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The Right's Hate Crimes Opposition in a Nutshell 06/26/2009 by Kyle Mantyla One point I have tried to make in my various posts about the Religious Right's opposition to expanding hate crimes protection to cover "sexual orientation" is the fundamental …

More Right Wing Rallies Cropping Up 06/26/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Earlier this week, I  wrote about a series of upcoming "Winning Matters" conferences, a project of the Family Foundation of Virginia and its affiliated Pastors For Family Values, featuring …

Is the Religious Right Immune from Conduct that’s “Dangerous from a Medical, Spiritual, and Emotional Standpoint”? 06/25/2009 by Right Wing Watch Staff Almost a week ago, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the children of a Georgia man could not be …

Right Wing Round-Up 06/25/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Hal Turner has been arrested for calling for the murder of Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook and Judges Richard Posner and William Bauer of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Every time you think that Rep. …

So Long Sanford, We Hardly Knew Ya 06/24/2009 by Kyle Mantyla We haven't written much about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford primarily because, outside of talk that he might be the sort of presidential candidate that the Religious Right could rally …

Norquist Giddy About Reed's New Venture 06/24/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday in writing about Ralph Reed's triumphant return with his Faith and Freedom Coalition, we noted that his reputation has been badly tarnished by his close ties to imprisoned …

Christian Coalition 2.0, Or The Triumphant Return of Ralph Reed 06/23/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Literally, just yesterday as I was doing my right-wing monitoring, I thought to myself "you know who's name I never see any more?  Ralph Reed." And for good reason, …

Sen. DeMint: The Right's Man In Washington 06/22/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Currently, the Religious Right does not have a great deal of influence on Capitol Hill.  Gone are the days when Republican leaders like Tom DeLay, Rick Santorum, or Bill Frist would …

Whither the Four Horsemen? 06/18/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Back when George W. Bush was seeking confirmation for his Supreme Court nominees, there was a group of right-wing Washington insiders known as the " four horsemen " who were at the center of this …

Right Wing: Campaign Promises Only Valid When Made to Us 06/18/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday, President Obama extended some benefits to same-sex partners of US government workers, but progressive groups and activists were decidedly unimpressed.  We …