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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 06:53 PM
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When did LGF quit being a conservative blog?
I remember way back in my bloggin' days getting into a feud with some posters at Little Green Footballs. Now, after several years of them being out of my sight, I'm seeing it's gone independent and most of their posts are anti-Tea Party. Anyone know what happened to make LGF head man Charlie Johnson go from neocon to anti-wing nut?

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Unvanguard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 06:55 PM
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1. Well, it was always very neocon, but it was foreign policy-focused.
So maybe they're less crazy when it comes to domestic policy questions.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 06:56 PM
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2. A month or two ago he wrote a big "I Quit" letter

He was sick of the bigots and knuckle draggers which took over the party.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 06:58 PM
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3. Interesting.
Thanks.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-06-10 07:02 PM
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4. Here's his reasoning
Why I Parted Ways With The Right

Opinion | Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:49:45 pm PST

1. Support for fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.)

2. Support for bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.)

3. Support for throwing women back into the Dark Ages, and general religious fanaticism (see: Operation Rescue, anti-abortion groups, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, the entire religious right, etc.)

4. Support for anti-science bad craziness (see: creationism, climate change denialism, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Inhofe, etc.)

5. Support for homophobic bigotry (see: Sarah Palin, Dobson, the entire religious right, etc.)

6. Support for anti-government lunacy (see: tea parties, militias, Fox News, Glenn Beck, etc.)

7. Support for conspiracy theories and hate speech (see: Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Birthers, creationists, climate deniers, etc.)

8. A right-wing blogosphere that is almost universally dominated by raging hate speech (see: Hot Air, Free Republic, Ace of Spades, etc.)

9. Anti-Islamic bigotry that goes far beyond simply criticizing radical Islam, into support for fascism, violence, and genocide (see: Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, etc.)

10. Hatred for President Obama that goes far beyond simply criticizing his policies, into racism, hate speech, and bizarre conspiracy theories (see: witch doctor pictures, tea parties, Birthers, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, World Net Daily, Newsmax, and every other right wing source)

And much, much more. The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff.

I won’t be going over the cliff with them.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35243_Why_I_Parted_Ways_With_The_Right
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