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The Right Gets Spooked By the Specter of Nonbelievers 01/22/2009 by Kyle Mantyla In his Inauguration Address , President Obama acknowledged that "we are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers."  I didn't think much of it at …

Protecting Themselves From Nonexistent Threats 01/08/2009 by Kyle Mantyla It's been more than a month since Marin Cogan explained in The New Republic that fears over the re-introduction of the Fairness Doctrine were nothing more than "Republican …

How Right-Wing Myths Get Started 12/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I came across this article earlier , but didn't think any element of it warranted a blog post: A Florida woman says she was fired from her job for refusing to comply with a policy requiring …

The Atheists Are Coming! 11/12/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It looks like the Religious Right will have a new enemy to fight in their annual “war on Christmas” now that the American Humanist Association has announced its new ad campaign : "Why believe in a god? …

Let The Right Wing Resurrection Begin 11/05/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It has been less than twelve hour since the historic election that saw Barack Obama become President-elect of the United States and the Democratic Party widen its margins in the House and …

McCain's Capitulation to the Religious Right Now Complete 09/02/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Back in 2000, John McCain solidified his "maverick" reputation by lambasting the Religious Right, labeling Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell "agents of intolerance" and …

Biden Known By His Enemies 08/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla If one thing is for sure, it is that the paramount issue for the Right over the last several years has been gaining control over the federal judiciary and especially the Supreme Court. This has been …

The One-Sided Battle Rages On 08/26/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It is no secret that Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney did not exactly like one another during the GOP primary.  But ever since John McCain secured the nomination, the Romney campaign has largely held …

AFA Breaks Open Its Piggy Bank 07/31/2008 by Kyle Mantyla CNSNews reports that the American Family Association has donated 500,000 to the Proposition 8 effort in California: "The American Family Association said the $500,000 donation comes from 'years of …

A Tall Order 07/30/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Republicans are calling on President Bush to pardon two Border Patrol agents sentenced to prison for shooting an illegal immigrant as he fled towards the border, saying failure to do so will be " the worst black …