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Radical Right Rallies Behind Lowe's

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Wednesday, 12/14/2011 2:35 pm

As the backlash against Lowe’s decision to pull ads from the TLC reality show All-American Muslim grows, right-wing activists are rallying to the company’s defense.

Brigitte Gabriel’s ACT! for America launched a petition to boost Lowe’s that ironically defends the right of businesses to “be free to make advertising decisions” even though Lowe’s withdrew their ads after a pressure campaign from the extremist Florida Family Association:

We the undersigned join to stand with Lowe's Home Improvement stores in their decision to cease the flow of their advertising dollars to The Learning Channel's (TLC) television show "All-American Muslim."

We believe that American businesses should be free to make advertising decisions without fear of repercussion from radical Islamist groups.

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Therefore, we the undersigned, join with others across America, to let Lowe's Home Improvement know that:

• We support Lowe's Home Improvement's decision to end paid advertising on TLC's "All-American Muslim."

• We thank Lowe's Home Improvement for their position in the face of unwarranted and unfair criticism.

Religious Right radio host Janet Mefferd railed against the company’s critics on her show yesterday, where she hosted FFA president David Caton, arguing Lowe’s decision has absolutely nothing at all to do with anti-Muslim sentiments! According to Mefferd the show was plainly “controversial,” because apparently filming the lives of real Muslim families is controversial: “This has nothing to do with bigotry against Muslims, it has to do with the fact that the company didn’t want to advertise on this particular show because it was so controversial. So what! Get over it! Not everything is religious bigotry!”

The leader of the California Republican Assembly also defended Lowe’s in response to a California State Seantor Ted Lieu’s criticism of the company:

Lieu criticized the chain store, calling their action "un-American" and "naked religious bigotry," adding that he plans political action if the store does not apologize to Muslims and re-broadcast the ads.

Cathy Carlson of the California Republican Assembly points out Lowe's was just one of several companies that made the same decision. "Lowe's is a business -- and yes, it's the right business decision," she tells OneNewsNow. "And they're not the only ones -- there were dozens of advertisers who pulled their sponsorship."

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"He is a lawyer -- and what he said to cover himself was that he was going to look into seeing if any laws have been broken; and he knows there aren't any laws that are broken," says Carlson. "So I just think he's posturing. I think he is playing to his base so he gets re-elected. This is typical California politics."

Right-Wing Activist Frets Over Gay Member Of The California Republican Leadership

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Friday, 3/25/2011 10:59 am

After an openly gay Republican, Greg Gandrud, was elected to the board of directors of the California Republican Party at their convention, anti-gay organizations were obviously displeased. Similar to the debate over GOProud’s inclusion in the Conservative Political Action Conference, when right-wing groups blasted GOProud because it represents gay and lesbian conservatives, the head of the California Republican Assembly has taken issue with Gandrud’s sexual orientation. Celeste Greig of the California Republican Assembly said that Gandrud shouldn’t “bring his personal lifestyle” to the GOP.

The California Republican Assembly represents the state’s hard-right activists that Ronald Reagan called “the conscience of the Republican Party.” The group wants government guided by “moral law as expressed by the Judeo-Christian ethic and contained in the Holy Scriptures of these historic faiths” and said the “government is duty bound” to oppose marriage equality.

Greig told the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow:

The California Republican Party has elected its first openly homosexual board member. One incumbent is hopeful the action will not further enforce a "gay" agenda on citizens of The Golden State.

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Celeste Greig, president of the volunteer California Republican Assembly, says many Republicans did not know of Gandrud's sexual orientation until recently. But she adds that her conservative group will stand its ground, both fiscally and socially.

"I hope that he doesn't bring his personal lifestyle within the party," says Greig. "Of course everyone is welcome to be members, to be productive. If they try to bring up more of their issues and promote more of their lifestyle, I'm sure that's not going to go well at all with members of the California Republican Assembly and with me."

"Pimp" and "Prostitute" Headlining California Republican Assembly Convention

Submitted by Kyle Mantyla on Thursday, 3/4/2010 2:20 pm

Starting tomorrow, the California Republican Assembly's 75th Anniversary Celebration and Endorsing Convention gets underway and several high-profile candidates are expected to attend as they seek CRA's endorsement:

The action packed weekend will feature both major candidates for Governor – Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman – and the major candidates for U.S. Senate – Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell. In addition, delegates will hear from candidates for other statewide offices and the Board of Equalization.

