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Conservative Christians Claim They Should be Able to Spew Hate Without Consequence
Conservative Christians want to be able to spew hate and lies but for nobody to have the right to disagree with or refute them
Tagged Republican War on Science
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Iraq War Propagandist Accuses Obama of Encouraging Criminal Behavior with Plan B
Blakeman said that since having sex at the age of 15 can be statutory rape, President Obama is encouraging criminal behavior by making Plan B available over the counter.
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Buster Wilson Wakes Up to Discover He’s a Hate Monger
Buster Wilson complains that if he believes what he says the Bible says about homosexuality, he is a hate monger
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NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out – Religious Right Apoplectic
NBA player Jason Collins says he’s gay; the religious right says he is immoral and aberrant and so are we for supporting him
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Shady GOP TN Lawmaker Sponsors Ag Gag Bill After Taking Gifts from Farm Bureau
Tennessee Republican State Representative Andy Holt (R-Dresden) doesn’t seem to understand how to get away with creepy things and bad laws in the digital age.
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Larry Pratt: Bombing Seen by Liberals as Opportunity to Increase Government Control
Republicans want bombing suspect treated as enemy combatant but it’s liberals who want increased government control?
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The GOP’s Boston-inspired Insanity
The GOP: Sodomizing our shared reality – and you
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Kansas Republican Tim Huelskamp Put the Fool in April Fool’s Day
Kansas Republican Tim Huelskamp says marriage equality is unpatriotic and will destroy the family and motherhood – and even your apple pie
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God Wills It! Things You Will Never Hear an Atheist Say
When Reshad Riddle gunned down his father at Church, he didn’t say his act was the will of atheism.
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World Net Daily to PoliticusUSA: Facts are anti-Semitic
Reality-challenged Joseph Farah of World Net Daily feels that inconvenient and uncongenial facts about ancient Israel are anti-Semitic.
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Glenn Beck Fears for Humanity’s Future and He Wants You to be Afraid Too
Glenn Beck reacts with his usual hysteria to the idea of the Singularity and humankind’s next leap forward: the Singularity.
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Conservatives Release the Propaganda Hounds in Defense of Religious Bigotry
A collection of WTF Boy Scout moments, brought to you by the party that hasn’t read the Bible they’re using to beat us over the head
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Fundamentalist Says Refrigeration Removes Sin. Tough Luck Gays and Lesbians!
Oklahoma Pastor James Taylor says if you can refrigerate something (like shellfish) it isn’t an abomination anymore
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The IQ-Killing Plague Driving the Gun Lobby
What might an alien observer make of the seeming disease causing humans to shun science for superstition?
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Right Wing Insanity Boils Over With Claim Marriage Equality Caused Noah’s Flood
Right wing Pastor Scott Lively hit a new level of crazy even for the far right by claiming that same sex marriage caused Noah’s Flood.
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Its the End of the World as You Know It
Joseph Farah wants you to believe an angry God is about to snuff us out, but first we have to survive the Republicans
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When Your Doctor Offers to Pray for You
We go to medical doctors for medical care based on the most recent medical science, not for prayers
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Republican Congressman Says He’s Not Convinced Sandy Victims Need Relief
Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp told AFA Director of Issues Analysis Bryan Fischer that he saw no real need for disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims.
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Sanity Prevails in New Orleans as Revisionist Texas Textbooks Banished
Six schools have been saved for science in New Orleans, where humans will never walk with dinosaurs and Noah’s flood did not create the Grand Canyon
Bryan Fischer Claims Homosexuality is a Birth Defect
The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer misrepresents a scientific study to claim that homosexuality is a birth defect
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Federal Judge Says North Carolina’s Choose Life License Plates are Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina cannot offer choose life plates without also offering pro-choice plates
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Oregon GOP County Chair Gets the Boot for Claiming Democrats Seek Utopian Enslavement
Gary Bray, Republican Party chairman in Washington County, Oregon, called liberalism an ‘atheistic cult’ which seeks ‘utopian enslavement’
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Conflict in the Courts as Federal Judges Issue Divergent Rulings on Gay Conversion Quackery
A federal district judge has issued a temporary injunction against a new California law banning gay conversion therapy, while a second federal judge has refused to block the ban.
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Why Conservatives are Wrong When They Say Liberalism Will Fail
Conservatives have convinced themselves of libearlism’s illigitimacy; now they have convinced themselves liberalism will fail
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Republicans Turn Charter School Officials Into the New Robber Barons
School privatization is the new Gold Rush. There is money to be made in them there hills. And charter schools are the the Republican hammer to be used to prise it out of our hands.
