That’s when flinty […]
Neither climate change deniers nor activists are Nazis or genocidal maniacs
I get seriously annoyed when I read that James Hansen and others are comparing climate disruption deniers and skeptics to Nazis and war criminals – it’s too extreme and it leads to […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Stalagmite suggests climate disruption may have changed monsoons
Cave record suggests AGW changed monsoons since 1960 Heritage Foundation’s math wrong on green jobs American Medical Association: address climate disruption Australia considers large scale desalinization Rev. Cizek lobbying on environment in […]
Every sperm is sacred: open thread
Well, duh. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Monday endorsed a proposed Colorado Human Life Amendment that would define personhood as a fertilized egg. Of course, Preacher Huck hasn’t stopped to ponder […]
Why do people keep making Huckabee talk about Jesus when he doesn't want to?
Mike Huckabee laments: “I always get asked the God questions,” he said, adding that “it’s really been frustrating” that people don’t want to know more about his work as Arkansas governor. Truly, […]
All I want for Christmas is for Democrats to stop making Ron Paul look good
Hey, what’s that in our stocking? It’s Ron Paul! Oh joy – we got The Truth® for Christmas! Ahem. So those of you who thought Ron Paul was going to go away […]
Fear of a Huck Planet
By Martin Bosworth For nearly my entire lifetime, the Republican Party has won victory after victory by kowtowing to and marshaling up the resources of the evangelical movement in the United States, […]
Daily Brushback: God vs. country
Today’s question is for GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. S&R: Rev. Huckabee, you’ve spoken at great length about the importance of faith in your political life. If elected, what would you do […]
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