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What If Santa Were Gay?

Ruth Sherman | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Homosexuality, Off-Broadway, Santa Claus, Theatre, Candi Cushman, Santa Clause Is Coming Out, Jeffrey Solomon, Glsen, Michelle Malkin, Kevin Jennings, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ruth Sherman

I just saw a sweet, funny, Off-Broadway play entitled "Santa Claus Is Coming Out" that entertains exactly this question. We learn that Santa Claus is afraid; he is actually a closeted gay man.

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Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: The Media

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Media, Tea Baggers, Greta Van Susteren, Redstate, Sean Hannity, Tax Day Tea Parties, Smart Girl Politics, redstate.com, Fox News, Griff Jenkins, Michelle Malkin, Teaparty, Tea Party Express, Willie Horton, Politics News
Alex Brant-Zawadzki

After Rick Santelli ranted about government spending on CNBC, coverage by FOX News, conservative talk show hosts, and right-side bloggers pushed the Tea Parties to prominence.

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Stolen climate science emails just ain't the conspiracy some want it to be

Kevin Grandia | Posted 11.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Michael Mann, Climate Change, Environment, Green, Sustainability, Stolen Climat Change Emails, University-of-East-Anglia, Michelle Malkin, Climate Research Unit, Global Warming, Climate Gate, Climategate, Green News
Kevin Grandia

I'll admit, as someone who spends most days looking for leaked documents, the package of stolen emails and documents from the Climate Research Unit at...

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Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Shannyn Moore Alaska, Carrie Prejean, Prejean, Carrie Prejean Larry King, Shannyn Moore, Psychology, Michelle Malkin, Larry King LIve, Shannyn Moore Palin, Bachmann, Palin, Diva, Sarah Palin Diva, Michelle Bachmann, Miss California Gay Marriage, Celebrity-Meltdowns, Political Psychology, Carrie Prejean Sex Tape, Larry King, Michele Bachmann, Palin-Bachmann Syndrome, Sarah Palin, Miss California, Carrie-Prejean-Lawsuit, Celebrity, Miss California Carrie Prejean, Media News
Matt Osborne

I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training.

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Why The Right Is Wrong On Ft. Hood

Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sesame Street, Ft Hood Shooting, Michelle Obama, Right Wing, Michelle Malkin, Islamophobia, Iraq War, Rwanda Genocide, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, American Muslims, Fox News, Religious Right, Muslim, Sesame Street 40th Anniversary, Hindu-Militants, Christian Right, Military, James Allison, Politics News
Azam Nizamuddin

In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.

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Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate, Gouverneur, Steele, New York State, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Palin, Conservative Party, Republican Party, ny23, Dede Scozzafava, Scozzafava Interview, Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin, Michael Steele, John M. Mchugh, Adirondacks, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Politics News

Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

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Right-Wing Media Respond To Fort Hood Shooting By Attacking Muslims

Media Matters | B.C.O. | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas Shooting, Fort Hood Shooter, Pamela Geller, Fort Hood, Fox News Fort Hood, Fort Hood Islam, Michelle Malkin, Fort Hood Terrorism, Fort Hood Muslims, Fort Hood Attack, Right-Wing Media Fort Hood, Gretchen Carlson, Military Base Shooting, Fort Hood Shooting, Fox News Hasan, Nidal Malik Hasan, Right-Wing Media, Debbie Schussel, Brian Kilmeade, Mark Steyn, Politics News

Right-wing media figures have used the shooting at Fort Hood as an excuse to attack Islam and American Muslims in particular, with Debbie Schlussel, f...

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Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fred Thompson, Hoffman, Democrat, New York, John Boehner, Scozzafava, Fort Drum, Bill Kristol, Doug Hoffman, William Kristol, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Dede Scozzafava, Steve Forbes, Michelle Malkin, Sarah Palin, Rick Santourum, Michelebachmann, Republican, Tim Pawlenty, Gop, Dick Armey, Deirdre, Newt Gingrich, Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Politics News

Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...

