Yes, the headline is ridiculous, but that’s what it says. And the article on the fringe-right WorldNetDaily website is even more ridiculous. (WorldNutDaily?) Right-wing activists in Texas are circulating the article in emails and tweets as if it were wisdom passed down from on high. The curriculum in question is CSCOPE, which has become the […]
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He's a Marxist! And I Still Can't Spell His Name!
Cathie Adams, president of the far-right Texas Eagle Forum, has had more than four years to learn how to spell the name of the president of the United States and still can’t. She still seems more interested in making sure people know that his middle name is Hussein and that she thinks he’s a dirty […]
By Our Enemies Ye Shall Know Us
Hate mail we received today: […]
CNN's Piers Morgan Calls Texas Gun Extremist's Rant 'Terrifying,' 'Deluded'
Just how bizarre was Texas radio commentator Alex Jones’ wild-eyed gun rant on Piers Morgan’s CNN program on Monday? Speaking on CNN Newsroom Tuesday, Morgan himself called the tirade “startling,” “terrifying” and “completely deluded”: “I can’t think of a better advertisement for gun control than Alex Jones’ interview last night. It was startling, it was […]
Right-wingers Fail Again to Replace Joe Straus as Texas House Speaker
The Texas House of Representatives started the 2013 session today the same way it ended 2011 — with state Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, as speaker. This represents the third session in a row in which far-right groups like Texas Eagle Forum and Liberty Institute/Texas Values along with Tea Party activists have failed to keep […]