Category: Awards

by Patrick Appel

"You want to know who the biggest hypocrite in the world is? The biggest hypocrite in the world is the person who believes in the death penalty for murderers and not for homosexuals. Hypocrite. The same God who instituted the death penalty for murderers is the same God who instituted the death penalty for rapists and for homosexuals – sodomites, queers! That’s what it was instituted for, okay? That’s God, he hasn’t changed. Oh, God doesn’t feel that way in the New Testament … God never “felt” anything about it, he commanded it and said they should be taken out and killed," – Pastor Steven L. Anderson, Faithful Word Baptist Church.

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"The case for co-ops is simple: we don't have enough non-profit insurers. Let's encourage the creation of more of them. This might be wrong. But the potential upside is considerable and the potential downside is negligible. Bitter opposition to the idea suggests that the right is needlessly hostile to reform," – Reihan Salam, NRO.

"Liberals seem to be under the impression that health care reform will be like a new entititlement, and that Republicans will run against it at their own peril — as was the case with Social Security reform in 2005. And they may be right, but not until this monstrous bill actually goes into effect some time in 2013. Which means that for the next four years, Republicans will be able to say whatever they want about the health care reforms that were passed but won't come into effect for years. Republicans will be able to come up with another "death panel" every week," – Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard.

by Patrick Appel "Contra Rush Limbaugh, history’s actual fascists were not primarily known for their anti-smoking policies or generous social welfare programs. Fascism celebrated violence, anti-rationalism and hysterical devotion to an authoritarian leader. To date, the Obama administration has fallen rather short in these departments.

Perhaps uncomfortably aware of the shortcoming, the hardliners have developed — okay, invented really — their own mythology about Obama “brownshirts.” (The popular conservative website RedState.org literally uses the term.) The complaint rests on a single case — that of conservative activist Kenneth Gladney, who got into a scuffle at a townhall in St. Louis, Missouri. The altercation was captured on video and you can watch it on YouTube. What you’ll see is a man, already on the ground, and another man stepping back in order to avoid tripping over him. The man on the ground is Gladney. Gladney walked away from the confrontation and later went to hospital, where he was treated for light injuries and released the same day. Whatever happened and whoever started it, this happily bloodless encounter bears not even the most glancing resemblance to the brutality that made Hitler’s brownshirts notorious. And yet, look up Gladney’s name online and he’s suddenly a poignant martyr.," – David Frum, New Majority.

by Chris Bodenner

"Detaining nominees to top Defense posts does not make the country safer. The most senior nominee in limbo is Rep. John M. McHugh, New York Republican, who is slated to be the next secretary of the Army. Also blocked are Joseph Westphal, who is up for undersecretary of the Army, and Juan Garcia as assistant secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The hold effectively pushes back these confirmations until Congress reconvenes in early September. There is no reason to believe these nominees wouldn't have been confirmed otherwise. Denying their talents to a nation at war is not the right way for senators [Brownback and Roberts] to register discontent with President Obama's policy direction," – Washington Times.

by Chris Bodenner

"Here’s scare tactics. Scare tactics is Rachel Maddow taking the first ten minutes of every show this week to denounce them and call them names and talk about Astroturf. […] The real terrorism going on is MSNBC and the liberal media," – Jim Pinkerton of the New America Foundation.

by Chris Bodenner

Kathy Griffin sits in Larry King's chair interviewing Levi Johnston about their "love igloo" and the Teen Choice Awards.

“This is a scary time in Washington. It’s a very frightening time. I see Barack Obama is creating an enemies list of people who oppose this miserable health care plan. I think that’s frightening. That’s from a guy that can’t even show a long-form birth certificate," – Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK).

"Thug-in-chief?" – Glenn Reynolds, describing Barack Obama.

"Adolf Hitler issued six million end of life orders–he called his program the final solution. I kind of wonder what we're going to call ours," a spokesman for the Patients First bus tour, fighting healthcare reform.