The first federal disaster relief act was the Congressional Act of 1803, “A Bill For the relief of the sufferers by fire, in the town of Portsmouth.”
Phil Robertson Complains About Dishonesty While Endorsing Donald Trump
Phil Robertson has threatened to run for president, because apparently he’s a better solution to nonexistent problems than the guy he is endorsing, Donald Trump. But I don’t think that’s the real story here. The real story is Robertson’s almost incomprehensibly high levels of hypocrisy. It’s breathtaking.
Phil Robertson Says He’ll Go Into Hiding if Trump Loses as if Anyone Would Want to Find Him
“If the Republicans and the evangelicals do not get off their posteriors and vote, I think I’m going to head back to the woods and hide out.”
Ignorant Phil Robertson Tries to Prove Jesus Real But ‘Proves’ All Gods Are Real
January is named after the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings. So he's real too, just like Jesus, according to Robertson's logic
Phil Robertson at Cruz Rally: Rid the Earth of Tolerance
From the grave, an epic smackdown of Phil Robertson and Ted Cruz by James Madison, who reveals exactly what America can expect from a Cruz presidency, that establishment of religion brings only superstition, bigotry and persecution
Republican Presidential Wannabes Gather In South Carolina To Renounce Democrats
A bunch of Republican real and presumed presidential primary candidates descended on Greenville, South Carolina, Saturday. The event was the "South Carolina Freedom Summit."
Despite 1.6 Billion Dollar Budget Hole, Louisiana Is Still Subsidizing Duck Dynasty
Despite the state's economic woes, Governor Jindal has made no plans to cut millions of dollars in subsidies to the Duck Dynasty TV show.
Fox News Has A Meltdown When Dog The Bounty Hunter Hints He’s Ready For Hillary Clinton
Duane "Dog" Chapman threw the four Fox co-hosts of "Outnumbered" for a loop, when he defended Hillary Clinton on their show Friday.
Glenn Beck Says Opposition to Indiana’s RFRA Will Lead to Concentration Camps
The Religious Right is reacting as expected to opposition to Indiana's embrace of religious tyranny - with lunacy and lies
Duck Dynasty Star Fantasizes About Rape And Murder Of Atheist Family At Prayer Breakfast
At a prayer breakfast, Duck Dynasty star, Phil Robertson fantasized aloud about an atheist family being raped, tortured, and murdered.
Conservatives Tarnish Their Brand Further By Putting Duck Dynasty Clown On Stage At CPAC
In his long speech, Robertson warned that America was becoming sick from STDs and that wherever Jesus is missing, murder follows.
Betty Bowers Looks at the Religious Right’s Best of 2014
Betty Bowers nails Dick Cheney by pointing out that for him, rectal feeding "is just eating through his mouth." That explains a lot!
The Year of Intolerant Liberalism? Not so Much
A Religious Right list of 33 Examples of Intolerant Liberalism in 2014 turns out (surprise!) to be examples of conservative intolerance
Evangelical Vote Crusade Warns: Government Is ‘ISIS Attacking U.S. Christians’
Although the religious right has effectively, through the Catholic Supreme Court, eliminated the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment and wiped out religious freedom of non-evangelicals, women, and non-believers, they are still convinced they are facing an existential threat from the federal government.
Religious Right Calls for Deportation, Sterilization and Holy War on Muslims
Even while WND's Joseph Farah claims there is no difference between CAIR and ISIL, we see Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson embrace ISIL's own policy, that Muslims must "convert or die."
Fumbling Toward War: The GOP’s Foreign Policy of Hate
Republican foreign policy is a tortured and terrifying admixture of religious dogmatism, political ideology, and corporate thirst for profit
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Embraces ISIS’ Theological Mindset
Apparently, ISIS utilizing America's war tactics caught the attention of Robertson and his Christian theology informs him it is time for America to embrace the ISIS tactics and religious ideology, and as a Christian nation issue an ultimatum to the Islamic terrorists to "convert or be killed."
Fox News’ Sean Hannity Treats Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Like He’s An Expert On ISIS
On Tuesday night's episode of Hannity, host Sean Hannity welcomed Duck Dynasty star and renowned homophobe Phil Robertson on the set to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East surrounding the radical Islamist group ISIS.
Republicans Self Destruct By Moving To the Far Right After Cantor’s Loss
Republicans are convinced that tea partiers are enraged that establishment Republicans did not oppose President Obama over the past five years and that now they demand, and Republicans will deliver, unflinching opposition to the President.
Fox News Hosts Classlessly Claim That Bergdahl’s Dad Looks Like He’s A Taliban Member
Apparently, the talking heads over at Fox News have now decided to attack the father of recovered POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl due to the way he looks. It really was only a matter of time.
What the Media Calls Agendaless Is Really the Republican Plan To Destroy America
Political pundits are wont to claim Republicans obstruct governance and oppose policies and agendas that benefit the entire nation because they are clueless and lack issues, policies, and agendas, but that is not the case.
