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Tag Archives: Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt v. Richard Dawkins: What’s North of the North Pole?
Right-wing radio host and Evangelical, Hugh Hewitt, interviewed atheist Richard Dawkins on Tuesday. I thought this part of the exchange was telling: HH: I’m talking about the whole cosmos. Where did that come from, 13 billion years ago? RD: It … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Dennett, deepities, evolution, Hugh Hewitt, north pole, ontological mystery, philosophy, poetry, Richard Dawkins, science, the big bang
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Let My People Go?
Andrew Sullivan today deconstructs conservatism’s noxious captivity to talk radio: What strikes me is that talk radio, even more than the blogosphere, can promote ugly and inflammatory discourse in ways that even its purveyors find hard to control. The medium rewards certainty … Continue reading
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Tagged boss limbaugh, conservatism, Hugh Hewitt, James Dobson, libertarian, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, talk radio, William F. Buckley
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What’s the Percentage of Republican Senators and Congress Persons Who Are Women? Just 10%
So says Politico today: Women make up almost 51 percent of the U.S. population but less than 10 percent of the House and Senate GOP — a gender disconnect that could make the Republicans’ climb back to power even steeper … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, dittohead, ERA, feminism, Hugh Hewitt, Republican, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, women, women's equality, women's rights
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Arlen Specter: Yellow Canary in the Republican Coal Mine?
If Republicans can’t hold their moderates, how will they win elections? Today, in the New York Times, is an article on Republicans’ larger problem: not just losing a moderate like Arlen Specter, but the party’s increased ideological marginalization (such as on issues like gay equality). … Continue reading
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Tagged arlen specter, conservative, Hugh Hewitt, moderate, Pennsylvania, Politics, Republican, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
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Republicans: 21% of the United States Population
So according to a new Washington Post poll. That’s the lowest Republican self-identification in over 25 years. Just one in five Americans is now openly Republican. Imagine. And what’s left of the Republican Party seems to be veering towards the … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, demographics, Hugh Hewitt, Republican, Ronald Reagan, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
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How Anti-Gay Marriage Sausage Is Made: Anti-Gay Rights Ad Audition Tapes are Leaked and Put on YouTube!
The making of an anti-gay rights ad ain’t pretty. First, you’ve got to find ACTORS who will PRETEND to be doctors, pastors, and besieged parents claiming that they are VICTIMS of pink fascism (that is, the gay rights movement). Here are the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, feminist, gay marriage, gay rights, Hugh Hewitt, Iowa, lesbian, marriage, out of the closet, pink fascism, rush limbaugh, sausage
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Andrew Sullivan on Bush’s Torture Regime—and the Judgment of History
Andrew Sullivan wants a full process of discovery with regard to George Bush’s detainee torture policies, and offers a summary of some of what we already do know: [A]s the era of the dark side recedes a little, my sense … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Sullivan, George Bush, Hugh Hewitt, human rights, Politics, religion, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, torture
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