10 of the Nuttiest, Nastiest Right-Wing Statements This Week

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http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/10-nuttiest-nastiest-right-wing-statements-week



1. Nancy Grace: People on pot shoot, stab and strangle each other.

Nancy Grace made it extremely clear, in case anyone did not know, that she has never smoked, or known anyone who smoked marijuana this week. How did she do this? By hysterically claiming without a scintilla of evidence that marijuana is highly addictive, and that it causes people to go on bloody killing sprees.

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2. David Brooks: Poverty is not an economic problem.

David Brooks started his Friday column sounding somewhat annoyed: “Suddenly the whole world is talking about income inequality,” he wrote. How dare they? This is very irritating to David Brooks because it means that he has to patiently explain to everyone that income inequality is all poor people’s fault.

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3. Another great Republican idea: People should have to show ID to get food.

Republican determination to humiliate people for the crime of being simultaneously hungry and poor continued this week. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana suggested that a photo ID be mandatory for food stamp recipients attempting to buy food. Otherwise: No food for you!

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4. Fox News Host says Americans don’t know their history—then proves it by not knowing her history.

On Wednesday during Fox News’ The Five, co-host Andrea Tantaros took Americans to task for not knowing their history. So true. What was ingenious was how she proceeded to demonstrate that. She could not have scripted it better.

[RKP5637]

1. Their minds really do dwell in an alien hostile universe. Pain and suffering just

isn't good enough for them, they want more, more, more.

[progressoid]

2. Aaack! Graphic Warning!!!

Nancy Grace.

Shiver.

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3. !

[Lunacee_2013]

4. I know this list should piss me off,

but I seriously can't stop laughing. Where do the republicans just these crazy ideas from?

[giftedgirl77]

8. What's really sad is this is what is represented to other

countries as being the US.

[Lunacee_2013]

11. Oh god!

I hadn't even thought of that! Imagine if all the rest of the world sees when they look at us is Palin, Rush, Ted Cruz, and Hannity? No wonder so many outside the U.S. think we're either crazy or stupid. How, how do these people keep finding their way to power?

[giftedgirl77]

12. I have am pretty sure the Kochs & the rest of those bastards

actually went out & scoured used car lots & other places of the like & found the dumbest idiots they could find. Once they found the ones that fit their mold they just give them scripts buy them of & voila, you see the product in action.

[TNNurse]

5. Does the ignorance

In these attitudes surprise anyone???

[mikekohr]

6. The Know Nothing Party of the late 1800's has morphed into the Republican Party

They don't realize it, because they don't know nothing.

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7. 2. David Brooks: "Poverty is not an economic problem."

Or in Ogden's Basic English: not having enough money is not a money problem. (!?)

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10. !

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9. 7. Louie Gohmert: Judges for same-sex marriage need plumbing lessons.

Louie, if you turn your mouth valve in a clockwise direction, the idiocy will stop spewing out. Plumbing 101.

[okaawhatever]

13. Love it. nt

[raven mad]

14. You really, really should have provided a "spoiler alert".

It's time for dessert, and that photo of puke-worthy Nancy Grace spoiled my appetite!