The Problem of Fake Christians
Jesus said to love. They hate. Jesus said to turn the other cheek. They attack. Jesus said to pray in private. they pray publicly. Jesus said to forgive. They plot revenge. Jesus loved the poor. They worship Kochs.
The Republican Party Shows Its True Colors by Embracing Racist Homophobe Phil Robertson
Republican leaders went all-in for religion, religious liberty, and a very heavy emphasis on god courtesy of Duck Dynasty's resident homophobe Phil Robertson.
Duck Dynasty’s Toxic Homophobe Phil Robertson Invited To Speak At GOP’s Leadership Event
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the family featured on A&E's one-time hit show 'Duck Dynasty,' will be a featured speaker at the Republican Leadership Conference this coming Thursday.
Clarence Thomas Says Race Was Less of an Issue in Jim Crow Georgia
Clarence Thomas claims that the issue of race did not come up much in 1960s Georgia, and that today people are too sensitive about race.
Duck Dynasty’s Ratings Plummet Is Proof That America Is A Liberal Nation
The fact that Duck Dynasty's ratings have plummeted after Phil Robertson's racist and homophobic remarks is the latest piece of evidence that the United States is becoming a more liberal country.
Racism and Homophobia Lose as Nearly 50% of Viewers Dump Duck Dynasty
After family patriarch Phil Robertson's racist and homophobic remarks during a GQ interview, Duck Dynasty's viewership has dropped by nearly 50%.
President’s State of the Union Speech Strikes Most of the Chords Dems Were Waiting For
I watched President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night. I was one of the 15% who did in my area of South Carolina.
A Guy Named McCombs May Think Charlie Strong Is “Too Black” To Coach Texas
Charlie Strong's first head coaching position was a rousing success in Louisville. He's headed to Texas where cowboy hats and sheets prevail
Gay Hating Evander Holyfield May Have Taken One Too Many Punches
In the British version of "Big Brother", former heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield uses the bible to rip on homosexuals.
Why Conservatives Hypocritically Won’t Advocate for Marriage Equality Supporting NFL Player
The First Amendment gives citizens the right to voice their opinion without repercussions, unless that opinion is contrary to Conservative beliefs.
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Disgustingly Advocates Marrying Underage Girls
Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson may find himself in more hot water after a video was uncovered recently showing him speaking at an event in 2009.
When It Comes to Homophobia, Not Much Separates Neo-Nazis and Conservative Christians
Now that the charade of Phil Robertson's pretend suspension is over, homophobes nationwide can rest assured that their "right" to spread hate is preserved and the corporate sponsors of Duck Dynasty will profit handsomely.
A&E Says We Must be Tolerant of Hate But Not of Gays, Gives Robertson his Job Back
By caving in to hate groups A&E has sent a clear message that haters are to be tolerated, but not those who are the victims of that hate.
Let’s Reflect – Because They Won’t – on 2013’s Conservative Hategasm
They want to put Bibles in schools but not actually read the damn things, and they want us to recite the Pledge of Allegiance but not actually listen to the damn thing
Republican Hypocrites Can’t Hide From the Hypocrisy Behind Their Duck Dynasty Outrage
For Americans with half-a-brain, the conservative hypocrisy is as glaring as the subjects conservatives are certain their older, whiter, and religiously-inclined voters embrace.
Like a Bad Penny, the Right’s Absurd Duck Dynasty Flap Keeps Turning Up
Phil Robertson, of the Duck Dynasty reality show family, is in hot water over comments in a magazine bashing gays. It's all political!
Rather Than Turning the Other Cheek, Robertson Fans Want to Slap us for Christmas
The Religious Right’s reaction to Phil Robertson’s suspension is not only what Jesus expected out of his followers, but it has got me thinking once again about the politics of certainty.
I was reading this morning an article in The Atlantic, Our God-Given Constitutional Right to a Television Show detailing the “heart warming collection of affectionate and supportive notes sent by loving Christians” to writer Josh Barro “to save him from his sinful and murderous ways.” Josh Barro had the temerity to pen an article for Business Insider critical of Phil Robertson.
Mike Huckabee Defends Phil Robertson With a Paranoid Rant Against Militant Homosexuals
What Huckabee and the religious right object to is losing what they consider religious freedom to impose their rules on the rest of the population.
A&E’s Decision to Suspend Phil Robertson Is Not a Freedom of Speech Issue
Whether or not one is inclined towards intellectual masochism by watching A&E's "Duck Dynasty," the decision to suspend one of the show's stars is not a freedom of speech issue.
The Religious Right Ought to Thank A&E for Suppressing a Heretic
The Religious Right gets the Bible - and Jesus - wrong again and claims Jesus would defend Phil Robertson's right to put words in his mouth
The Religious Right Champions Moral Relativism in Defense of Phil Robertson
All this fuss about Phil Robertson comes down to the Religious Right's insistence that they have a right to say nobody else has rights
Sarah Palin Proves Martin Bashir Right By Defending Racist Homophobe Phil Robertson
Sarah Palin's defense of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson's racist and homophobic comments demonstrates that former MSNBC host Martin Bashir was right about her all along.