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Dobson’s Defenders 04/11/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Back in 2006, right around the time Republicans were losing control of both the House and Senate, a minor conflict erupted between the economic and social conservative wings of the GOP’s base.  It began when …

Eagerly Awaiting April 15th 04/09/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Everyone is looking forward to April 15th this year not only because it is traditionally the day that taxes are due , but also because there are going to be some big Right Wing announcements made that …

Perkins Pal Runs for Congress 04/08/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Former state legislator Woody Jenkins won the Republican nomination Saturday for the special election to replace Louisiana Rep. Richard Baker, who retired this year to become a lobbyist. …

McCain’s “Committee of 50” 04/08/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Today, the New York Times ( finally ) got around to running an article about John McCain’s courting of John Hagee which suggested that the McCain campaign was essentially unaware of Hagee’s record and …

Paul Weyrich’s Penance 04/04/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Back in the Fall of 2007, Gov. Mitt Romney was riding high, having barely won the Values Voter Summit’s straw poll and positioning himself as the candidate favored by both Religious Right Beltway-insiders …

Anti-Gay Legislator Plays the Victim 04/04/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff At least a thousand people attended a rally in the Oklahoma capitol for state Rep. Sally Kern, who recently became a right-wing celebrity after ranting about how gays are a bigger …

Dobson’s Dilemma 04/03/2008 by Kyle Mantyla The Religious Right may still be kicking itself over its own politically calculated decision not to support Mike Huckabee, but that doesn’t mean that they are ready to climb aboard John McCain’s “Straight Talk …

The Revelation Will Not Be Televised 04/03/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Bill Sizemore, a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot , probably knows as much as anyone about Pat Robertson and his multi-million dollar empire, having covered him for years and regularly …

The Goldilocks Right Settles on a Candidate, After the Fact 04/02/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff It was at a Council for National Policy meeting back in September that the Goldilocks brigade of the Religious Right, led by Focus on the Family founder James …

Insurance Plans for 'Unborn Children' 03/27/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Last year we noted the creative reasons the Religious Right came up with to join their economic-right brethren in opposing expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance …