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Right Wing Round-Up 05/06/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Media Matters has put together a lengthy list of the myths and falsehoods advanced by the media about the Supreme Court. Eric Boehlert reports that the Washington Times has now fully retracted the bogus …

Right Wing Round-Up 05/04/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Media Matters has compiled an extensive list of quotes from conservative commentators denouncing the use of filibusters to block President Bush's nominees to the Supreme Court or lower courts. David Neiwert …

Robertson: Will Hate Crimes Protect Someone Who "Likes to Have Sex With Ducks"? 04/30/2009 by Kyle Mantyla The Religious Right generally has two standard explanations for its opposition to hate crimes legislation.  The first is that such legislation will …

The Washington Times' False Popularity Contest 04/29/2009 by Kyle Mantyla I’m just going to flat-out steal this great post from Eric Boehlert at Media Matters on this insane Washington Times editorial , which declares President Obama to be historically …

Right Wing Round-Up 04/23/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Media Matters points out that Bill O'Reilly doesn't know what he is talking about and has the photographic evidence to prove it. Speaking of Media Matters, they want you to vote for the "the worst media …

Right Wing Round-Up 04/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Just how instrumental was Fox News in promoting yesterday's tea parties?  As Media Matters points out , it was a key factor - and they have dozens of articles reporting that Fox News and its hosts helped …

Right Wing Round-Up 04/15/2009 by Kyle Mantyla As Good as You says , you don't get to call your ad campaign a rousing success when all of the coverage of it has come in the form of mockery. Texas Governor Rick Perry really seems to be going off the deep …

Right Wing Round-Up 04/10/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Media Matters notes that, like everyone else on the Right, Fox News is outraged about President Obama's "we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation" comment. The SPLC  reports that Oklahoma City bombing …

The Great and Powerful ACORN - Part II 04/07/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Last month, when I  wrote a post about the Right's opposition to President Bush's first judicial nominee, David Hamilton, I took issue with their attempt to tie him to ACORN by pointing out …

Right Wing Round-Up 04/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Dahlia Lithwick dismantles the right-wing attacks, such as this one , against Harold Koh, President Obama's pick for legal adviser to the State Department. The Newsweek/Washington Post "On Faith" section has …