10 worst right-wing moments of the week — sitting “Duck” edition

[DonViejo]

Newt Gingrich compares Phil Robertson to the Pope, while Rick Santorum goes off the deep-end over health care

JANET ALLON, ALTERNET

1. Conservative Hootenanny Over Firing of Duck Dynasty Star

In every cloud there is a silver lining. Phil Robertson may have lost his reality show over his vile comments about gays and blacks unrepentantly spewed to GQ magazine, but look at all the marvelous new friends he made, many who seem ready to anoint him to sainthood. If Mother Teresa had only known that all she had to do was imply that homosexuality leads to bestiality and promiscuity (in that order) and black people thoroughly enjoyed their subjugation in the Jim Crow south, she would not have had to spend so much time taking care of all those poor, sick people.

Okay, okay, we’re exaggerating. No one actually compared the duck patriarch to Mother Teresa. That’s crazy talk. Who would do that? Newt Gingrich just compared him to Pope Francis. Conservative radio host Mike Slater said he is like Martin Luther King, Jr. Monica Crowley, Megyn Kelly, Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin all called him some combination of a First Amendment martyr and an example of a good Christian. Illinios GOP Congressional candidate Ian Bayne called him “the Rosa Parks of our generation,” and the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer called him an American hero then warned, darkly that Robertson’s suspension is “the Mark of the Beast.”

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

2. Chris Christie’s true colors truly revealed. Astonishing pettiness. Total willingness to abuse power.

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3. Rick Santorum delivers unhinged, illogical rant about nationalized healthcare.

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4. Rep. Jack Kingston: Poor kids should be forced to clean floors for their lunch.

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5. GOP lawmaker: Income inequality is real and it could be a good thing.

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6. Meet the new tea-partying, public-school hating, Jesse Helms worshipping, secession-backing, wacko-bird candidate for North Carolina Senate.

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7. Tea party leader: Blacks should stop bitching and moaning about slavery.

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8. N.C. GOP-er: Obamacare is like Hitler .. . . again? Yawn.

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9. Creationist: Evolution is a silly story for silly people.

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10. Crazy Libertarian radio host: You get MLK, Jr. We get Santa.

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full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/23/10_worst_right_wing_moments_of_the_week_sitting_duck_edition_partner/

[santamargarita]

1. Hitler was a racist white asshole just like most of the GOP.

[marble falls]

2. Comparing Hitler to 99.99999% of anybody else only trivializes Hitler.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R