On Thursday, Newt Gingrich told supporters that if “they pledge at least $30 million to his campaign over a three-week period starting Monday and ending Oct. 21, he will compete for the nomination.” Today, the effort is over before it begins. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will not run for president in 2008 after determining […]
In light of the controversies surrounding the MoveOn.org “Betray Us” ad and Rush Limbaugh slamming U.S. troops who support withdrawal as “phony soldiers,” you’d think Fox News wouldn’t publish a piece called, “Top Military Officials are a Disgrace to Those They Lead.” And yet, as Glenn Greenwald noted, that’s the headline on the latest piece […]
It’s Sept. 29; do you know where your Larry Craig resignation is? Based on a self-imposed deadline announced a month ago, the Idaho Republican, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after making advances towards an undercover police officer in a Minneapolis airport men’s room, was supposed to step down from the Senate tomorrow. That’s clearly […]
I’ve always thought the constitutional language was fairly straightforward: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The Constitution is entirely secular — there’s no mention of God, the Bible, the Ten Commandments, or the Judeo-Christian tradition. With this in mind, one wonders what Constitution Sen. John […]
There was an interesting tidbit buried in the latest poll (.pdf) from Fox News. Respondents were asked whether they have a “generally favorable or unfavorable opinion” about a variety of groups and institutions. The poll included MoveOn.org in the mix and found these results: Favorable: 11% Unfavorable: 22% No opinion: 11% Never heard of: 56% […]
Here we go again. Last week, congressional Republicans struggled to see through their crocodile tears just long enough to push resolutions condemning MoveOn.org for its “Betray Us” newspaper ad. Next week, it’ll be Dems’ turn. From Greg Sargent: I’ve just learned that Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) will be introducing a resolution in the House of […]
First up from The God Machine this week is an unusual story out of Iowa, dealing with the intersection of religion and academic freedom (via Ron Chusid). A community college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be literally […]
Guest Post by Morbo A psychoanalyst could plumb the depths of the human psyche and explain why we need a holiday like Halloween. I suppose, deep down inside, we all know we’re going to die some day. Adults deal with that in part by playing footsie with the dark side for one night a year. […]
Guest Post by Morbo Richard Mellon Scaife is a right-wing billionaire newspaper publisher in Pennsylvania who really, really hates Bill Clinton. Scaife hates Clinton so much that throughout the 1990s he poured millions into an “Arkansas Project” designed to dig up dirt on Clinton. Thanks to Scaife, the nation was periodically distracted by numerous phony […]
Guest Post by Morbo Last week I wrote about actor Ben Stein’s new documentary attacking evolution titled “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” It now appears that Stein and the group that produced the film may have employed deceptive tactics to trick evolution proponents into appearing on camera. Three noted evolution supporters came forward this week to […]