bjkeefe (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Here is a short interesting discussion about Bill Clinton's recent statements concerning right-wing lunacy, then and now. It comes from a post on Neiwert's site , which is worth reading, before or after watching this. ( alt. video link ) On a related note, this post by Neiwert, " Glenn Beck's long history of extremist rhetoric ," is also worth reviewing and keeping in mind....
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Former President Bill Clinton was wrong when he said that the power of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” targeting President Obama has diminished, author and blogger Dave Neiwert says. Speaking on MSNBC’s Countdown Monday night, Neiwert, who is managing editor of the Crooks and Liars blog, told guest host Lawrence O’Donnell that conservative attacks against...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Reading this Dave Neiwert article at C&L, I have to ask what kind of world do we live in when Pat Boone (yes, that Pat Boone) has turned into a raving lunatic, saying that the Obamas are "vermin" who need to be "fumigated" ? No, he wants people who think like this, in order to "radically transform America," as he has pledged. And they will do just that,...
The Daily Doubter (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Recalling our previous encounter with conservatives who have found a new found respect for the former official state-controlled organ of communist Soviet propaganda, Dave Neiwert noticed a high profile convert But Beck concludes anyway that Obama is marching us right into a Soviet-style decline and crumble: Beck: Did you ever read Pravda? Laffer: I did read Pravda, as a matter of fact....
Talk Islam (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
A “truly weird piece of militia organizing” propaganda has been posted online. “2011: Obama Coup Fails” is a right-wing fantasy/sci-fi computer game about revolution in the US in the near future. Dave Neiwert reports: …an online game at which you can actually earn money by defending America in the year 2011 against the evil forces of [...] a
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Another WTF moment, brought to you by Dave Neiwert , who covers the over-the-edge extremists on the right. It seems like every week I come across some truly weird piece of militia organizing from the freshly revived Patriot movement. This week's is pretty special: An online game at which you can actually earn money by defending America in the year 2011 against the evil forces of the...
Religion Dispatches (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
President Obama averages 30 death threats per day, preachers pray publicly for his death, and right wing pundits speak openly of military coups. Dave Neiwert, author of The Eliminationists , gives some insight into the relationship between extreme rhetoric and acts of violence.
The Sideshow (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Bra of the Week Matt Taibbi notes that There's always room for Goldman Sachs when a 29-year-old "former employee in Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s business intelligence unit" is hired as the first chief operating officer in the Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement division. Dave Neiwert is impressed by the latest efforts of our Retaliban fighters . How Sex Ed Fails Us...
A Spork in the Drawer (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The Doughy Pantload is truly a noodle of the first rank. [From - natch - Dave Neiwert.] *Cf. .
A Spork in the Drawer (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Glenn Beck's tears are Vicks Vapo-Rub™ assisted! [From Dave Neiwert.] .
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I preferred to spend time with my daughter this weekend than covering the Glenn Beck rally, and really, why bother when I knew the coverage would be in the capable hands of Dave Neiwert from Crooks and Liars . Dave showed up, camera in hand, asking folks if they agreed with Beck that President Obama hates white people. The answers are both illuminating and amusing, especially the...
The Daily Doubter (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I've been tryin to think of an apt metaphor to help describe why I (and others - most notably, Dave Neiwert ) believe that the extremist rhetoric which has become normalized as mainstream conservative rhetoric contributes to the breakdown of democratic discourse and increases the likelihood that such rhetoric will translate into acts of politically motivated violence. I think I've settled...
The Daily Doubter (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Who are these people ? Black people? Nope. "ACORN people." Who just happen to be black. The quote in the post title comes from a disturbing video which features an angry white guy and wife chasing after a trio of black people shouting at them that they're ACORN frauds and what not. Dave Neiwert describes the video (linked in the link above) as such One People's Project has the...
Technoccult (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
... question “Are we there yet'”: And every time this question got asked, people like Chip Berlet and Dave Neiwert and Fred Clarkson and yours truly would look up from our maps like a parent on a long drive, and smile a wan smile of reassurance. “Wellll…we’re on a bad road, and if we don’t change course, we could end up there soon enough. But there’s also still plenty of time and opportunity...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Between the dismal Washington Post and the fading New York Times , we're getting a growing number of stories reporting on extreme right wing fantasies as though they're serious news, and not just absurd right wing fantasies. C&L's Dave Neiwert picks up the conspiracy aspects on Countdown. Today's Times features a story on nullification . It seems there are a "growing number" of folks...
