Tag Archives: Tea Party

The Great Tea Party PAC Scams

National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg today points to a just-released study which shows that tens of millions of dollars donated to Tea Party-affiliated PACs went nowhere. And by nowhere, he means into somebody’s pockets, but not the candidates’. Goldberg excerpts from the study: How many conservative candidates lost in 2014 because of a lack of funds? How many of them …

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GOP Arkansas Pol: It’s Time To Nuke ISIS

“With ISIS spreading all over the Middle East and Africa and Islamic Extremists carrying out violence in Europe, The United Kingdom and even in the United States, I wonder why the civilized world just sits by when we have weapons that could wipe out these barbarians where they are concentrated? I believe it is time to annihilate the strongholds and …

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Tony Perkins Praises Arkansas

“It might not be home to the Alamo, but the call to Remember Houston is fueling conservatives across the country to stop the attack on the freedom of belief through special gender identity bills. In Arkansas, state leaders made it clear that local governments, like Fayetteville, couldn’t adopt these onerous special rights measure that trample freedom and drive away business. …

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TRAILER: CPAC 2015

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Brownback Joins CPAC 2015 Roster

Mere days after he rescinded employment protections for LGBT state workers, the organizers of CPAC have hustled to add Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to their speakers roster.

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Sarah Palin To Hecklers: Get A Job

Sarah Palin dealt with a couple of hecklers on the way into last night’s 40th anniversary edition of Saturday Night Live, where she appeared in a skit with Jerry Seinfeld to jokingly plug a Palin/Trump 2016 ticket. Palin was wearing the same mini-dress worn by her daughter Bristol at the 2011 White House Press Correspondents Dinner.

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Rep. Tim Huelskamp: Gay Marriage Hurts The Economy, Rejects Laws Of Nature

Rep. Tim Huelskamp appeared on Tony Perkins’ radio show last night to flog the latest attempt to pass the Federal Marriage Amendment. “This is National Marriage Week. What a better time to call your members of Congress and say, ‘What are you doing to protect marriage? What are you doing to protect children and our economic well-being?”

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Tony Perkins Joins CPAC 2015 Roster

Also on board for this year’s CPAC are Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, John Bolton, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Sean Hannity, Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, and Laura Ingraham. One of this year’s $250,000 platinum-level sponsors is the janitorial supplies company Uline. Which seems about right.

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GOP Re-Introduces Bill To Block Federal Recognition Of Out-Of-State Marriages

“Even though the Supreme Court made clear in United States v. Windsor that the federal government should defer to state ‘choices about who may be married,’ the Obama Administration has disregarded state marriage laws enacted by democratically elected legislatures to uphold traditional marriage. I support traditional marriage and we should reject attempts by the Obama Administration to force same-sex marriage …

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Media Matters: Right-Wing Rodeo

Another classic Alex Jones meltdown, Fox News host denies existence of bipolar disorder, and more of Fox News attacking Disney’s Frozen.

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Eric Erickson: Obama Is An Atheist

Erickson writes at RedState: Barack Obama is not, in any meaningful way, a Christian and I am not sure he needs to continue the charade. With no more elections for him, he might as well come out as the atheist/agnostic that he is. He took his first step in doing so yesterday in a speech reeking with contempt for faith …

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Sarah Palin To Headline CPAC 2015

Sarah Palin yesterday confirmed her headlining appearance at CPAC 2015 despite not-quiet grumbling from the far right after her bizarre, rambling speech at last month’s GOP 2016 Clown Car Revue in Iowa. Also on board for this year’s CPAC are Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Sean Hannity, Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Laura Ingraham, …

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Victoria Jackson Updates Her “Smash Hit”

Clip description: As a follow up to the smash hit, “There’s a Communist Living in the White House,” we have had 7 years to accumulate more information about the mysterious man who was voted into office by the uninformed masses, the deceived and those voters living off of the government who simply want “free stuff”. TV commentators keep asking, “Why …

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Todd Starnes Has The Bakery Sadz

“Aaron and Melissa Klein refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, and now they must pay for their crime. The question now is how much — if anything — the Kleins will be forced to pay. Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian will decide, and history proves he’s no friend of the Christian bakers. In 2013, Avakian told The …

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Palin Calls For Constitutional Convention

“Tired of Government Gone Wild? Here’s What We Can Do About It! Our Founders put a special sort of ’emergency cord’ right into Article V of our Constitution as a last resort to rein in our wayward federal government drunk on its own power. That article gives states the power to call a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments …

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Sen. Rand “Science” Paul: Vaccinations Can Lead To “Profound Mental Disorders”

Via NBC News: Republican Sen. Rand Paul is standing by his statement that most vaccinations should be “voluntary,” telling CNBC that a parent’s choice not to vaccinate a child is “an issue of freedom.” In an interview with the network Monday, Paul said that vaccines are “a good thing” but that parents “should have some input” into whether or not …

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Pelosi Mocks Obamacare Repeal Attempts

From Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s YouTube channel: “It’s another week in the new Republican Congress, which means another stale attempt to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Thanks to the health care law, uninsured rates are at a record low and more hardworking families are able to afford insurance and yet, Republicans are holding their 56th repeal vote. Unbelievable. Now I know …

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Mike Huckabee: Gays Can Be My Friends, Just Like People Who Drink And Curse

Via CNN: Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says expecting Christians to accept same-sex marriage is “like asking someone who’s Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli.” He also called homosexuality part of a lifestyle, like drinking and swearing. The former Arkansas governor, winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses and likely 2016 contender’s comments came during an appearance Sunday …

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Palin Jabs At Bill O’Reilly: My Candidacy Isn’t Some Kind Of Reality Show

Via Mediaite: During his show, O’Reilly only briefly mentioned Palin in passing, along with Trump, saying she’ll have a very uphill climb in putting together the kind of serious national organization the other candidates have. Palin appeared on Fox just hours later, chatting with Sean Hannity about her 2016 ambitions. She spoke of conservative unity and admitted the right hasn’t …

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Ben Carson Doubles Down On “Christians Might Poison Wedding Cakes” Comment

Tea Party darling Ben Carson appeared at the 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue on Sunday where he declared that if gay people don’t stop asking for equality, Christians might start poisoning their wedding cakes. Yesterday Carson called critics of that comment “immature,” adding, “Never make your waiter or your chef angry, because you don’t know what they’re gonna put in …

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