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December 6, 2010 5:46 pm
The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress
…SB 1070, and suggested that Congress vote to defund the Department of Justice over their lawsuit against the draconian immigration law. Ellmers told the conservative RedState blog that she is…
June 29, 2021 5:02 pm
Unsportsmanlike: The Right-Wing Attack on Transgender Women and Children — PART II
…state capitols across the country, all designed with a common goal: to prevent trans people from using public restrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Right-wing politicians suggested wives and…
May 2, 2011 1:41 pm
GOP Leaders’ Favorite ‘Historian’ David Barton on The Daily Show: Dishonest History & Frightening Constitutional Theory
…For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch blog, and calls attention to the consequences of Barton’s belief that the First Amendment and Bill of Rights should not apply to the…
June 10, 2010 5:33 pm
Previewing the Right Wing Playbook on the Kagan Confirmation Hearings
…Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” or the distribution of the “Federalist Papers.” Others, including Rush Limbaugh, have repeated the same false claims. These false attacks ignore basic facts: The issue in…
October 3, 2011 8:01 pm
The Right to Vote Under Attack: The Campaign to Keep Millions of Americans from the Ballot Box
…machines were stealing elections away from voters became common refrains in the right-wing media and political debates. But the Bush Justice Department’s war on voter fraud found little evidence of…
September 29, 2010 9:03 pm
The Rogues’ Gallery: Right-Wing Candidates Have A Dangerous Agenda for America and Could Turn the Senate
…earmarks” pledge and “repeatedly railing against the pork-barrel practices while campaigning.” Buck supports what he calls “common sense” legislation – promoted by “birthers” who question President Obama’s citizenship – that…
November 16, 2017 12:23 pm
Roy Moore: A History of Bigotry, Extremism and Contempt for the Rule of Law
…an oath on the Quran and an allegiance to our Constitution at the same time.” Moore concluded: But common sense alone dictates that in the midst of a war with…
July 28, 2011 1:49 pm
ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests in State Legislatures
…2011. ↩ “The Secret World of ALEC’s Hacks,” Jesse Zwick, The Washington Independent. October 2010. ↩ “ALEC Scorecard: 1995,” Common Cause, 2012. ↩ “Crown Cork Seeks Protection in North Dakota,”…
May 20, 2020 8:00 am
Disinformation, Coronavirus, and the 2020 Presidential Election
…to an ideologically aligned real independent media website [like One America News or Breitbart] to Facebook to Reddit—a process designed to reduce skepticism in the original unknown blog.” It’s a…
March 16, 2011 8:23 pm
How Not to Respond to Political Bullies: Lessons From the Smithsonian’s Response to the Manufactured Right-Wing Controversy Over Hide/Seek
…a right to expect that the museum will uphold common standards of decency. The museum should pull the exhibit and be prepared for serious questions come budget time.” That response…