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25 Bloggers You Wish You Were Reading

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Bloggers, Roy Sekoff, Matt Drudge, Josh Marshall, Arianna Huffington, Danny Shea, Robert Quigley, Mediaite, Ryan Tate, Hot Air, Gawker Media, Top Blogger List, Key Bloggers, Kanye West, Top Bloggers List, The Huffington Post, Need to Know Bloggers, Scott Lamb, Nick Denton, Joe Coscarelli, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Influential Bloggers, Michelle Malkin, Top 25 Bloggers, John Cook, Tom Scocca, Copyranter, The Hidden Hand, Mark Copyranter, Amanda Dobbins, AllahPundit, Rihanna, Emily Gould, 25 Most Underrated Bloggers, Abram Sauer, Natasha Vargas-Cooper, Fred Mwangaguhunga, Jack Shepherd, Best Bloggers List, Media Take Out, Top Bloggers, Gawker, Part 1, Peggy Wang, Best Bloggers, Allah Pundit, 25 Need to Know Bloggers, Buzzfeed, Media News
Rachel Sklar

Remember when the web used to be about following links to someone's cool blogspot site? Now it's all about the world of ultra-ultra-niche or the secret gems that the big sites troll daily for their unique takes.

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Keep Going, Republicans! You're Doing Great!

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Democratic Party, Michelle Malkin, Mark Halperin, Michele Bachmann, David Brooks, Political Parties, Blue Dogs, Erick Erickson, David Frum, Glenn Beck, Christopher Buckley, Republican Party, Chris Cillizza, Republicans, Politics News
Bob Cesca

If recent polling is any indication, people don't want to be associated with the party that elevates the self-satirical wackaloons. Especially when they refuse to be honest about who they are.

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Dan Hynes' Tax Plan Would Shield Illinois Legislature, Governor From Tax Hike and Other Campaign News

David Ormsby | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Income Tax Increase, Bridget Gainer, Debbie Halvorson, United Republican Fund, Chicago News, Pat Quinn, CTA Fare Hike, Robin Kelly, Terry Peterson, Illinois Politics, Michelle Malkin, Richard Daley, Cta, Dan Hynes, Todd Connor, Julie Hamos, David Hoffman, 2010 Illinois Democratic Primary, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Smith, Chicago News
David Ormsby

If Hynes ultimately were to become governor and enact his plan, the entire Illinois governing class would be exempt from an Illinois income tax increase. Oops.

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With The New York Times Now Monitoring, Right-Wing Media Goes Bonkers

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Redstate, Clark Hoyt, Bill Keler, Erick Erickson, New York Times, Jawa Report, Jill Abramson, Michelle Malkin, Media News
Eric Boehlert

Like a proud peacock showing off its feathers, the right-wing media was in full bloom, showing the Times all the tricks that have made the movement's trade so renowned.

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Immigration Reform Activists' Plan To Boycott Census Takes Center Stage In Colorado

The Colorado Independent | Katie Redding | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Immigration Reform, Census, Census Boycott, La Raza, National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, National Council of La Raza, Immigration, Colorado, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Michelle Malkin, Denver News

As a proposed national Latino census boycott receives increased media attention, many Latino and immigrant organizations in Colorado say they're thank...

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NYR: Something New On The Mall

The New York Review of Books | Michael Tomasky | Posted 11.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Tea Party, Tea Party Protests, Conservatism, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Right-Wing Rallies, Nyr, Books News

Michael Tomasky The New York Review of Books We have never seen, at least in the modern history of the United States, a right-wing street-protest mo...

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The Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute Reveals 2010 Calendar, Believes Liberal Women "Look Like Men"

Disgrasian | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Carrie Prejean Gay Marriage, Michelle Bachmann, Liberal-Women-Calendar, Great American Conservative Women Calendar, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute Calendar, Carrie Prejean, Conservatives, Rachel Maddow, Ann Coulter, Liberals, Liberal Women Calendar, Conservative-Women-Better-Looking-Than-Liberal-Women, Great-Conservative-Women-Calendar, Michelle Malkin, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, Un-American, Media News
Disgrasian

In an attempt to counter the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, HuffPost is putting together a "Great American Liberal Women" Calendar of its own. The Institute's Facebook Fan Page seems dubious about this counterpunch.