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Just in time for Black Friday conservatives revive the War on Christmas
It is that season again – and no, I am not talking about Christmas. I am talking about the War on Christmas, which is a far more important season to religious conservatives.
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Sorry GOP: We Do Not Need Churches in order to Prosper Economically
Conservatives insist that economic prosperity is impossible without their God but America wil prosper just as well with 20 gods or no gods
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Red State Secession Would Be a Dream Come True for the Rest of America
Don’t tell me that some little part of you would not just like to say to Texas, or to another Southern state of your choice, ‘Fine. Go. We admit it. 1861 was a mistake and we are undoing it now.’
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Mrs. Cleaver’s America is Dead – and Thank God For It
Republicans, in appraising the causes for the Republican defeat in 2012, shy away from the real reasons for that defeat: the culture war
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What Obama’s Victory Means to the Religious Right
The Religious Right took a black eye in 2012 but they are far from powerless and will be back to attack the Constitution in 2016
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Romney Lies on CNN. This is his Real Vision for America
Mitt Romney took to CNN’s opinion page to lie about his vision for America but his real vision is somewhat different
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Franklin Graham Says Election Day 2012 is America’s Last Call
Not only has God decided Mormonism is not a cult, but that former heretic Mitt Romney is his last true hope: vote Mitt or burn in hell!
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The Meningitis that Mitt Romney’s Deregulation Built
Mitt Romney and other Republicans love to talk about the profits that deregulation builds, but will dismiss the very real and deadly consequences that come with their ideology.
While Science Points to Humans Causing Superstorms, Conservatives Blame Sin
Science explains superstorms like Hurricane Sandy, but conservatives prefer to see human immorality and a wrathful god
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Bryan Fischer, Kicked off CNN for Lying, Reacts like Childish Buffoon
Bryan Fischer appeared on CNN this week to share his hateful and dishonest spew but ran into a host who was having none of it
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Romney’s Tax Plan Turns the Laws of Mathematics on their Head
Ask yourself why the laws of mathematics work differently for Mitt Romney than for the rest of the universe before casting your vote in 2012
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Failure to Teach Christianity in Public Schools is Mental Molestation
Fundies claim failure to teach Christianity in public schools is mental molestation – say it ought to be punished like physical molestation
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GOP Congressman – Evolution a Lie Straight from the Pit of Hell
Paul Broun and Todd Akin, both serving on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, deny evolution and embrace superstition
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Jack Welch Admits He Has no Evidence
Jack Welch caused a stir this week when he launched a conspiracy theory aimed at President Obama. Yesterday, he admitted he has no evidence
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Can Reality Be Prayed Away? Fundamentalists Say Yes
Harry Jackson said he cursed the Washington Blade, a gay newspaper, out of existence. But the Blade is still there. Am I missing something?
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Nonbeliever Nation by David Niose is a Secular Manifesto
David Niose’s timely book is not another look at the Religious Right; this call to arms is written for Secular Americans about secularism
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John Bolton Says Obama Planning Blasphemy Laws to Protect Islam
It’s probably needed but Obama is not going to do it, and why are we even talking about something like blasphemy? It’s so sixteenth century
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Battling the Republican Obsession to Turn Back the Clock
It’s no secret the Republicans want to take us back and that Democrats want to take us forward, but isn’t Genesis a little unrealistic?
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Invalid Signatures Keep Colorado Personhood Off the Ballot in November
Personhood fell victim to its own dishonesty yesterday in Colorado, even as the Romney campaign called the abortion debate a distraction
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Florida Family Council-Only Christianity Could Create or Save America
John Stemberger tosses facts aside to claim that only Christianity could create the American experience and only Christianity can save it
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Spiritual Hurricanes and an Aura of Unreality Surround GOP Convention
Most of us like a little reality in our diet, but the Republican Convention seems to be focused more on how to mainstream the crazy
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Why Won’t Sarah Palin Admit Her Body Has Magic Powers
Bryan Fischer is upset that his word isn’t good enough; that his Christian male voice does not invalidate a woman’s experience and science
Brian Fischer Says Shooting Proves NRC and AFA Not Hate Groups
Brian Fischer thinks if somebody hates a hate group that the hate group is magically no longer a hate group and wants SPLC to agree with him
Louisiana School Voucher Decision Banishes Children to the Bronze Age
Rather than fixing its troubled public school system, Louisiana will remove standards and replace modern science with Bronze Age belief
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Republicans Are Embarrassingly Wrong About Climate Change and We’re Paying the Price
Agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought in memory. Ranchers are selling their herds and still no effective climate change bills are being passed.
