The Birther Movement is Racism

July 23, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
The “birther” movement is an extreme right wing disinformation campaign that proffers the idea that President Obama is not a US citizen, and was born abroad in Kenya. Here’s the rub: there are no actual facts to support this claim, rather the disinfo subsists on a form of cognitive dissonance – denial – and is [...]

who would Jesus kill?

June 1, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
“Gandhi famously said: First, they ignore you. Then, they ridicule you. Then, they fight you. Then, you win.” Sara at Ornicus breaks down the Christianist killers killing “baby killers” issue… Real world ramfications…. Digby spells it out for us… It’s important to rmember that the person who killed Tiller is playing G-d. Literally sees himself [...]

Rush Limbaugh: Pied Piper of the GOP

January 30, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
The Conservative media icon is leading his brethren to their demise. Last week on Campbell Brown’s show on CNN, Republican Strategist Ed Rollins was asked about Rush Limbaugh and the perception by the public that the GOP is a “bunch of white guys”, and that Obama won, according to Limbaugh, because he was black, and [...]

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