Some of This Week’s Questionable Right-Wing Statements and Actions

David Streeter — August 27, 2010 – 9:29 am | Abusive Holocaust Rhetoric | Election 2010 | Election 2012 | Republicans | Separation of Church & State Comments (1) Add a comment

Below is a sampling of this week’s questionable right-wing statements and actions:

• New audio surfaced of Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-NV) agreeing with a radio host who asserted that there are “domestic enemies” within the halls of congress.
• Representative John Flemming (R-LA) told a Republican gathering in Louisiana that November’s election is a choice between becoming an “atheist society” and remaining a “Christian nation.”
• Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) defended conservative pundit Laura Schlessinger’s use of the N-word. Palin was rebuked by several prominent African-American conservatives.
• It was revealed this week that Palin received $75,000 from cash-strapped California State University-Stanislaus for speaking at their fundraiser back in June.
• Expelled Tea Party Chairman Mark Williams defended his use of the term Judenrat to describe New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NY). Williams has a history of using abusive Holocaust rhetoric to promote his radical agenda.
• Florida House candidate Allen West (R-FL) refused to apologize for comparing a campaign tracker to the Gestapo.
• Wisconsin Senate candidate Ron Johnson (R-WI) gave an incorrect explanation about the origin of Greenland’s name.
• New York Gubernatorial candidate Carl Palladino (R-NY) suggested housing welfare recipients in prisons.
• This weekend, the Tea Party will be converging on Washington for a rally headlined by Glenn Beck. Palin and Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) will be fixtures during the festivities. Click here to view highlights from the offensive DC travel guide being circulated by Tea Party members.

 

And, be sure to read Slate’s profile of right-wing Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA). Thus far into Cuccinelli’s tenure as Attorney General, the author at Slate drew this conclusion:

Either Cuccinelli is acting out or he’s running for Sarah Palin’s vice president. Neither choice really befits the office of the attorney general.

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