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Fox Business Analyst Neil Cavuto Says Answer to Record Heat is to Drill More
Neil Cavuto thinks if we drill our record heat will be a problem of the past and that while our economy is sucky the climate is just ducky
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The GOP’s Dystopian Dream of America’s Future
Why should the federal deficit scare us compared to an uninhabitable planet? Aren’t mountains without tops more frightening than an IUD?
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Pepco: Deregulation + Greed + Corruption = Suffering for Hundreds of Thousands
Pepco spent years ignoring aging equipment and tree-trimming and focused instead of increasing profits leaving a million people to suffer in record heat
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A Bunch of Very Hot Days and Global Warming
I’m sure glad anthropogenic global warming is a myth because after a couple of days in the wake of storm-induced power-outages and going on the third day of +100 heat indexes including record breaking temperatures yesterday (set in 1968) I hate to think what the temperature would be like if we had global warming to…
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Right Wing Values: Poisoning our Air to Fill Their Pockets
Right wing values are all about profit values –and nothing more. Whether poisoning our water, triggering a war or making us pay the receipt for their economic stupidity.
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In Louisiana School, Loch Ness Monster Disproves Evolution
A fundamentalist Christian textbook used in a Louisiana school insists that because the Loch Ness Monster is real, evolution must not be
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Says the GOP Proverb, Dickishness is Next to Thuggishness
Republicans Allen West and Grover Norquist have proved an old truth of totalitarianism, that dickishness is next to thuggishness
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The GOP and the Limits of Positive Thinking
When bad news piles on bad news, how does a person carry on, and how far can positive thinking carry you in the face of insurmountable odds?
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Vaginas and Uteruses and Republicans, Oh My!
Republicans must talk about vaginas given the laws they’ve been making but they’re not about to extend Democrats the same privilege
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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Asks Discredited Political Scientist to Game Global Warming
You’d expect an interview with a climate scientist; you get an interview with a political scientist instead, one well paid by the denialists
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Closing Minds and Banning Science in North Carolina
By banning science, by banning any discussion at all of climate change in North Carolina, the anti-regulation Republicans are regulating scientific thought.
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David Barton Supporters Say Criticism of Barton Proves Barton is Right
David Barton’s deputy Rick Green and the ACLJ’s David French claim that criticism of David Barton proves that Barton is telling the truth
North Carolina GOP Would Make Truth About Rising Sea Levels Illegal Rather Than Deal With It
Rather than let scientists accurately project sea level rise, the business-friendly North Carolina GOP would make it illegal to tell the truth
David Barton’s New Thesis: People Who Are on Welfare Don’t Read the Bible
David Barton attempts to prove we’d all be better off economically if we read our Bibles with a pedestrian attempt at developing a thesis
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Saving You From Socialist Light Bulbs by Saving You From Pesky Facts
Republicans are fighting light bulb socialism, trying to save the old fashioned light bulb without mentioning a single relevant fact
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Conservatism Looks More Like an Online MMORPG Every Day
You have to wonder the degree to which conservatives are even aware any more of reality as they indulge in increasingly twisted fantasies
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Christopher Monckton: The Man Who Lies About His Credentials Question’s Obama’s
Christopher Monckton tells many lies about his own credentials so its no surprise that he has jumped on Joe Arpaio’s birther bandwagon
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Demonize It! The Fundamentalist Obsession with Demons
Most 21st century Americans deal with the world they see and give no thought to an underlying reality full of demons and demonic influences
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Daring to Speak the Truth About Job Creation Gets Venture Capitalist Shunned
It wasn’t just what Nick Hanauer said that made his TED talk controversial, it was that he dared challenge conservative assumptions.
