Right-Wingers

From the wacky to the just plain wrong, what conservatives are saying and doing

Tenn. Senator: ‘AIDS Came from the Homosexual Community,’ and Anti-Gay Bullying is a ‘Lark’

Sen. Stacey Campfield, author of the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, parroted false, homophobic memes on SiriusXM OutQ last week.

Posted Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Shay O'Reilly

Bill O’Reilly: Some Students ‘Too Stupid to Vote’

Near the center of the dust-up over Voter ID laws is a disagreement over the vision of American democracy: Should we strive for near-universal voting, or should an elite hold that privilege?

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2012 by Jon Christian

VIDEO: Muppets Movie ‘Brainwashing’ Children to Believe Oil Tycoons Are Bad, Says Fox News

In a nearly seven-minute long segment, Fox News Business misses the point of the movie.

Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2011 by Brian Stewart

Fox News’ ‘Pepper Spray is a Food’ and Other Media Attacks on the UC—Davis Protesters

A Huffington Post blogger also commended the police for pepper spraying the protesters.

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Brian Stewart

Academia’s Favorite Group of Racists Holds Annual Meeting

The H.L. Mencken Club invites professors to speak about racist “research,” like claims that a person’s race can indicate their intelligence.

Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Will Sommer

House Member Likens Undocumented Immigrants to Vagrants, Animals

Rep. Jeff Duncan made the comments during an event with South Carolina college students.

Posted Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Brian Stewart

SPOOKY: Cantor To Try Speaking On A Campus Again, This Time on Halloween

Well, that’s one way to make Halloween more frightening.

Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Brian Stewart

Fox & Friends Mocks Gender-Neutral Housing Options

In an insensitive segment, the hosts ridicule one progressive college’s move to create a more inclusive campus.

Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by Brian Stewart

An Education with Glenn Beck: Reviewing His New TV Show—For Kids

Campus Progress watched the first week of Glenn Beck’s new children’s TV show so you don’t have to—and you should be glad you didn’t.

Posted Monday, October 24, 2011 in Know Your Right Wingers by Will Sommer

The Five Most Vapid Lines from Eric Cantor’s Would-Be Speech

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor dropped out on his speaking engagement at the University of Pennsylvania after hearing there’d be some protestors. What exactly was he going to say?

Posted Monday, October 24, 2011 by Jake Blumgart

Glenn Beck Sneers At Students Who Can’t Afford A College Education

“You go to school, you rack up a lot of school loans, that was your choice,” Beck said.

Posted Friday, October 14, 2011 in Reprints by Marie Diamond

Conservative Journalist Provokes Occupy DC Police Violence

The American Spectator later edited the journalist’s column to downplay his deliberate attempt to “mock and undermine” protests.

Posted Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Emily Crockett

‘Class Warfare’ and the Conservative Brain

Neuroscience offers a clue why conservatives fail to see the bigger picture of our country’s prosperity.

Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Emily Crockett

Obama vs. Bush: Who’s the Bigger Tax Cutter?

This infographic might surprise you.

Posted Thursday, September 15, 2011 in Reprints by Michael Linden and Michael Ettlinger

Federal Marriage Grant Funded Anti-LGBT Iowa Group

The FAMiLY Leader used the marriage counseling grant to help defray its operating costs while it was simultaneously running an anti-gay marriage campaign.

Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Reporting & Know Your Right Wingers by Brian Stewart