How Much Extremism Can the “Mainstream” GOP Handle?
For several years now, our RightWingWatch blog has been reporting on the bigoted shenanigans of one Bryan Fischer. Fischer, a leader of the American Family Association and host of a weekly show on the...
View ArticleConform or Be Cast Out
Right Wing Watch has a post this morning on how the Religious Right is bringing back the "Halal Meat Panic," exposing their fight to prevent stores and restaurants from selling Halal food:WorldNetDaily...
View Article"Hide/Seek" and the Future of Fighting Censorship
Watching "A Fire in My Belly"The National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/Seek” exhibit closed last month, but the debate surrounding it is far from over.On Feb. 17, People For’s president, Michael Keegan...
View ArticlePandering for the Primaries, Pawlenty Tacks Right
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his presidential campaign today in Iowa. Although he has been campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire for a couple of years now, you may not...
View ArticleFocus on the Family Leader Admits that Right is “Losing” Equality Debate
Jim Daly, president of the Religious Right group Focus on the Family conceded to an interviewer last week that anti-gay groups have “probably lost” the debate over marriage equality. It’s a big...
View ArticleThe Company Rick Perry Keeps
Last night, People For's Peter Montgomery went on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss Texas Gov. Rick Perry's newest big project: a prayer rally cosponsored by the American Family...
View ArticleMitt Romney and Rick Perry Confirmed to Attend Far-Right Values Voter Summit
The Family Research Council sent word today that GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is now confirmed to join Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Herman Cain at this year’s...
View ArticleOhio University Students Standing on the Side of Love
When author and American Family Radio host Frank Turek came to campus, Ohio University students stood on the side of love.Teaser Image: When author and American Family Radio host Frank Turek came to...
View ArticleIs That Bryan Fischer or Mitt Romney?
Earlier this week, PFAW’s Right Wing Watch caught this rant by American Family spokesman and all-purpose bigot Bryan Fischer, who declared on his radio program that American Latinos voted Democratic in...
View ArticleConnecticut and The Cause Of Our National Political Paralysis
Call it an occupational hazard for someone who pays close attention to the right wing in America. On Friday, even while my mind and heart were struggling with how to take in, much less make sense of,...
View ArticleGun Violence Prevention Legislation Advances, Newtown Unites, and the Gun...
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved gun violence prevention legislation with the support of Newtown citizens and other families across the nation. NRA officials, meanwhile, continue to...
View ArticlePFAW Releases New Toolkit on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
First introduced in 1994, ENDA has been introduced in every subsequent session of Congress except one, including its introduction this April by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate....
View ArticlePut this toolkit to good use and call your Senators today, "pass ENDA now!"
The government may be shut down, but Congress is still on the job, and we need to show them that they need to get back to work not only on the budget but on all of the urgent issues that we care...
View ArticleFair Housing for LGBT People Rejected in Louisiana
Under current law, Louisiana protects the ability "to compete for available housing on an open, fair, and equitable basis, regardless of race, color, religion, [and] sex." House Bill 804, introduced by...
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