Category Archives: Conservatives

Government by Paranoiacs: The U.S. Census Edition

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

By now, you might have heard about the House Republicans’ vote to defund the detailed U.S. Census–surveys which have existed for two centuries, in one form or another. If you haven’t: The House voted Wednesday to eliminate the detailed surveys … Continue reading →

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This Is Why the Fetish of Local Governments Is Idiotic

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Conservatives haven’t been touting the ‘turn government over to the states’ line recently, since they have more important things to do like get all up in women’s vaginas, but, time was, the belief that local and state governments would govern … Continue reading →

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The Thirty Years War: Beating Up on ‘Welfare Mothers’

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

As Lauren Tara Capra puts it, “Another panel, another group of rich guys talking about income inequality in America.” This is horrible (boldface mine): Ferguson was responding to comments made by Jeff Greene, the billionaire real estate investor and Democrat … Continue reading →

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More Republican Voter Fraud

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

As I’ve noted before, one of the causes célèbres of the right is the ersatz issue of voter fraud. In 2008, conservatives falsely believed hundreds of thousands of illegally cast votes–on behalf of the Democrats, by those people. Nationally, there … Continue reading →

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As Disappointing As Being a Liberal Can Be…

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

..being a movement conservative would be downright disturbing. Joshua Holland explains (boldface mine): Consider, then, what it must be like to be a true-blue Rush Limbaugh fan, or someone who thinks Michele Bachmann is a serious lawmaker with a grasp … Continue reading →

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The Movement Conservative Singularity Will Occur…

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

…when the last five movement conservatives in good standing simultaneously character assassinate each other. From the Washington Post (boldface mine): Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King on Planned Parenthood

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

One of the most idiotic tropes from the theocratic right is how they claim that they are following in the footsteps of the civil rights movement. Well, here’s what Martin Luther King had to say about family planning, contraception, and … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Ni Shagu Nazad!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

No, that’s not an obscure Tolkien reference. It’s Russian and means ‘Not one step back’ (Comrades!!!). It was the slogan invented by Stalin to inspire hope in the Soviet army as the Nazis rolled over them. Which brings us to … Continue reading →

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GOP Rep. Paul Ryan Turns His Back on Ayn Rand

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

My, what a difference a little criticism by religious, but not wackaloonitarian, people makes. Republican Rep. Paul Ryan in 2003: “I give out ‘Atlas Shrugged’ as Christmas presents, and I make all my interns read it. Well… I try to … Continue reading →

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Reading, Republican Brains, and Post-Hoc Fallacies

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

If you read the scientific bloggysphere at all, you probably have come across discussion of Chris Mooney’s The Republican Brain. In it, he argues that there are significant cognitive differences–or points along the continuum of ‘normal’–that correspond to conservatives and … Continue reading →

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