Posted on 31 March 2010
“It started inside a trailer home in rural Michigan, where a small family gathered before bed for prayer. Years later, the private devotions had evolved into a small militia of ‘Christian warriors’ preparing to fight the Antichrist. The changes in David Brian Stone’s personal theology destroyed his marriage, his former wife said, and prosecutors claim [...]
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Antichrist, Christian Fundamentalists, Christian Militias, Christian Terrorism, Christian Warrior, Christian Warriors, Hutaree Militia, Michigan, Right Wing America, robert paul reyes, Tea Party, Tea Party movement
Posted on 31 March 2010
Previously: On January 28, 2008, Sean Hannity exaggerated the number of jobs created under Ronald Reagan, asserting that “21 million new jobs” were created, and falsely claimed that Reagan “doubl[ed] the income for the federal government” and oversaw the “longest peacetime — period of peacetime economic growth in history.” In fact, the number of jobs [...]
Tags: Hannity Falsely Claims Reagan "Created 21 million New Jobs", Hannity Lies, International Monetary Fund, Recession, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan's Record on The Economy, Sean Hannity, Tear Down This Myth, The Lost Decade For Latin America, The Reagan revolution, World Bank
Posted on 31 March 2010
NOTES — Think Progress: Former Bush officials rip Tea Parties: They/re “outrageous,” based on “fear and hatred,” bad for GOP. on CNN, Larry King discussed the growth of the Tea Parties and their effect on the Republican Party. While Nancy Pfotenhauer, a Republican strategist who has worked in the past for David Koch, the oil [...]
Tags: American Extremists, Christian Militias, David Frum, GOP Fuels Militia Terrorism, Klansmen, Michigan Militia, Militias, Montana Freemen, Nancy Pfotenhauer, Patriot Militia, Patriots, Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell Explains Extremism, Rachel Maddow Explores The Michigan Militia, Scott McClellan, Supremacists, Tea-Party Militias, What's Driving The HATE and ANGER, White 'Tea-Party' Militia Men and Women Indicted
Posted on 31 March 2010
While filling in for Glenn Beck, radio host Doc Thompson shared his belief that the health care reform bill is racist towards light-skinned people. Obama talks about Republicans, and getting things done in Washington. Beck sub Thompson: Tanning tax makes health bill “racist” because “dark-skinned people” don’t use tanning salons Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, [...]
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Republicans who opposed the stimulus and then claimed credit for it, are already doing the same backtracking for the just passed healthcare bill. A memo issued by Republican Senator, John Cornyn of Texas is reported to be urging Republican lawmakers to take credit for the POPULAR ITEMS in the health bill, and to denounce the [...]
Tags: GOP, GOP Hypocrites, Health Bill, Health Snare - The New GOP Healthcare Strategy, Healthcare Bill, Healthcare Reform, Hypocrisy, John Cornyn, Stimulus