Tag Archives: anti-intellectualism

It’s like the French Revolution, but in reverse

By Mark | January 31, 2010

Instead of following my heart tonight and writing about the colossally fucked-up narcissist John Edwards, I’ve decided to share a link to a BBC piece about why we Americans so often vote against our own best interests. (I love watching the relatively level-headed Brits trying to understand the Tea Partification of their former colonies.) The […]

Posted in Observations, Politics | Also tagged authenticity, BBC, Davide Runciman, death panels, defunding public schools, Economics, elitism, fake sincerity, French Revolution, French Revolution in reverse, How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, John Edwards, public education, school vouchers, speaking from the gut, stupid Americans, Tea Partyfication, the concentration of wealth, Thomas Frank, voting against your own interests, What's the Matter with Kansas? | 18 Comments

Frank Schaeffer on the widely held belief that Obama is the Antichrist

By Mark | September 17, 2009

I’ve said it before, but, by the time this runs it course, I predict we’ll see the right burning witches in this country… Just wait and see.

Posted in Church and State, Religious Extremism | Also tagged birther, Frank Schaeffer, fundamentalist religion, insanity on the right, New Jersey, Obama as the Antichrist, Rachel Maddow, the distrust of facts, village idiots, witches | 145 Comments

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