On AlterNet: insanity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "insanity"

Mom Lets Cops Taze 10 Year-Old Daughter Who Refused to Take a Shower

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2009.

We are very close to tasering infants for crying.

Insane Neocon to Ron Reagan: Your Father Would Be Ashamed

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: World. October 23, 2009.

Frank Gaffney missed the sanity train long ago.

Neocon Insanity: Abrams Says Iranians Would Be Fine with an Attack on Their Country

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: World. October 3, 2009.

This guy's nuttier than a fruitcake.

Radical Cleric Links Same-Sex Marriage with Mass Murder

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 23, 2009.

Where do they come up with this stuff?

Insanity Round-up: Setting Fires the World Over

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 19, 2008.

Quick hits you might have missed.

CrackerGate: Tweedy Biology Prof PZ Myers has Literally Killed Jesus Christ

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. July 26, 2008.

Amid firestorm, the Great Desecration is done.

News Giving Me the Jitters About an Attack on Iran

Siun, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 14, 2008.

Will the neocons' insanity continue?

UN Atomic Chief: Attacking Iran Would Set Region on Fire

Middle East OnlineJune 24, 2008.

IAEA chief ElBaradei says attack unnecessary.

Rep. McDermott: The Folly of Attacking Iran

Rep. Jim McDermott, AlterNet. March 11, 2008.

It's time for real diplomacy.

Iran: Gulf States Will Shield Against U.S. 'Economic Terrorism'

Daliah Merzaban, Middle East Online. February 7, 2008.

Officials say U.S. pressure won't make Gulf states sacrifice beneficial economic ties with Tehran.

Iran and Bush's Crisis of Truth

Peter Dyer, Middle East Online. January 29, 2008.

Iran is not run by saints, but it has never threatened the U.S. or invaded another country.

Iran: Bush's Tonkin Gulf Tale Unravels

Gareth Porter, IPS News. January 11, 2008.

Evidence contradicts U.S. hawks' claim that Iranian patrol boats threatened U.S. ships, but the media keep reporting it as fact.

Midwest City Fights Back Against Iran War-Mongering

Erik Leaver, AlterNet. December 14, 2007.

Congress may buy into unchecked aggression, but not the city of Gary, Indiana.

Obama, Clinton & the NAFTA Kabuki Dance

David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future. November 15, 2007.

They don't call it the "silly season" for nothing: Hillary will vote for more of the same failed trade model she opposes; Obama attacks Clinton for supporting the same deal he does.

Forget Impeachment, Put Bush and Cheney in a Straightjacket

Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times. October 29, 2007.

The president's warmongering remarks on the Iranian threat suggest he is psychotic. Really.

White House Leak: Cheney's Plan for Iran Attack Starts With Israeli Missile Strike

Gregor Peter Schmitz, Cordula Meyer, Der Spiegel. October 26, 2007.

High-ranking military experts say an attack would lead to world economic chaos, or even what Bush calls 'World War III.'

Are We Chumps if We Blame Obama Instead of the Loony Republicans?

Steve Benen, December 31, 1969.