by Terrance Heath | Sep 19, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
With one bizarre Facebook post Rep. Mark Sanford (R, SC) dis-engaged his “Appalachian Trail” “soulmate,” and went from being a comeback kid to being punchline, again. And that’s not even the crazy part. Dumping someone via Facebook isn’t new. Countless teenagers do it...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 12, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
In the biggest elevator video since Beyonce and Jay Z, the world saw Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knock his fiancé out cold. While the NFL dragged its feet on a response, right-wingers lost no time blaming the victim. In July, video surfaced of Baltimore...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 5, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
With so many convictions, indictments, and investigations concerning corruption, it’s beginning to look like orange may be the new black for the GOP. It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Bob McDonnell was one of the leading lights of the Republican Party. Being...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 29, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Michael Brown was laid to rest in Ferguson, Missouri this week. But that doesn’t mean that wingnuts and right-wingers will let him rest in peace. It was bad enough when the New York Times built its profile of Michael Brown around the idea that he was “no angel.” (What...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 22, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
For most of America, the shooting of yet another unarmed, young black man laid bare the way that racism and inequality play out in our streets. For wingnuts, it was another chance to appeal to the basest of the GOP base. This week, the worst of wingnuttia is all about...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 15, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Two tragic events this week gave right wingers an opportunity to show some humanity and decency. As usual, wingnuts did not exactly cover themselves in glory. Instead of rising to the occasion, they sank to new lows. Most Americans were sad to learn that beloved...
