So far from the mainstream they need a telescope, the Republican Party as we now know it simply can’t help itself when it comes to hiring Elton John and then decrying those darn homosexuals. In the case of Elena Kagan, the next Associate Supreme Court Justice, the bloviators of the Grand Old Party... Read more →
CON GAMES: Rush Limbaugh Is So Gay
“Elton John is gay, gay, gay, gay—and therefore the perfect complement to the bully who uses his pulpit to embrace the mythical family values that hold the Right together like so much spilt oil on a hot summer’s day in the Gulf,” blogs the Con Man. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road…... Read more →
CON GAMES: Ask And Ye Shall Be Told
Today’s Facebook thread: Michael Conniff The Republican leadership is now claiming “the American people” for whom they speak don’t want to repeal don’t ask, don’t tell. Only problem is 75 percent of Americans now want to get rid of it, which means the incredible shrinking... Read more →
Infowars Loves The ‘Sheeple’
“Con Man accuses me of Racism, Homophobia,” writes Post blogger infowars.com in comment #2. “Thats what the media and professional status quo political pushers do.” Read More →
Racism, Homophobia, Infowars
Infowars.com, who sees conspiracy under every toadstool and Toyota, does not have a huge problem with racism or homophobia. What happens when the shephard becomes the sheep? Read More →
Democracy + Theocracy = Hypocrisy
Post blogger Nathan writes, “If we start…defining legal contracts with religious beliefs than we are implementing religion bound by law.” Read More →
CON GAMES: Studies Show Heritage’s Fake Science On The Family
Challenging the pseudo-science of the Christian Right’s Heritage Foundation linking homosexual parenting to child abuse, Michael Conniff blogs, “The hyper-conservative Corporate Resource Council, dedicated to denying equal benefits in the workplace, is a font of such misinformation and disinformation—and... Read more →
CON GAMES: Studies Show Heritage’s Fake Science On The Family
When faith fails, true believers on the political Right can always turn to science. Nowhere is the tactic more egregious than when the Righties need to defend marriage as between a man or a woman–a union that neither gay man nor beast can put asunder. When it comes to gay... Read more →
CON GAMES: Right Giving Up Inch By Inch
“William F. Buckley Jr., the late loquacious Godfather of the movement, famously said of feminists: ‘Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile’—this as a proposition to be debated with Germaine Greer,” blogs the Con Man. “In the 21st Century, the Right is giving up inch... Read more →
CON GAMES: Right Gives Up Inch By Inch
Because we live so obviously and obliviously within the tyranny of the moment—don’t be bitter about Twitter—it’s easy as apple pie to miss the steps on the way to the conservative abyss. William F. Buckley Jr., the late loquacious Godfather of the movement, famously said of feminists: “Give... Read more →