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Ayn Rand-Loving Right Is Like Teen Boys Gone Crazy

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Sara Robinson - May. 12 (Opinion) - 'Make no mistake: all this Ayn Rand libertarian me-first-and-the-rest-of-you-go-to-hell stuff - the there's-no-government-like-no-government theology..

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Deciphering Right-Wing Code: What Conservatives Are Really Saying When They Seem to Spew Nonsense

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Sara Robinson - Apr. 05 (Opinion) - Even though right-wing narratives are often factually wrong, they are absolutely never content-free. Stories like this are always about something. And the weirder and more factually challenged they sound to liberal ears, the more important it probably is for us to know what that something is. Too often, our obsession with the gobsmacking wrongness of these statements deafens us to clues to the right's current motives and intentions that are frequently lurking in these strange declarations.

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Supreme Court's Religious Frenzy

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - Mar. 27 (Opinion) - What exactly are these people praying for? Are they praying for a return to the way things were? For the denial of health insurance due to whatever the whimsical opinions of corporate bureaucrats determine to be a pre-existing condition? For the right to be thrown into an overpriced, endlessly gouging 'marketplace' the moment when you turn 25, and you're burdened anyway with usurious student loans?' Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Magazine

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15 Ways the Bible Is Used by Christians and the GOP to Control and Malign Women

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Valerie Tarico - Mar. 12 (Opinion) - take it from reformer John Calvin: “Woman is more guilty than man, because she was seduced by Satan, and so diverted her husband from obedience to God that she was an instrument of death leading to all perdition. It is necessary that woman recognize this, and that she learn to what she is subjected; and not only against her husband. This is reason enough why today she is placed below and that she bears within her ignominy and shame.”

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Rush Limbaugh backs child kidnappers

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

care2.com - By Paul Canning - Mar. 09 (Opinion) - The LRA have kidnapped thousands of children across central Africa, raped them and forced them to be soldiers. Their leader, Joseph Kony, was indited by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2005 for numerous atrocities. There are 33 charges, 12 counts of crimes against humanity, which include murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and rape. There are another 21 counts of war crimes which include murder, cruel treatment of civilians, intentionally directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, inducing rape and forced enlisting of children into the rebel ranks. ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said that “Kony was abducting girls to offer them as rewards to his commanders.” Some of the children are forced to hide every night to avoid kidnapping. This is the ‘Christian’ Limbaugh is defending.

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GOP Fiscal Proposals Are Sound 'If You Believe In Magic'

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Paul Krugman - Mar. 02 (Opinion) - Mitt Romney is very concerned about budget deficits. Or at least that’s what he says; he likes to warn that President Obama's deficits are leading us toward a "Greece-style collapse." So why is Mr. Romney offering a budget proposal that would lead to muc

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The Sad Race for Bottom on the Loony Right

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Robert Reich - Feb. 28 (Opinion) - even if they lose the presidency on Election Day they’re still likely to be in charge of at least one house of Congress as well as several state legislators and governorships. That’s a problem for the nation.

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Billionaire Bigot Bankrolling Mitt Romney

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Daily Kos - Feb. 19 (Opinion) - In a column sure to rain lawsuit threats down upon him, Glenn Greenwald exposes many of the scandals surrounding Mitt Romney's national finance co-chair, Idahoan Frank VanderSloot. VanderSloot is a billionaire whose deep pockets have funded no small number of Idaho's political figures. As Greenwald details, his business practices have drawn plenty of unwanted attention, as has his involvement in numerous far-right causes, particularly his anti-gay activism, including running a billboard campaign against Idaho Public Television for running a documentary about teachers talking about lesbian and gay issues in age-appropriate ways. His wife, Belinda, donated $100,000 to California's Prop 8 campaign.

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WATCH: Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers Sound Off On Birth Control

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers - Feb. 19 (Comedy News) - Amy Poehler got back to her "Weekend Update" roots on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend when she joined former co-host Seth Meyers for a "Really?!?"...

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Stephen Colbert Follows Pat Robertson's Advice, Overwhelms God With Prayer (VIDEO)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Stephen Colbert - Jan. 06 (Comedy News) - video

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The Christmas War on Atheism: What's the Religious Right Whining About When It's Really Non-Believers Who Are Under Attack?

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Alex DiBranco - Dec. 23 (Opinion) - It’s that time of year when, if you tune into Fox News or right-wing talk radio, you’re sure to hear the phrase “war on Christmas” repeated ad infinitum. Perhaps you’ve also seen Rick Perry’s new war on Christmas ad, which gives the added gift of rabid homophobia, while absurdly accusing President Barack Obama of leading a war on religion. But in reality, this year, like most years, it's right-wing Christians who are waging a war on the right of non-believers to avoid having religion shoved down their throats. Say “Merry Christmas” -- or Else

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Jon Stewart Rips Congressional GOP's 'In God We Trust' Debate: 'You're Doing It To Be D*cks' (VIDEO)

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Jon Stewart - Nov. 04 (Comedy News) - Whenever you ask a congressperson, a Presidential candidate or just about any political pundit what the most important thing this country needs right now, it's jobs, jobs, jobs. Immigration and war reform, sure, but jobs are key.