“The fact that all the major candidates are actively campaigning for the CRA endorsement is further
testimony to the important role CRA plays in the state,” Mettler added.

Candidates must receive the votes of two-thirds of CRA delegates in order to be endorsed. CRA’s endorsement vote is scheduled for the Sunday afternoon session with candidate speeches slated for Saturday.

Friday night's dinner banquet is set to feature Pro 8 campaign chairman Ron Prentice ... and Saturday night's banquet has an even more exciting treat lined-up:

Right Wing Round-Up

Submitted by Kyle Mantyla on Wednesday, 3/25/2009 6:12 pm
  • Media Matters notes that, in all fairness, Newt Gingrich is entitled to present himself as a guardian of Catholic values because he's "only been divorced twice so far."

  • Speaking of which, Catholics United has responded to the outcry over President Obama's invitation to Notre Dame by calling on "Former Speaker Gingrich and the Cardinal Newman Society to refrain from selectively applying the Catholic faith in service of their partisan agendas."

  • The SPLC reports that Scott Lively will be addressing the Murrieta-Temecula Republican Assembly, a local chapter of the conservative GOP activist group California Republican Assembly.

  • Pam and Good as You note notes that the AFA seemingly has nothing better to do than harass Pepsico.

  • Tips-Q points out that the Christian Coalition is encouraging Senators to sponsor a Resolution sponsored by Senator Jim Inhofe honoring the life of Paul Weyrich.

  • Bill Berkowitz has a good round-up of right-wing news.

  • Sarah Posner says that the new Newt Gingrich effort is not so new after all, because "he's pitching the same-old, same-old as a reinvented phoenix of a flailing conservative movement."

  • Tom Driscoll makes a good point regarding the Right's assertion that David Hamilton was rated "unqualified" by the ABA when he was first nominated to the bench back in 1994: "When someone's level of experience was questioned 15 years ago does it really make sense to cite the same question today? Doesn't the ensuing 15 years actually serving as a justice count for some amount of experience?"

  • Finally, Andrew Sullivan highlights a rather remarkable press release off of Christian Newswire.
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Radical Right Rallies Behind Lowe's
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Tashman, Wednesday 12/14/2011, 2:35pm
As the backlash against Lowe’s decision to pull ads from the TLC reality show All-American Muslim grows, right-wing activists are rallying to the company’s defense. Brigitte Gabriel’s ACT! for America launched a petition to boost Lowe’s that ironically defends the right of businesses to “be free to make advertising decisions” even though Lowe’s withdrew their ads after a pressure campaign from the extremist Florida Family Association: We the undersigned join to stand with Lowe's Home Improvement stores in their decision to cease the flow of their... MORE >
Right-Wing Activist Frets Over Gay Member Of The California Republican Leadership
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Tashman, Friday 03/25/2011, 10:59am
After an openly gay Republican, Greg Gandrud, was elected to the board of directors of the California Republican Party at their convention, anti-gay organizations were obviously displeased. Similar to the debate over GOProud’s inclusion in the Conservative Political Action Conference, when right-wing groups blasted GOProud because it represents gay and lesbian conservatives, the head of the California Republican Assembly has taken issue with Gandrud’s sexual orientation. Celeste Greig of the California Republican Assembly said that Gandrud shouldn’t “bring his personal... MORE >
"Pimp" and "Prostitute" Headlining California Republican Assembly Convention
SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Mantyla, Thursday 03/04/2010, 2:20pm
Starting tomorrow, the California Republican Assembly's 75th Anniversary Celebration and Endorsing Convention gets underway and several high-profile candidates are expected to attend as they seek CRA's endorsement: The action packed weekend will feature both major candidates for Governor – Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman – and the major candidates for U.S. Senate – Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell. In addition, delegates will hear from candidates for other statewide offices and the Board of Equalization. “The fact that all... MORE >
Right Wing Round-Up
SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Mantyla, Wednesday 03/25/2009, 6:12pm
Media Matters notes that, in all fairness, Newt Gingrich is entitled to present himself as a guardian of Catholic values because he's "only been divorced twice so far."Speaking of which, Catholics United has responded to the outcry over President Obama's invitation to Notre Dame by calling on "Former Speaker Gingrich and the Cardinal Newman Society to refrain from selectively applying the Catholic faith in service of their partisan agendas."The SPLC reports that Scott Lively will be addressing the Murrieta-Temecula Republican Assembly, a local chapter of the... MORE >