Government-run health care is only one thing we Americans can learn from Canada and its "left-leaning" political leaders.
The Associated Press' Mike Glover writes, "It's been six months since voters handed Barack Obama the White House, and in the minds of a lot of Iowa ac...
The fight over the Republican primary in Florida is shaping up to be the main-ring event in the GOP's version of the intraparty struggle next year.
The vacuum left by former clown-in-chief George W. Bush, ably lead by sinister foil Dick Cheney, has spawned an entire army of wanna-be Bushes: the ni...
Sarah Palin has found herself painted into a shrinking political corner in which she finds herself at odds with just about every interest group in Alaska -- Democrats and Republicans alike.
Simply rebranding the Republican Party by somehow updating its image, with apologies to Sarah Palin, really is putting lipstick on a pig. Their problems go much deeper than that.
The GOP's leaders and their inactions have placed the party at the corner of Unpopular and Nowhere.
I'm reasonably certain that historians will peg the legacy of the president's first 100 days based partly upon this contrast between the crazy and the calm.
The defense of our President's good intentions when no one is attacking them is unnecessary. The problem is, good intentions do not equal sensible policy.
Bobby Jindal is writing a book! Jindal was going to title it, Dreams from My Father, until he was told that that title had already been taken.
As if Formosan termites weren't bad enough (they devour everything, not just wood), now New Orleans is coming to grips with its latest visitor: defective drywall.
It was a clash Tennessee Williams could have appreciated. During the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival a panel of very, very depressed editors held...
The same insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies have granted themselves billions of dollars of taxpayer subsidies and inflated profits continue to shape the healthcare reform debate today.
Keep in mind that aside from berating scientific pursuits like volcano monitoring, Jindal also gave the finger to funding the National Endowment for the Arts.
There has been a series of robocalls made in recent weeks regarding Sarah Palin in two key primary states for 2012. Palin's "authorized" political action committee has formally denied conducting the poll.
If Republicans don't like science, instead of Twitter they should send their next anti-science message by carrier pigeon.
The following is a letter sent by Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, to the leaders of the Republican Party. At least I wish it was.
How do I know? I'm one of the voices they used, which is quite curious because I am neither a celebrity nor anywhere near a Bobby Jindal fan.
It appears the good poll numbers have gone to Chris Christie's head, because now he's modeling himself after anti-stimulus Republican Governors Sanford, Jindal and Barbour.
We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.
Once conservatism is seen as something of a religion it's not surprising that the various would-be saviors of the conservative movement seem more like preachers than politicians.
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Thank you so much! What an important issue that is far too often ignored. Work like this gives me hope that these lying nuts will not go unchallenged. Please keep up the good work!
Chris Rodda, you're comments were thoroughly delightful and delightfully thorough. I think you've just sold another copy of your book. You should think of creating a documentary on this subject that could be used to educate those unfamiliar with American history.
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I'd love to do a real documentary about this stuff, but I just don't have the resources to do it. The best I can do for now is to make little videos like this one with the camera on my laptop and iMovie.
What I'm really encouraged by is the great feedback I've been getting from Christians on this video. There are many, many Christians out there who are as disgusted by Barton and the other revisionists as I am. In fact, awhile back, the minister who wrote the foreword to my book suggested that we create a study guide for my book for the use of churches like his. Since I deliberately avoided current politics in the book, churches could certainly use it without risking any potential IRS problems over pushing a political agenda. I may revisit my minister friend's suggestion, maybe not the original idea of a printed study guide, but a series of videos covering each chapter of the book.
Barton, Green and their ilk obviously missed the part in Christianity about bearing false witness. What is most unconscionable, however, is the preening pseudodialogue they pretend to on the radio show to beguile the listeners into trusting them. Of course, it's a ploy common to the breed, aptly named by Chris as "Liars for Jesus," or more accurately, "Liars for a skewed notion of Jesus," that is, "Skewers for Jesus Who Skewer Jesus."
Thanks, Chris, and cheers.
Hi Chris - I am not an American, but am very grateful that you are tackling some of the nutters from the God Squad who lie to achieve their own ends. These sorts of people are delusional and appear to want to validate their delusions through lies. Some, in the past, like the anti-abortionists, take it much further and have murdered doctors et al who have carried out such acts. On this basis I wish to voice a note of caution to you. Please, please be aware of this sort of element in the type of person you are bringing to account over their lies. They can be very dangerous. Look after yourself, and keep up the good work - it is very much appreciated. Hopefully liars such as Barton will sink in their own manure in good time.
Awesome job Chris
Way to point out the sell job this guy is trying to do on our history by listing issue by issue the fallacy of his interpretation of American constitutional history. He believes in the philosophy of the winner gets to write history and he wants to be the winner which makes him another hypocritical religious right winger.
This guy is the latest in the long line of snake oil salesmen and evangelical bible thumpers. My question is how much money does he make selling this garbage? It must be quite a bit since he is able to own original letters and books which puts him in the Jim and Tammy Faye Baker category. It would be interesting to find out how much each church he goes to are paying for his gospel meetings which are thinly disguised as history lessons. Or does he depend on selling his alternate history books?
Keep up the hard work.
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