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How the Right Is Spinning the Surge of Rick Santorum

Alex Pareene, Salon. January 4, 2012.

There is plenty for "establishment conservatives" to talk themselves into liking about Mr. Santorum as he takes his Iowa victory lap.

Romney, Santorum and Paul Top the Pack: What the Iowa Caucuses Reveal About the GOP Base

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

Romney and Santorum each finished with 25 percent of the vote, and Paul won 21 percent. But these numbers don't get at the underlying dynamics.

8 GOP Primary Moments That Would Make Jesus Weep

Brad Reed, AlterNet. January 2, 2012.

The party that loves to talk about Jesus has been defying His Word this season.

Why the Iowa Caucuses -- and the GOP Clowns Competing in Them -- Are a Total Joke

Gene Lyons, Salon. January 1, 2012.

The dreadful spectacle likely to unfold next week is exactly what the GOP deserves.

Perpetual National Elections Make the Top 1% Richer

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. December 11, 2011.

The presidential campaign season keeps getting longer, and more expensive, allowing the uber-rich to effectively control our democracy.

The Virus of GOP Ignorance: Why Don't Media Protect Us From the Lies Spewed in the Republican Primary?

Eric Alterman, The Nation. November 23, 2011.

Reporters representing reliable media outlets are supposed to defend the discourse from the virus of this ignorance.

The Roots' Big Bachmann #Fail: 5 Songs They Could Have Used To Snark Her -- Without the Ugly Sexism

Megan Carpentier, Women's Media Center. November 23, 2011.

The Roots are famous for their satiric walk-on song picks on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." But it's easy enough to "snark" Michele Bachmann without going super-sexist.

The Great GOP Primary Crash and Burn: 5 Republican Would-Be Saviors Flame Out in Hilarious Ways

Brad Reed, AlterNet. November 16, 2011.

The GOP's "anyone but Romney" strategy has backfired.

GOP Debate: Perry and Romney Get Physical; Cain Given Pass on Koch Connections

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. October 19, 2011.

Perry was determined not to bumble, and came off looking nasty. Romney got rattled and put his hands on Perry. And nobody asked Cain about his connections to David Koch.

5 Signs That America Is Moving Away from Religion

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 28, 2011.

If you look closely there are promising signs that American attitudes are changing in a way that may blunt the impact of religion on politics and culture.

Debunking the Myth that Regulations on Big Business are "Job-Killers"

Marian Wang, ProPublica. September 22, 2011.

Experts say that no, regulations do not in fact destroy jobs--they shift jobs within the economy. So why do even Democrats repeat the Republican talking point?

When Did CNN Become a Shill for GOP Extremism and the Tea Party?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 12, 2011.

Tea Party Express is not a grassroots group; it's a registered political PAC that funds right-wing candidates. And CNN is helping them.

GOP Presidential Debate: Everyone Attacks Rick Perry, But Crowd Cheers His Grotesque Legacy of Executions

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 7, 2011.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's debut on the GOP presidential debate stage offered a scenery-chewing performance, and an enthusiastic reception for the executions on his watch.

Inside the Christian Right Dominionist Movement That's Undermining Democracy

Chip Berlet, Public Eye. September 1, 2011.

Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have all flirted with Christian Right Dominionism, but there's lots of misinformation about just what that means.

5 Worst So-Called Job Creation Ideas From the GOP

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 30, 2011.

Republicans claim to have a job-creation plan, but what they've actually got looks more like a job-killing plan.

How I Escaped the "Biblical Family Values" Nightmare That Drives Perry, Bachmann, and Tea Party Politics

Vyckie Garrison, RH Reality Check. August 29, 2011.

How one woman got out of the Quiverfull movement where she homebirthed, homeschooled, home-churched and faithfully submitted to her husband.

Dangers of a 'Submissive' Wife in Chief: Is a Vote for Michele Bachmann Really a Vote for Her Husband?

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. August 29, 2011.

Only in America would the first female president be a woman who has promised to obey her man as Christ's representative on earth.

The Founding Fathers Believed in Redistributing Wealth -- Why Do Tea Party Heroes Like Perry and Bachmann Vilify It?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

Redistributing the wealth is a defining function of the modern state, just like defending its borders or maintaining a judicial system.

Rampant Denial About the Threat Posed By Christian Dominionists, Perry and Bachmann

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 22, 2011.

High-profile attacks on progressive reporting about Christian dominionism speak to the power of truth-telling.

Why 'Constitutional Conservatives' Like Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry Have No Respect for the Constitution

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 19, 2011.

It's ironic that those claiming fealty to the constitution habitually thumb their noses at its most sacred principle.

Michele Bachmann vs. Rick Perry: Who's the Bigger Right-Wing Extremist?

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. August 18, 2011.

Who really deserves a reputation as too much of a right-wing extremist for the Beltway media to take seriously?

Meet the Christian Dominionist 'Prayer Warriors' Who Have Chosen Rick Perry as Their Vehicle to Power

Rachel Tabachnick, AlterNet. August 15, 2011.

The New Apostolic Reformation seeks dominion over society and government -- and it looks like Perry is their chosen candidate.

The Bible's Clash with Today's Reality: Why the Beliefs of Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry Are So Repugnant

Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News. August 10, 2011.

Two key GOP candidates have stressed their commitment to fundamentalist Christianity, but these ancient traditions don't mesh with precepts of modern society.

Michele Bachmann Was Inspired By My Dad and His Christian Reconstructionist Friends -- Here's Why That's Terrifying

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. August 9, 2011.

Bachmann's radical right-wing influences include the most extremist figures in the history of the religious right.

The 10 Worst Things About Rick Perry (And Why It Would Be Really Bad If He Runs for President)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 1, 2011.

Rick Perry hasn't officially declared his candidacy, but ads are already on the air in Iowa. Here's why you should be worried he might run for president.

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