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So Long Sanford, We Hardly Knew Ya 06/24/2009 by Kyle Mantyla We haven't written much about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford primarily because, outside of talk that he might be the sort of presidential candidate that the Religious Right could rally …

Sen. DeMint: The Right's Man In Washington 06/22/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Currently, the Religious Right does not have a great deal of influence on Capitol Hill.  Gone are the days when Republican leaders like Tom DeLay, Rick Santorum, or Bill Frist would …

How Exactly Should The Government Go About "Discouraging" Homosexuality? 06/19/2009 by Kyle Mantyla For the most part, the spokespeople for the Family Research Council manage to advocate their right-wing anti-gay agenda in manner seemingly designed to …

Right Wing Leftovers 06/19/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Judicial Watch has released a "Special Report on Judge Sotomayor's Connection to the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund." Rick Warren will reportedly be attending Islamic Society of North …

Right Wing: Campaign Promises Only Valid When Made to Us 06/18/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday, President Obama extended some benefits to same-sex partners of US government workers, but progressive groups and activists were decidedly unimpressed.  We …

The Right Joins Hands To Stop Hate Crimes Legislation 06/17/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Last week we noted that Religious Right groups were planning on making a coordinated push to stop hate crimes legislation by threatening to "shut down the Capitol Switchboard …

Right Wing Leftovers 06/17/2009 by Kyle Mantyla The group of right-wingers who gathered to protest David Letterman yesterday were outnumbered by members of the media, but still managed to get lots of attention for saying things like Letterman "rapes …

The Right's Hate Crimes Conundrum 06/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla One of the main points I have tried to make in my various posts on hate crimes legislation is the obvious hypocrisy of the Religious Right as they decry the so-called "special protections" that …

Right Wing Leftovers 06/10/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Apparently Roy Moore sees nothing ironic or hypocritical about attacking Sonia Sotomayor as someone who will let her ideology get in the way of her judging.  Speaking of Moore, his gubernatorial campaign …

The Right Plots Hate Crimes Strategy 06/09/2009 by Kyle Mantyla GOProud, a new organization claiming to represent gay conservatives, formed a few months ago for the purpose of selling the conservative agenda to the gay community.  As GOProud explains : …