Posted on July 22nd, 2005 by Brad
There’ve been tons of great suggestions for the Wingnuttery Hall of Fame so far. Let’s take a look at the highlights…
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Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Brad
Since old favorites like Renew America and WorldNetDaily just weren’t up to snuff today, I decided to scout the Internets for wingnuttier pastures. Thankfully, I stumbled upon The Christian Worldview Network, a website that bills itself as “Your Antidote for Liberalism and Christian Happy-Talk.”
“Thank God for that!” I said to myself. “I’d gotten so tired of those smiley-faced happy-talkers at The Rant. This website presents Christianity just like Jesus would have wanted- with anger, resentment and bitterness!”
I decided to check out one of the Worldview’s columns to make sure it didn’t have any namby-pamby “happy talk,” and sure enough, there wasn’t an encouraging word in the whole damn thing. So strap on your seatbelts, ’cause we’re about to read Jan Markell’s uplifting column, “Harry Potter: Politically-Correct Paganism.”
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Posted on July 21st, 2005 by
Charles Krauthammer sings the praises of neoconservatism:
In Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and elsewhere in the Arab world, the forces of democratic liberalization have emerged on the political stage in a way that was unimaginable just two years ago. They have been energized and emboldened by the Iraqi example and by American resolve. [Emphasis added, lack of an editor in the original.]
We’re not sure we’d label a $200 mbillion overthrow of a non-democratic regime “the forces of democratic liberalism,” nor would we, for that matter, argue that the Iraq example has energized Iraq; but then again, we’re not nationally syndicated columnists either.
The Iraqi elections vindicated the two central propositions of the Bush doctrine. First, that the desire for freedom is indeed universal and not the private preserve of Westerners.
Right — because as everyone knows — no one believed, until the Bush doctrine, that non-Westerners could ever, ever, want a democratic system. Never. No. Don’t even think about it. Totally ridiculous! Get out!
Second, that America is genuinely committed to democracy in and of itself. Contrary to the cynics, whether Arab, European or American, the U.S. did not go into Iraq for oil or hegemony but for liberation–a truth that on Jan. 30 even al-Jazeera had to televise.
Not liberation Chuckles, protection from all those WMDs, remember? As for the Bush doctrine showing some profound interest in democracy in and of itself:
Bush, in answering the question about the leader of Pakistan, also said: “The new Pakistani general, he’s just been elected — not elected, this guy took over office. It appears this guy is going to bring stability to the country and I think that’s good news for the subcontinent.”
Give me a break!
This was Sadly, Stossel!
Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Gavin M.
Ruthless death kitties, have the remains of the criminal Skippy been recovered yet?
Rrowr, nein! Der Bushkangaroo ist alive, und has become ein Escapedbushkangaroo.
Oh no. Is Skippy planning something terrible?
Mroww! According to our analysis, he appears to be, as you say, planning something terrible. Growl, hssfthp!
Oh no. Oh, we simply didn’t do any post-invasion planning. This is FUBAR! It’s ROFLOL, WWJD FUBAR!
[+ thanks to marq for cat repair]
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Brad
Inspired by SZ’s Ultimate Wingnut Contest and RETARDO’s Wingnut All-Star Team, I’ve been thinking about creating a Hall of Fame for the wingnuttiest individual columns of all-time. Three immediately come to mind:
1.) Peggy Noonan claims Elian Gonzalez was rescued by God-sent dolphins
2.) Thomas Sowell campaigns to legalize for-profit kidney sales
3.) Ann Coulter advocates invading Muslim countries to “kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.”
I welcome further suggestions. They should be from (fairly) mainstream pundits- Townhall or higher (’cause let’s face it, if we just allowed any old wingnut column into the Hall, Pastor Swank would take up half the space).
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Gavin M.
“Hsspftht! Okay, you baby ducks, where’s Skippy!?”
“We don’t know! We don’t know!”
(Quick, kittycat minions — he’s trying to slip away!)
“Rowrr! Get me air support. Range, 200 meters…”
“Hspft! Target sighted.”
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Brad
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Brad
Because we don’t want PeoplePolitical to have all the fun, here’s a nice li’l letter plucked from our very own hate mail bage:
To whom it may concern:
The following link was just brought to my attention re: The Little
Leaders Company: https://sadlyno.com/archives/001381.html
Hee-hee… oh yeah, that was a good one…
For those of you who don’t remember, I was making fun of a Christian children’s video called Little Noah that, according to the company promoting it, “allows your little one to experience the true story of Noah as told in the Bible.” To which I responded, “Your child will delight as he watches humanity drown!” At any rate, someone sent the link to the company’s PR lady, and she’s rather displeased:
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