Dispatches From the Culture Wars

King Stripped of All Committee Assignments

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

The House Republican leadership stripped Rep. Steve King of all his committee assignments as punishment for his recent comments wondering when white supremacy became a bad thing. The Democrats are still considering whether to take further steps, like an official condemnation or censure. (more…) Read more

Bradlee Dean Doesn’t Like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was sworn into office on a copy of the Constitution rather than the Bible, which, along with the fact that she’s bisexual and non-religious, has Christian fascist Bradlee Dean clutching his pearls. And he seems to think that God actually wrote the Constitution. (more…) Read more

Joyner: California Wildfires Were God’s Punishment for Sin

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Christian con man Rick Joyner says that the wildfires that did such horrific damage to California were God’s punishment on the nation for sin. After all, why do you think the insurance companies call them “acts of God”? This is in stark contrast to the explanations offered by some of his fellow con artists. (more…) Read more

Trump Suddenly Approves of ‘Hitler Lover’ Pat Buchanan

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Pat Buchanan has long been a racist and nativist, so you know he loves Trump’s border wall idea. He wrote an article supporting it, saying it’s required to stop the dilution of white people in this country, and Trump tweeted it out with approval. This is the same man of whom Trump said 20 years ago was a “Hitler lover.” (more…) Read more

What’s the Innocent Explanation for Trump’s Lies About Russia?

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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With new revelations that Donald Trump has confiscated notes and told interpreters to hide what was said between him and Putin, on top of all the other lies and secrecy, Neil Katyal, former Solicitor General, says that there simply is no innocent explanation for those actions. (more…) Read more

Barr Pledges No Interference, Public Release of Mueller Findings

January 15, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Attorney General nominee William Barr provided written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is set to take up his nomination this week, pledging to allow Robert Mueller to complete his investigation without interference and to release the findings to Congress and the public when they’re finished. (more…) Read more

InfoWars Host Makes Bizarre Argument to Shift Blame for Neo-Nazi Murder

January 14, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Who’s to blame for the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017? If you answered James Fields, the neo-Nazi who killed her, you might be a rational person. If you answered “positive media coverage a year and a half later of someone no one knew existed at the time,” you might be a host on Alex Jones’ InfoWars network. That’s the argument Owen Shroyer makes. (more…) Read more

More Illegal Coordination Between NRA and Republican Candidates

January 14, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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We’ve already seen evidence that the NRA engaged in illegal coordination of its third-party ad buys on behalf of Donald Trump with his campaign in 2016. Now we have clear evidence that they did the same thing with other Republican candidates for office and they aren’t even trying to hide it. (more…) Read more

Jesse Lee Peterson is a Moral Monster

January 14, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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Jesse Lee Peterson is one of the most morally bankrupt people I have ever encountered. Not only is he a traitor to his race who pals around with white supremacists, he’s a vile misogynist. He told a caller on his show that a woman who is raped and has a child should spend her life with the rapist so the child has their “natural father.” (more…) Read more

Trump Hid Putin Discussions Even From Close Aides

January 14, 2019 By Ed Brayton

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The Washington Post reports that Trump was so intent on keeping the conversations he’s had with Putin secret that he has hid them from his own senior officials and even ordered his translator not to speak to anyone about what was said. This should send up a huge red flag, on top of all the others. (more…) Read more