Daily Archives: February 21, 2010

Hostile and Gay Baiting Ryan Sorba: The Future of the Republican Party?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

This is what an authoritarian looks like, and he may represent the future of the Republican Party: Sarah Palin’s VP pick for 2012? More on this California crank here. The anti-humanist turn in conservative politics is breathtaking. What is happening to … Continue reading →

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Is America a Christian Nation Founded by Christians?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

No. Key players in the founding of America—such as Jefferson, Paine, and Franklin—were not Christians. They were Deists and religious skeptics. And other icons of America’s cultural history—people like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson—were agnostics with a lot of emotional ambivalence toward … Continue reading →

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Why Joe Stack Matters

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Austin tea bomber Joe Stack is the canary in the right-wing mental coal mine. His action tells you where the hysterical rhetoric poured from hate radio takes a mind in a moment of crisis. In anticipation of a crisis, the … Continue reading →

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Why I Worry about the Tea Party Authoritarians

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

I would like to see a moderate conservative party with sane politicians that balance Democratic excesses. But since Barack Obama’s election Republicans have been getting rewarded for running to the political margins of the far right. My fear is that … Continue reading →

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