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Right Wing Leftovers

  • Like pretty much every Republican before him, Michael Steele is pledging(link is external) to turn around the GOP's dismal showing when it comes to getting votes from African Americans.
  • The easy applause line at CPAC was to attack "socialism(link is external)."
  • As it has been threatening, on Friday the Liberty Counsel filed suit(link is external) to force the Florida Bar to remain neutral in the case regarding the state's ban on adoption by gay couples.
  • At CPAC, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty called upon(link is external) those in attendance to ensure that God remains at the “forefront of the values, principles and issues” of the conservative movement.
  • The New York Times reports(link is external) that a new video and other incidents are reviving questions about the role that religion is playing in the military and whether a pro-Christian culture permeates the armed forces.
  • When life gives you Buttars, turn it into "Buttars-Palooza."(link is external)
  • Kevin "Musclehead Revolution" McCullough tries to goad Rachel Maddow into covering him by explicitly comparing(link is external) Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.
  • Finally, the Washington Post's "On Faith"blog interviewed(link is external) Liberty University basketball coach Ritchie McKay and asked if he'd ever considered recruiting a player who was an atheist, to which he replied with this non sequitur:
  • I don't think Dr. Falwell would have ever excluded anyone from attending his university, and I don't think it would bother me if [the player] didn't have the same beliefs as me. Now, if he was practicing some type of illegal or immoral or unethical behavior, then he can't be a member of our team.