Teabagistan

From the Washington Post: Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, will tell his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a “path forward” and will not attend Thursday’s debate in Detroit, according to two Republicans familiar with his plans. Carson, however, will …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says the Republican Party may be forced to support presidential hopeful Ted Cruz in order to stop front-runner Donald Trump. “You know Ted Cruz is not my favorite, by any means,” Graham, who dropped his own bid for the White House in December, said in an interview with CBS. “But we may be …

Fox News reporter Todd Starnes this afternoon launched a poll of his 70K Twitter followers, asking if they’d vote for Trump in the general election. So far 38% say they would not. That result actually tracks fairly closely with some recent polls by major outlets. Whether these GOP voters would actually stick to their guns remain highly speculative.

The Daily Beast today published a fascinating look at how Breitbart eggs on its social media followers to viciously attack conservatives who oppose Trump. One writer for a right wing site has even purchased a gun for self-defense. From the story: (Breitbart chairman Stephen) Bannon revels in what he likes to call a Fight Club ethos. A Breitbart insider, who …

Anti-LGBT activist and Foundation For Moral Law head Kayla Moore, the wife of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, has endorsed Ted Cruz. From the Cruz campaign: “Very rarely do I get involved in other political races,” Moore said. “However, our nation is at a crossroads. If we do not choose wisely, we may forever lose our country. Many …

Speaking at a rally in Virgina today Donald Trump repeated his completely debunked century-old fable about Americans having once executed Muslims with bullets soaked in pigs’ blood in order to discourage future violence. Watch below. Trump knows the incident never happened and is surely aware that Politifact last week gave his claim their “Pants On Fire” rating. He just doesn’t …

“Look at the example of Josiah, King Josiah, in the Old Testament. The people of Israel, where judgment was imminent, because a godly man, a man that brought the people back to the law – and what just happened is judgment was deferred, and so it restored confidence in the people. All we need is a leader that will take …

From the Washington Post: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), whose hard-line conservative stances on immigration and trade have made him a favorite of the party’s base, endorsed Donald Trump’s White House bid during a joint appearance here in his home state Sunday. “Politicians have promised for 30 years to fix illegal immigration. Have they done it? Donald Trump will do it,” …

From Mediaite: Good morning, here’s your daily dose of crazy Donald Trump retweet. For quick background, the Twitter account @ilduce2016 is a parody account that takes quotes from the dictator Benito Mussolini and attributes them to Trump. The Twitter account’s pic is an image of Mussolini with Trump’s hair. Yes, that is Donald Trump retweeting a Mussolini quote that a …

Freedom of the press is for losers! From Politico: Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to change libel laws in the United States so that he can have an easier time suing news organizations. During a rally in Fort Worth, Texas, Trump began his usual tirade against newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, saying …

The former Michigan Tea Party legislators whose affair exploded into national news thanks to a bizarre cover story will face criminal charges for lying to investigators. Shortly before their affair was exposed, the pair had introduced a trio of bills intended to block same-sex marriage from being enacted. Click On Detroit reports: The Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday …

Now we know why Christie hit Rubio so hard during the last debate. From the New York Times: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey endorsed Donald J. Trump on Friday, a major turn in a wild race and one that gives the New York businessman a major boost as he heads into the pivotal Super Tuesday contests. Mr. Christie was …

Right wingers have deluged the Facebook page for Lands’ End with vows to boycott the company because they dared to publish an interview with feminist icon Gloria Steinem in their latest catalog. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Lands’ End quickly backpedaled this week from an association with feminist Gloria Steinem after hearing complaints from customers and the publication of an article …

Via Buzzfeed: David Duke, a white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, is urging the listeners of his radio program to volunteer and vote for Donald Trump. “Voting for these people, voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage,” Duke said on the David Duke Radio Program Wednesday, referring to Ted Cruz and …

Alabama lawyer Austin Burdick has filed a $6M federal lawsuit against the five Supreme Court justices who voted with the majority in Obergefell. Because mental anguish. And other stuff! Seriously! AL.com reports: Burdick is suing the five justices for violations of the 5th Amendment, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and seeks, among other things compensatory damages, punitive damages, …

This morning Glenn Beck described Donald Trump’s supporters as “Brownshirts.” As it turns out, later in the same broadcast Beck doubled down, calling Breitbart‘s chairman the “Goebbels” of Trump’s rabid backers. From the transcript posted this afternoon by Breitbart: Bannon – I don’t know his first name – “Bruce” Bannon – I don’t know who the hell he is. But …

Marco Rubio has withered under attacks from Teabagistan and says he will now attend CPAC 2016. I believe some of you called this earlier this week. From the right wing Hot Air: What took so long? Team Rubio made it clear that they weren’t averse to speaking at CPAC — Rubio has spoken there for the last few years — …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: While speaking today with televangelist Pat Robertson at Robertson’s Regent University, Trump specifically praised Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, the two most conservative justices on the Supreme Court. “Justice Thomas doesn’t get enough credit,” Trump said. “He’s a wonderful man, he’s a wonderful guy.” After criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts as not being …

Bristol Palin today lost a years-long custody battle with her first baby daddy Levi Johnston, who parlayed his brief time in the spotlight into a photo spread in Playgirl Magazine. The New York Daily News has the details: Sarah Palin’s daughter lost her seven-year custody battle with her ex-fiancé, Levi Johnston. Johnston announced the news in a Facebook post on …

The BBC reports: Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has thanked the poorly educated for his decisive victory in the US state of Nevada on Tuesday evening. He also celebrated securing the backing of the state’s Hispanic voters. Mr Trump secured a double-digit lead over his rivals, with nearly 44% of the vote. The billionaire real-estate mogul will now be looking …