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Sun Feb 15, 2015, 08:06 AM Feb 2015

5 Insane Right-Wing Moments This Week: Rush Doles Out Idiotic Advice

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/5-insane-right-wing-moments-week-rush-doles-out-idiotic-advice

1. Fox Newsian: Fifty Shades of Grey is a sign of the end times

Pastor Robert Jeffress, a paid Fox contributor, went on Alan Colmes’ radio show this week, and thankfully, he didn’t forget to bring the crazy with him. Jeffers is pretty sure there are three telltale signs that the Armageddon is coming, including: the gays getting married, “radical Islam” and most logically, Fifty Shades of Grey.



2. Rush Limbaugh makes rape jokes; says liberal American colleges create ISIS members

Bloviating asshole and former drug addict Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves this week to do what he loves, which is basically arguing that rape isn’t a real thing.




3. Faux Newsian Faux Outraged that Obama said YOLO after Kayla Mueller’s tragic murder by ISIS

When there’s no controversy afoot, Faux News has to create one. This week, that meant decrying the president for shooting a video to promote the Affordable Care Act on the same day the administration announced ISIS killed Kayla Mueller. And also, for using the word “YOLO” in said video.



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