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May 2012

May 10, 2012

Obama’s Evolution is Finally Complete

I've said several times that Obama's famously protracted "evolution" on marriage equality would end around...

May 10, 2012

FL Cop Held Accountable for Falsifying Report

Here's something entirely too rare, a police officer being prosecuted and convicted for lying on...

May 10, 2012

Family Values Pol ‘Obsessed’ With Sperm Donation

You may remember the bizarre story a few months ago about an Alabama Republican, who...

May 10, 2012

Randi Hammers Popoff Again

In 1986 I watched James Randi on the Tonight Show when he revealed the absurd...

May 10, 2012

Jaw Dropping Quote of the Week

Colorado has been considering a bill to prohibit the use of Medicaid to pay for...

May 09, 2012

McCain Earns Best Actor Nomination

When next year's Oscars roll around, I suggest an unconventional choice for best actor: John...

May 09, 2012

More Free Speech Problems in Canada

I've written many times about the Canadian hate speech laws, which I consider manifestly unjust...

May 09, 2012

Obama’s Pointless Triangulation on Marriage Equality

The blogosphere got all excited this weekend when Vice President Joe Biden said on Meet...

May 09, 2012

Government Spending Decreased Under Obama

To hear Republicans tell it, President Obama has gone on a massive spending spree, sending...

May 09, 2012

How to Turn the Police Union Against You

I've written many times about police unions defending abusive and corrupt cops to the bitter...

May 09, 2012

Obama Uses Newt Against Mitt

The Obama campaign is wisely using the incredible attacks on Mitt Romney by his fellow...

May 09, 2012

Chickenhawk Ted Nugent’s ‘Blood Brothers’

A lot of attention has been paid over the last few days at Ted Nugent's...

May 09, 2012

Brown v Savage: This Should Be Fun

Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage is mad at Dan Savage for calling...

May 09, 2012

Another Preacher Wants to Beat the Gay Out of Kids

Justin Griffith reports on yet another fundamentalist preacher in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he is...

May 09, 2012

New Wingnut Meme: Wind Farms Cause Global Warming!

In the grand tradition of Ronald Reagan claiming that trees caused pollution (not true, but...

May 09, 2012

Bryan Fischer Award Nominee: The Heartland Institute

The Bryan Fischer award is given to those who display weapons-grade projection and accuse their...

May 09, 2012

Lou Engle: Fight The Gay Like Confederate Generals

From the department of bad analogies: Unhinged looney tunes Lou Engle of the New Apostolic...

May 08, 2012

The SCA’s New Leader

As you have probably heard by now, the Secular Coalition for America has hired a...

May 08, 2012

Former Rivals Struggle to Endorse Romney

One of the truly amusing things about this year's Republican primary is watching all of...

May 08, 2012

More Blasphemy Law Barbarism

Nations where Islam is dominant continue to punish "blasphemy" -- i.e. saying anything that might...

May 08, 2012

Interesting Coalition Supports Anti-Discrimination Order

A very unusual coalition of groups is calling on Obama to issue an executive order...

May 08, 2012

Debunking D’Souza, Part 3: Christianity and the Founding

In part 2, I quoted Dinesh D'Souza claiming, as he did over and over in...

May 08, 2012

Bachmann: God Called Me to ‘Mistake-Free’ Campaign

Michele Bachmann appeared on the 700 Club with David Brody and repeated her assertion that...

May 08, 2012

The Catholic Church’s Priorities. Again.

A priest in Australia has been removed from the priesthood by the Roman Catholic Church...

May 08, 2012

Obama Drug Czar Goes on Charm Offensive

The ostensibly liberal Center for American Progress gave Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of...

May 08, 2012

Israel Has Sharia Law?

Here's something that came as a surprise to me, but in retrospect I suppose it...

May 08, 2012

Right Wing Sexual Hypocrites: The List

Alternet has a list of the top 20 right wing sexual hypocrites, those infamous "family...

May 08, 2012

Wingnut Quote of the Week

Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel makes a habit of saying stupid and crazy things, but...

May 07, 2012

Debunking D’Souza, Part 2: Christianity and Civil Rights

One of the most astounding claims made by Dinesh D'Souza in his debate with Susan...

May 07, 2012

Billy Graham Backs Amendment One

To no one's surprise, Billy Graham has endorsed North Carolina's Amendment One, which would ban...

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