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Right-Wing Groups Gear Up To Oppose Disability Rights Treaty, Again 11/04/2013 by Miranda Blue Last December, former Republican senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole took to the Senate floor in a wheelchair to urge his former colleagues to ratify …

Ken Cuccinelli Calls In The Religious Right Reinforcements: Homeschoolers Edition 09/18/2013 by Brian Tashman Yesterday, Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli attended a fundraiser co-hosted by anti-gay and anti-choice activists . Now, the …

Michael Farris Fears Obama May Ban Homeschooling 02/21/2013 by Brian Tashman Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) president Michael Farris, who last year warned that children who wear glasses may be placed under the control of the United Nations, …

How Unhinged Rhetoric Sank a Disabilities Rights Treaty in the Senate 12/04/2012 by Brian Tashman The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities failed to capture the 2/3 vote needed for ratification in the U.S. Senate today due to fierce …

Religious Right Groups Work to Defeat Treaty on Rights of People with Disabilities, Falsely Claim it Sanctions Abortion 11/29/2012 by Brian Tashman Conservative organizations have come out strongly against the UN Convention on the Right of Persons with …

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 …

Huckabee: A Right-Wing True Believer 06/15/2009 by Kyle Mantyla When Mike Huckabee was seeking the Republican Party's nomination during the last election, the Religious Right's DC powerhouse insiders wanted nothing to do with him, forcing him to seek …

The McCain Meltdown 08/15/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It is hard to overstate the shockwave that John McCain sent through the GOP’s right-wing base with his comments earlier this week that he would not rule out the possibility of naming a pro-choice running mate …

Huckabee’s Many Helpers 12/26/2007 by Kyle Mantyla While it is debatable that God is really responsible for Mike Huckabee’s recent rise in the polls, as he claims , it is clear that something is at work which has propelled the one-time “also ran” into a …

Time Magazine: Will Christian Conservatives Support GOP in November? 10/23/2006 by Right Wing Watch Staff "You only gain clout by activity," says Home School Legal Defense Association chairman Michael Farris. On the Watchlist Home School Legal Defense …