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What the Bible Says Versus What Republicans Wish it Said
The GOP insists we obey the Bible but the Bible doesn’t define traditional marriage and it turns out God orders abortions with wild abandon
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Abortion: Religion-Based Bigotry Versus the World of Facts
The GOP stance on abortion hinges on religious dogma, not on science and even when science does enter the picture it is 18th century science
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Fundie Says Obama is Gay, Imprison Gays Before They Kill Kids
Discredited psychologist and anti-gay “expert” Paul Cameron, claims that Obama is gay and that gays must be imprisoned before they kill kids
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Look Out First Amendment – Theocracy Inbound
Theocracy is coming to with a GOP win in 2012: they have made their position clear enough and it becomes more pronounced with each new bill
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Right Winger Sells Lies to Repurpose America’s Past for Conservative Agenda
David Barton’s fundamentalist culture war agenda colors all he does and all his attitudes and it is no surprise that historians are his ultimate bogeymen
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The Dirty Thirty – Occupy May Day Edition
Look at all the things wrong in America right now and then look at the GOP solutions since 2010. You will see they have no intention of fixing any real problems
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David Barton Says Science Can’t Cure Divine Punishments like AIDS
David Barton claims that science won’t be able to cure AIDS because AIDS is a punishment for sin showing he is as ignorant of science as he is of history
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Welcome to Talibanessee
It is time to define gateway sexual activities and to determine whether or not they can be considered a spectator sport
Misunderstandings, Misconceptions and Distortions About Global Warming
It’s truly sad when the individuals who creates the laws that regulate greenhouse gas emissions understands nothing about carbon dioxide.
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Gene Roddenberry, Where is My Star Trek Future?
Star Trek promised us a Utopian future of peace and tolerance and science; the Republican agenda has thrown all this – and us – under the bus
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The Dirty Thirty – April Fool’s Edition
The Republican assault on American liberties has continued in 2012 with continued emphasis on the reproductive rights of women and women’s health
Santorum Ignores Economy – Makes his Religion a Problem for Voters
The media is slowly becoming wise to the fact that Rick Santorum’s campaign is fueled by religion, not the economy. His stance on issues is religious, his rhetoric is religious and his appeal is not to fiscal conservatives but to social conservatives, to those on the religious right who menace our democracy with the specter of theocracy.
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The Republican Platform Aims at a Time Before the Constitution
Republicans don’t want to take back our country; they want to take our country back, back to a time before the United States, before the Constitution to the unworkable Articles of Confederation, to pre-Constitutional religious intolerance and oppression of minorities and of women.
The Grim Calculus of Rights of Conscience
The grim calculus of conservatism’s so-called rights of conscience is this: I don’t believe so you can’t… Their religious freedoms are your slave chains.
The Shining City on a Hill is a Destroyer of Freedom
It’s easy to see why Robison likes the city on a hill imagery because the only freedom will be that of Talibangelicals like Robison to force the rest of us to toe the religious line.
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People Are Laughing at My Country – And They Should Be
Why has my country become the laughingstock of the world? Well, look at the comments above: you need look no further than Rick Santorum
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The Dirty Thirty – February 2012 Edition
As we enter 2012 the GOP’s campaign to save America from non-existent problems rather than to create jobs shows no signs of abating
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Mitt Romney’s Errand Boy, Ron Paul Calls Rick Santorum a ‘Liberal’
Ron Paul, Mitt Romney’s errand boy, who is in charge of making Rick Santorum look bad to his conservative base says Rick is very liberal.
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Why Voters Should Have No Faith In Man Of Faith Rick Santorum
Even though Rick Santorum will soon come crashing back to earth, it’s instructive to look at this darling of the wing-nut vote and has a puncher’s chance of being the Republican nominee.
Rick Santorum’s Clueless Message Stomps Mitt Romney’s Electability
Santorum surges in GOP races. My local newspaper headline pretty much captured the flavor of yesterday’s round of two Republican Presidential caucuses and one non-binding primary. It was definitely the flaming heterosexual’s day in the sun, though in the future there will be many more of those hotter than normal sunny days in all sections…
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The Myth of Deferred Male Gratification and the Genocide of Mothers
Rabbi Daniel Lapin generates a myth that the availability of oral contraception has somehow caused the collapse of American civilization
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Fundamentalist Flushes Brain Down Toilet – Wants Yours Too
Fundamentalist Rick Joyner is again prophesying that God will smite America but his science is as believable as Jack Black’s in “Year One”
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The Dirty Thirty – the GOP’s Rights Killing Agenda for America
With no signs of abating. Republican legislatures are if anything more eager than ever to press their rights-killing agenda for America and Americans
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New Study Reveals That Stupidity Can Make You Conservative And Racist
A new study has found that the lower a person’s level of intelligence the more likely they are to be drawn to conservatism and prejudice.
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Oh the Things They Say About Islam
Republicans in embracing 1950s-style paranoia makes Islam the new Communism and accuses it of everything the GOP is itself guilty of
The Dirty Thirty – New Year’s Edition
The Dirty Thirty New Year’s Edition updates our survey of the GOP’s war on women, the environment, education, voting rights and more
The Dirty Thirty Year End Edition
The Dirty Thirty Year-End edition is a recap of legislation, local, state and federal, the GOP is using to destroy America