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Rightwing Extremists

The Evolution of Fascism -- Then and Now

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Fascism, Nazi Germany, Rightwing Extremists, Rand Paul, Mcconnell, Obama, Right Wing, Limbaugh, Beck, Evolution, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

I understand that our President prefers consensus to confrontation, but his fear of being cast as the "angry black man" is leaving a vacuum. Olbermann does a mean Edward R. Murrow, but his ratings don't compete with Limbaugh or Beck.

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When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: 1960s, Faux News, Rightwing Extremists, Lady Bird Johnson, Fox News, Kennedy Assassination, Glenn Beck, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Republican Party, Barack Obama, John Birch Society, Obama Assassination Threat, Extremism, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

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The (Legally) Armed Flasher: too Close for Comfort

Cindy Handler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Second Amendment, Senator-Tom-Coburn, Gun Laws, Rightwing Extremists, Constitution, Conceal and Carry Laws, Laws, Sonia Sotomayor Hearings, Funding Fathers, Thune Amendment, Public Safety, Politics News
Cindy Handler

With a Democratic president and Congress, gun nuts are getting away with their wildest agendas. They're taking advantage of their countrymen in a time of urgency, and they're anything but patriotic.

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