They know they believe in the U.S.A and Freedom. But what unites the protesters at this American Tea Party parade in Washington DC? Former President Jimmy Carter says racism, pure and simple.
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Rush Limbaugh: “We need segregated buses”
Controversial US commentator Rush Limbaugh has given his own special take on the hot issue of race in America: “We need segregated buses … This is Obama’s America.”
Guy Rundle: Reality, alternate reality and tea parties
Organisers of a march in Washington against the Obama administration claimed to have attracted 1.5 million attendees, but it looks like they were off by a good 1.43 million. Of course, it’s all the Left’s fault.
The 10 stupidest Obama conspiracy theories
Birthers, Death Panels and brainwashing, oh my! The look at some of the stupidest conspiracy theories that have plagued US President Barack Obama and his administration.
Video of the Day: Jon Stewart grills “death panel” activist
Jon Stewart absolutely hammers Betsy McCaughey, the originator of the “death panel” controversy — which equates end-of-life planning with government-ordered euthanasia — on The Daily Show.
Why Palin’s death panels are like Hitler’s testicles
Familiarity breeds belief, explains behavioral scientist Peter Ubel, and much like the myth of Adolf Hitler’s third testicle, the more people who hear Sarah Palin’s claim that the Democrats are advocating “death panels”, the more likely people are to believe it’s true — even if theyr’e told it’s not.
America: batshit crazy for over 200 years
Birthers, tea-parties, town-hall hecklers and death squads: is America getting crazier? No, says Rick Perlstein, Americans have always been nuts — only now the media are fanning the flames of insanity further.
Guy Rundle: Those crazy ole Republicans aren’t funny anymore
The US is heading towards a health care bill of 20% of GDP, at which point the country has, economically, become one huge hospital. If Obama is not allowed to fix it, it will crash and burn.
Ketchup and no Dijon: US turns Europhobic
Europeans are on average healthier, happier and more financially secure than Americans. So, why are the Yanks so terrified of turning Euro? asks Michael Freedman.
US militia groups on the rise
The recession, combined with a left-wing administration led by a black President, has resulted in a sudden rise in the number of right-wing militia groups across the United States, according to a new report. “All it’s lacking is a spark,” says on government agent.
Obama recieves 30 death threats a day
Barack Obama receives 400% more threats than former George W. Bush did while in office, and it’s stretching the already under-resourced US Secret Service even more thinly, according to a new book on Presidential security.
The Birthers: who are they and what do they want?
A new movement amongst US conservatives is growing (or at least growing in hype): the Birthers, folk who believe Barack Obama was actually born in Kenya and is thus not a legitimate president. But just who are they? And when are they going away?
Obama: still a Muslim
A working paper [PDF] from Duke University has found it’s very difficult to convince the 11% of Americans who still believe Barack Obama is a Muslim that he is, in fact, a Christian.
Video of the Day: The terrifying world of baby and tween fashion
Leopard print, baby heels and tweens with publicists. It’s all at this expo for baby and tween fashion.
Fox analyst: Did Obama and Chavez do *more* gay things off-camera?
Col. Ralph Peters on Fox News describes the “embracing and fist-bumping and making lovey-dovey in the hotel and god-knows-what-else behind closed doors” between Obama and Chavez.
Letter from...: Richmond, Virginia, USA
The elitist media and those in Congress and the White House who have been suggesting the rallies were orchestrated and faux-populist events ginned up by partisans and special interest groups are dead wrong, writes Karyn McDermott.
America’s hippie news station
The TEA party protests turn Fox News into long-haired fascism decriers.
A long history of teabagging
The Tea Party Movement was started and is backed by major conservative think tanks, despite all the talk of grassroots organisation.
New York Magazine / Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Birthers, teabaggers, town hallers, speech-to-schools scaremongers… the certifiably insane have officially taken over America’s political discourse. How did things get so crazy, so quickly? Is it fear driven by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, or is Obama himself to blame?