Search

The Straight Talk Express Veers Right 02/07/2008 by Kyle Mantyla As everyone knows by this point, the Right does not like John McCain and the McCain camp finds itself in a quandary of how to appease hostile right-wing leaders without losing his most …

McCain’s Delicate Dance 02/04/2008 by Kyle Mantyla With John McCain seemingly poised to emerge from Super Tuesday as the de facto front runner in the Republican primary, the question will become just how much he intends to try and make nice with the …

Parsley and Hunter: Planned Parenthood = Hitler 01/31/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff As the nation celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. last week, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council wrote of what he called the “ irony ” of the fact that …

Is the Right Secretly Endorsing Romney? 01/28/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Last week on Time’s Swampland blog, Michael Scherer took notice of Focus on the Family Action’s post-South Carolina primary political analysis and observed that, despite the fact that …

More on the Huckabee Stool 01/24/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Mike Huckabee’s loss in South Carolina’s Republican primary made clear his weakness in the race: his inability to expand his support beyond conservative evangelicals. For all the talk in the …

I'll Bet You Think This Day is About You 01/22/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff As we observed Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday yesterday, anti-abortion activists gathered for their own version of a march on Washington. It’s no secret that many on the …

Huckabee's Populist Image Belies Bizarre Economic Plan 01/08/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Mike Huckabee’s first-place finish in the Iowa Republican caucus was a victory for the Religious Right , after the combined efforts of a number of lesser-known …

When Right-Wing Christians Come Home to Roost 12/19/2007 by Kyle Mantyla It is not secret that the National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez has been an avid backer of Mitt Romney for some time now and undoubtedly played no small role in getting her magazine …

Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment on Ballot in Florida 12/14/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff It’s been a banner year for Florida’s Religious Right. In 2006, activists failed to get enough signatures to put their anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot (despite …

Robertson to Endorse Giuliani? 11/07/2007 by Kyle Mantyla That is what the Politico and the Washington Post are reporting : Pat Robertson, one of the most influential figures in the social conservative movement, will announce his support for Rudy …