Category Archives: Politics

The Last Time Right-Wing Hatred Ran Wild Like This a President Was Killed | Politics | AlterNet

Just a reminder that the conservatives have spoken hate and fear about an American President before. Then JFK died and they were shocked! that anyone would even try to blame them for inspiring assassination.

It’s starting again it seems.

Michelle Bachmann spoke crazy shit about the Census Bureau this summer. Now a census worker is dead, hung from a tree in Kentucky. Don’t tell me this isn’t related.

Then again, this was on FAUXNews, where apparently they think our nation’s flag is the Stars and Bars. No, twits, your side LOST the Civil War. That said, you sure don’t act like you did. Here’s the common thought process of a FAUXNews viewer, followed by Megyn “Airhead” Kelly delivering the party line.

Right-Wing Hatemongering Fueled by Christianity? | | AlterNet

Frank Schaeffer points out the hypocrisy of right-wing “Christianity” behind the racist, fearful, and hate-filled movement against the President and common sense Americans in general.

In short, his argument is that sane Christians need to rescue their religion for the vindictive lovers of death and destruction before it’s too late for any decent person to be taken seriously for adhering to religion.

Frank Schaeffer: Glenn Beck and The 9/12 Marchers: Subversives From Within

Every time I read or hear something from Frank Schaeffer, it chills me to the bone. We actually *do* have a Fifth Column in this nation and they are literally holier than thou.

The generation raised on the belief that the US government is illegitimate because it is trying to “impose” non-biblical laws on people has hit the streets. These are the people who grew up indoctrinated into an alternative reality. Today they are out there waving signs of Obama dressed as Hitler. They are buying weapons and ammunition. Some are in the growing and revived militia movement. They are Dick Armey’s foot soldiers. People like Armey and Beck can count on the ignorance of their dupes. It’s against their religion to read a real newspaper, watch anything but Fox or go to a real school.

Here he is on Rachel Maddow the other night talking about Talibangelical crazies:

Here is another recent article touching on how we should work on our civility, and on defending our points based on reason rather than emotions.

Barack Obama refuses to be their nigger. And it’s driving them crazy. – Ta-Nehisi Coates

I love this. I, like a lot of folks, really wish Obama would reach out and bitchslap the Joe Wilsons and Lush Rimjobs of the world. But he never does. He just lets them prove how dimwitted and oftentimes racist they are. Read this.

If anything, I’m a little giddy. For black people, the clear benefit of Obama is that he is quietly exposing an ancient hatred that has simmered in this country for decades. Rightly or wrongly, a lot of us grew tired of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, mostly because they presented easy foils for Limbaugh-land. Moreover, again rightly or wrongly, they were used to define all of us.

It’s about time.

JUSTICE Act would roll back telecom wiretap immunity – Ars Technica

I trust phone companies the same way I do insurance companies, corporations and Southern cops. Which is to say: not at all.

I’m glad to see that some senators are working to roll back the telco “get out of jail free” cards that Bush passed out with the PATRIOT Act.

Hopefully this law gets passed so we can get some of our freedom from spying eyes and ears leftover during the Reign of the NeoThugs.