Category Archives: Last Stands

On Last Stands and Lost Causes

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “On Last Stands and Lost Causes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSlowly but surely, the urgency of the moment is becoming clear. The “new” Republican Party is prepared to sink to any low necessary to enact as much of its agenda as possible. … Continue reading →

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The Enduring Last Stand Of Gun Culture

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Enduring Last Stand Of Gun Culture”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Over at Huffington Post, Sam Stein laments the absence of strong gun control initiatives in the wake of last weekend’s shooting: (T)he inclination — from the sets of cable news … Continue reading →

Posted in gun control, gun culture, guns, guns and culture, Last Stands | 2 Comments

Defeat Strategy: Play With Fire

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Defeat Strategy: Play With Fire”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail At the local Republican campaign headquarters today trying to learn something about the way Republicans are organizing, I spoke with two very affable gentlemen very concerned about the president’s birth certificate, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Last Stands, vote fraud, voting | Tagged 2010, Elections, midterms, SEIU, unions | 1 Comment

James Dobson and the New Christianity

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “James Dobson and the New Christianity”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIn the year 2100 AD, folks like James Dobson will live the separate existence of Hasidic Jews — divorced from, but living alongside, the rest of American society. From Right Wing Watch, … Continue reading →

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Bachmann’s Last Stand

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Bachmann’s Last Stand”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFlight of King James II after the Battle of the Boyne Later today, Michele Bachmann (R-Crazyland) will bring Faux Noise and teabaggers into the halls of Congress in what she calls a “last stand” against … Continue reading →

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What Sotomayor’s Confirmation Tells Us About the GOP

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “What Sotomayor’s Confirmation Tells Us About the GOP”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWe have a new Supreme Court justice. Sonya Sotomayor was confirmed today by a vote of 68-31. The fact that every “nay” vote came from a Republican tells you what … Continue reading →

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Behold These Devils

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Behold These Devils”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailJoe the Plumber called for the lynching of Senator Chris Dodd the other day — and he was the moderate in the room. Christopher Magiera of Wausau, a board member of Americans for Prosperity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Eliminationist Rhetoric, Last Stands, Propaganda, Republican tinfoil hattery, Teh Crazy™, Teh Wacky™ | 8 Comments

Symbols of Chaos

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Symbols of Chaos”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThere are two ways to comprehend the following video. The first way is to see Elizabeth Coleman, the lady being raked over the coals, as yet another Bush-era know-nothing promoted to the level of her … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck’s Tinfoil Hat

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Glenn Beck’s Tinfoil Hat”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe march to the Last Stand continues. The LA Times reports today: Before Glenn Beck started his new show on Fox News in January, he sat down with Roger Ailes, the network’s chief executive, … Continue reading →

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Limbaugh’s Pep Rally

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Limbaugh’s Pep Rally”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRush Limbaugh rallied the culture warriors this weekend at the CPAC conference. Here’s a video, if you can stand to watch it. The video reveals both his strength and his greatest weakness: This is par … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Wars, GOP image makeover, Kulturkampf, Last Stands, Republican Party, rush limbaugh | 4 Comments

Last Stand of the Culture Warriors

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Last Stand of the Culture Warriors”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPolitico.com covered House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) giving a speech about bipartisanship at a Georgetown University forum today. Hoyer said that if Republicans could write half of every bill that would … Continue reading →