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Taboo - or Not Taboo. Make That 15 Commandments.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Smirking Chimp - By Robert Becker - Oct. 26 (Opinion) - It's good news that bad taboos, which reinforce prejudice, are falling by the wayside. But what about good taboos on which civilization depends, also falling by the wayside?

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How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1% to Exploit the 99%

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Oct. 16 (Opinion) - As the Occupy Wall street movement spreads across the country and the world, we must bring attention to the enablers of the top 1 percent exploiting the 99. Fundamentalist religion made this exploitation possible.

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Mormons: One may serve as president soon » Evansville Courier & Press

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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How I Escaped the "Biblical Family Values" Nightmare That Drives Perry, Bachmann, and Tea Party Politics

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Vyckie Garrison - Sep. 01 (Opinion) - Do you remember when it first dawned on you that your relatives are all a bunch of crackpots and weirdos? Seems like I was around 8 or 9 — my mother worked all night in the casinos and slept most of the day, leaving me alone to protect my naïve older sister from the depraved advances of Mom's alcoholic boyfriends and worry about my big brother's drug addiction.

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Playing Ball With the Pentagon

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Tomdispatch.com - By Andrew Bacevich, - Jul. 30 (Comment) - In this theatrical production, the Red Sox provide the stage, and the Pentagon the props. In military parlance, it is a joint operation. In front of a gigantic American flag draped over the left-field wall, an Air Force contingent, clad in blue, stands at attention. To carry a smaller version of the Stars and Stripes onto the playing field, the Navy provides a color guard in crisp summer whites. The United States Marine Corps kicks in with a choral ensemble that leads the singing of the national anthem. As the anthem’s final notes sound, four U. S. Air Force F-15C Eagles scream overhead. The sellout crowd roars its approval.

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Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in the US

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 24 (Opinion) - There is a growing movement in America that equates godliness with hatred of our government in fact hatred of our country as fallen and evil because we allow women choice, gays to marry, have a social safety net, and allow immigration from other cultures and non-white races.

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Bill Maher Calls Michele Bachmann & Sarah Palin Boobs, Jesus Sexist (VIDEO)

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Bill Maher - Jul. 17 (Comedy News) - One thing is abundantly clear: Bill Maher is not afraid of offending you.

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Stewart & Seinfeld Mock Marcus Bachmann's Gay Repression Therapy

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post - Jul. 14 (Comedy News) - Comedians are obviously starting to take note of Michele Bachmann's husband Dr. Marcus Bachmann and his controversial gay repression therapy clinic. As Jon Stewart proved...

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How Fundamentalist Religion Is Destroying the World

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 07 (Opinion) - The earth bursts with life. Far right exclusionary religion bursts with death. If there is a creator of life He/She/It must hate fundamentalist religion. The countries in the world that are the most fundamentalist and religious, and/or those whose identity is most religion-based, are the world's greatest troublemakers. Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the USA, Vatican City and the state of Israel come to mind.

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God On The Campaign Trail

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AU.org - By Brian T. Kaylor - Jun. 09 (Interview) - The issue of sincerity haunts this work since voters cannot judge the hearts and souls of candidates. Thus, the religious test for office today is a rhetorical one. That is, the candidate talking the most about religion in the general campaign won in every cycle from 1976-2008. That does not mean the most religious candidate, but the one who talked about God and quoted scriptures the most.

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Voucher Vanguard

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AU.org - Jun. 09 (Editorial) - America’s public school system and the constitutional separation of church and state are under relentless assault.

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The Sneaky Ways the Christian Right Has Re-Entrenched Itself In Our Politics

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Rob Boston - May. 10 (Opinion) - Boehner assured Robertson’s viewers that their concerns are his concerns -- and he urged them to be patient. Reflecting on a recent House vote to cut off tax funding of family planning and health programs for women, Boehner asserted, “I met with a lot of religious leaders earlier today to talk about the strategy, and I think it’s important that we understand that what we want to do here is win the war, not just win a battle.

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Osama bin Laden: our gift from God

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Op Ed News - By Mark Goldman - May. 06 (Opinion) - Osama bin Laden was a gift from God to all of us for which many of us have yet to express our thankfulness. This is not to say that the people who were killed on 911 deserved to die or that God wished them dead, but rather that our response to the collapse of the twin towers was a wake-up call to all Americans to look into the mirror and see what we have become as a people, which we might now realize as we review our unfolding reaction to that attack

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