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WashTimes and Fox News Now Unleashing Mobs On Private Citizens (Including Kids)

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Erick Erickson, Redstate, Fox News, Josh Marshall, Michelle Malkin, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, Media News
Eric Boehlert

The conservative movement has become a mindless mob, and the right-wing media, more and more often, are sending their overeager foot soldiers out on seek-and-destroy missions involving private citizens.

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Michelle Malkin: "I'm A Human Being" With Feelings, Stretch Marks

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Michelle Malkin, Media News

"I'm a human being," Malkin says from her home in tranquil Colorado Springs (tranquil, except for the shrieking of Air Force jets--"the sound of freed...

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Time Magazine Gives Glenn Beck a Rave Review

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: David Von Drehle, Time, Corporate Media, Time Magazine, President Barack Obama, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Time Inc., Beck Inc., Media News, Michelle Malkin, Van Jones, Beck, Fox News, Msnbc, Nate Silver, 9/12 Rally, Journalism, Joseph McCarthy, Hate Speech, Glenn Beck, Media Criticism, Colorofchange, Rush Limbaugh, Al Franken, Michael Moore, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

David Von Drehle's article is a clinic for journalism students who wish to learn about faux balance, false equivalencies, straw men, and omissions of important facts.

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SmearBuster: Media Matters Defends Progressives Against Witch Hunts

Media Matters | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hot Air, World Net Daily, Media Matters, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Media Matters Smearbuster Website, Smearbuster, Politics News

Media Matters Action Network announced the launch of SmearBuster.org, a new website fighting back against the right-wing smear machine's progressive w...

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Jon Stewart Returns, Slams Glenn Beck And Tea Party Protesters (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Sean Hannity, Daily Show, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, Comedy News

The "Daily Show" returned last night after a three-week hiatus, the longest in the show's history. While August was a surprisingly eventful month, Ste...

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Ask an Average Conservative Blogger

Edward Murray | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Birthers, Liberal Media, Rush Limbaugh, Liberals, Bloggers, George W. Bush, 9/11, Obama, Conservative, Michelle Malkin, Obama Speech, Bush Administration, Tax Cuts, Evolution, Iraq, Health Care, 9/11 Truthers, Comedy News
Edward Murray

Average Conservative Blogger responds to readers' questions.

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How Right-Wing Pundits Would Spin News That Obama Had Rescued A Child From Drowning

David Kronke | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Steve Doocy, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity, Gretchen Carlson, Barack Obama, Brian Kilmeade, Obama School Speech, Comedy News
David Kronke

Michelle Malkin: Why didn't Obama save every child from drowning? Why just one? This myopia stems from his old, outdated liberal-elitist sensibility.

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The State of Denial Has Zero Electoral Votes -- But It Seems to Be Winning

Larry Gellman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Obama Bill Ayers, Glenn Beck Fox News, Obama, Barack Obama Race, Michelle Malkin, Barack Obama, Obama School Speech, Rush Limbaugh Obama, George H.W. Bush, Sean Hannity, Bill Ayers, Racism, Hate Speech, Glenn Beck, Rashid Khalidi, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Larry Gellman

Apparently in addition to being a socialist, a terrorist, a Kenyan, a Nazi, a granny killer, and like Hitler -- Obama is not even really our president. The whole thing was just a big liberal lie.

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WATCH: President Obama's Video Address To Our Schoolchildren

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fearmongering, Video, Van Jones, Crazy, Hypnosis, President Obama, Right Wing, Obama, Michelle Malkin, Barack Obama, School Children, Obama Speech, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Rightwingers, Kids, Satire, Glenn Beck, Political Satire, Obama Kids, Adolf Hitler, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

We have obtained "leaked footage" of President Obama's speech to our nation's children. Take a look. But be warned, it may shock and horrify you.

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Republicans Scream "Stay Away From Our Kids, Obama!"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Michelle Malkin, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Obama-Address-to-Students, Republicans, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

These Obama-hating conservatives and their dumbed-down, myopic philosophies appeal to the lowest common-denominator of the Republican Party, which is why it got trounced in the last election.

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