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By: matthew

matthew — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:00:08 +0000

wow.
you have to be right; this mr. smith cannot be ‘for real.’

as a student of history, international relations, politics, and anthropology i have to wonder where he’s gotten this documentation to support his…uh…groundbreaking conclusions.

i’d always learned that fascism (democratic nationalism) fell on the far right end of the political spectrum, but i guess that was before the days where ‘if you say it enough it becomes true.’

By: Ghost of Joe Liebling's Dog

Ghost of Joe Liebling's Dog — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:37:23 +0000

“Stanton Carlisle”? “Stanton Carlisle”?!

Fascinating choice of pseudonym … Oh, my blessed.

Someone needs to go read Nightmare Alley.

Now.

By: parsec

parsec — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:57:13 +0000

Just visited the Rant. What a treasure trove of nuttiness. An ever-flowing fount of material for you and World O’ Crap.

By: Sour Kraut

Sour Kraut — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:00:35 +0000

That was very big of you, Yosef…

You could have easily claimed it as your own. Such a masterpiece of wingnuttery would surely solidify your reputation as The Hottest Young Conservative Writer on the Internets. How would we ever prove–to wingnut standards–that you didn’t write it?

Instead, you chose the Path of Righteousness. There may be hope for you yet.

By: Gordo

Gordo — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:30:17 +0000

Ward Churchill isn’t the only right-wing bogeyman who gets a non-sequitor mention. Peter Jennings and the Washington Post are also criticized but not quoted. “Mr. Smith” manages to mention Juanita Broddrick and a terrorist attack from 1974.

The whole rant is only 3 paragraphs long, and I can count only 4 wingnut talking points/demons that didn’t get a mention: Hillary Clinton (she’s tied in through Foster, though), Dan Rather, abortion, and Terri Shaivo.

I’d say this qualifies as a masterpiece of wingnuttery, but I’m not entirely sure it’s a hoax. The giggling you hear in the background could be Seb, but it could also be Hindrocket, feeling the liberating rush of an anonymous post.

By: s.z.

s.z. — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:38:08 +0000

Scaramouche may be on to something — Pete may indeed have given up liberal blogging for the more lucrative field of wingnut performance art. (Hey, Ann Coulter reportedly got an advance of over a million for her last book, so being certifiable is where the money’s at, baby!)

By: Scaramouche

Scaramouche — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:36:27 +0000

Has anybody seen Pete M. from the Dark Window lately? I’m just saying…

By: Frederick

Frederick — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:29:58 +0000

Sorry, that was me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:28:58 +0000

But I’ll be darned if I’ve ever seen all four of those things in the same goddamn article.

Don’t sell the author short — Bill Clinton raping Juanita Broddrick was in there too.

By: Yosef

Yosef — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 04:55:34 +0000

Nope, not me. I’ve thought about doing something like this before, but I never can make up a clever enough name, so I just go out drinking.

Besides, I’m gonna hold out and try to get a correspondent position with The North Carolina Conservative. Maybe they’ll send me to the White House.

By: B.R.

B.R. — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 04:28:17 +0000

Something else I just noticed- the title of the article references Ward Churchill, yet Churchill IS NOT ACTUALLY MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE.

Like I said, this can’t possibly be real.

And Hemlock, don’t worry- like leprechauns and elves, there are plenty of real wingnuts out there. JB Williams is definitely legit.

By: Meteor Blades

Meteor Blades — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:39:46 +0000

I remember well when we were barricaded at Wounded Knee just how much the “Mr. Smiths” believed in self-defense. Among other things, they complained that we actually had a couple of “assault rifles,” which I suppose is the reason for deploying that photograph of Churchill, weapon in hand. Wasted electrons, I know, but WTF is with these guys?

By: Hemlock Echo

Hemlock Echo — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:35:15 +0000

C’mon, Brad. Don’t ruin it for us. Whats next, telling kids that Santa isn’t real?

The Rant is like professional wrestling or voting in Ohio: Its more fun if you think its real. ;-)