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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:09 PM
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I'm going to call them the Sanctimonious Right from now on. Or
Edited on Fri Apr-08-11 03:10 PM by pnwmom
the Selfish Right.

Not the Christian Right (which is a contradiction in terms) or the Religious Right. They're not especially Christian or Religious.

They're self-righteous, sanctimonious, and selfish. And they're out to ruin our country.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:11 PM
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1. How about "religious extremists?"
They are no different than the Taliban.
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:15 PM
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3. I don't mind the term, but it's less evocative to me. n/t
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:49 PM
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6. I'm of the opinion that whatever label applied should be
similar, if not the same, as the ones they use to castigate others in different religions. Christianists would be good too.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:12 PM
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2. I call them squidbillies.
They embrace the philosophy of Early Cuyler.
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callous taoboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:31 PM
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4. TALIBORNAGAINs
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 03:44 PM
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5. That's a good one. So is ..."Regressives".
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 04:02 PM
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7. I just call them the "Moneychangers"...the ones that Jesus bullwhipped at the temple !!
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