Focus on the Family Leader Admits that Right is “Losing” Equality Debate
Jim Daly, president of the Religious Right group Focus on the Family conceded to an interviewer last week that anti-gay groups have “probably lost” the debate over marriage equality. It’s a big...
View ArticleHarry Jackson Says MLK Would Oppose Marriage Equality
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the House Armed Services Committee Authorization bill, which included three amendments designed to delay the repeal of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask,...
View ArticleMitt Romney the Weathervane: What Our Most Changeable Politician Can Tell Us...
As Mitt Romney enters the Republican presidential race this week, there will be plenty of attention on his shifting political views. But Romney's changing positions are not just the tragicomic tale of...
View ArticleRick Santorum: The Hapless Holy Warrior Starts Another Crusade
Former Senator Rick Santorum formally launched his bid for the White House today. Given that Santorum's last run for reelection resulted in a crushing 17-point defeat, and given that his poll numbers...
View ArticleSanctimonious Santorum Continues his Assault on Women’s Rights
Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania who announced his candidacy for president on Monday, may not have a great shot at winning the GOP nomination, but might very well succeed in moving...
View ArticleHuntsman Polishes His Magic Mirror to Show GOP Voters Whatever They're...
Just who is Jon Huntsman? At this stage, he is whatever anyone hopes that he will be. As he prepares to officially join the gaggle of GOP presidential candidates, his campaign strategists seem to have...
View ArticleFrom Fringe Figure to Movement Leader: Michele Bachmann's Far-Right Roots
Cross posted on The Huffington Post Rep. Michele Bachmann, who today officially announce her candidacy for the presidency, isn't just a Tea Party candidate - in many ways she embodies the evolution of...
View ArticleMaddow Shines Light On Perry's Extreme Prayer Rally Endorsers
Cross-posted on Right Wing WatchLast night Rachel Maddow looked into the radical views of the preachers and activists that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is partnering with to put on his The Response prayer...
View ArticleIs Rick Perry a moderate? Perhaps, if the price is right.
Cross-posted on Right Wing WatchHere at People For the American Way, we’ve spent the last several weeks marveling as Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans a blockbuster Christian prayer rally in Houston,...
View ArticlePFAW Looks Into Rick Perry's Extremist Ties
PFAW President Michael Keegan today wrote in the Huffington Post today about the radical and fanatical figures organizing Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s The Response prayer rally on August 6. Research from...
View ArticleRick Perry: Uniting the Really Far Right and the Really, Really Far Right
Cross-posted from the Huffington PostTexas Gov. Rick Perry formally launched his presidential campaign last weekend, apparently hoping to upstage those competitors who were slugging it out in the Iowa...
View ArticleACLU DNA, Lead Paint, and the Judges who Made it Through GOP Obstruction
As we like to remind anyone who will listen, the current GOP senate has been shameless in its enthusiasm for obstructing judicial nominees just for the sake of obstruction. For instance, a PFAW memo on...
View ArticleThe Play Rick Perry Didn’t Want Performed
The Austin Chronicle has set up a new Twitter account devoted exclusively to digging up old stories on the shenanigans of Texas Gov. Rick Perry. They’ve pulled up some good stuff, including this story...
View ArticleThe 2012 GOP Field: Not Even Ronald Reagan Could Get This Nomination
Tonight, eight GOP presidential candidates will alight on sacred ground to some: the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. As the candidates pay the required perpetual homage...
View ArticleMitt Romney and Rick Perry Confirmed to Attend Far-Right Values Voter Summit
The Family Research Council sent word today that GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is now confirmed to join Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Herman Cain at this year’s...
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