Arizona: Trent Franks

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The right-wing has exhibited a disturbing trend towards a new era of McCarthyism in recent years. But their latest craziness is religious bigotry and fear mongering against Muslim American citizens.

In the mind of right-wing conspiracy theory loving religious bigots, Muslim Americans are all spies for Islamo-fascism (a term fabricated by the right-wing and of no actual significance) and Islamic sleeper-cell terrorists who are conspiring to "Islamize" a "Christian" America. Seriously. I kid you not.

A quartet of Republican Congressmen, including Arizona's own Reps. Trent Franks and John Shadegg, convened a press conference this week to demand that the House Sergeant at Arms investigate the organization Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), because this advocacy organization does what every other advocacy organization does, but they do it while being Muslim.

by David Safier The conservative blog Gila Courier chimes in on Trent Franks' "enemy of humanity" comment about Obama. Looks like they've got themselves a new hero. Step aside Joe Wilson, Joe (not named Joe) the Plumber (not really a...

by David Safier

Obama is an enemy of humanity. It must be true. Trent Franks said so.

Yeah, you.  Mr. and Mrs. dumbass Arizona Republican.  Did you know President Obama's health reform features death panels and that there's still a question as to whether President Obama has produced a valid birth certificate?

While most thoughtful Republicans have rejected this sort of juvenile gutter politics, you  have to hand it to the Rethuglicans in Arizona's Congressional delegation, they know their base.  And they know that nobody ever lost a primary in Arizona by underestimating the intelligence of the Arizona Republican voter.

Sen. John McCain must be running scared knowing that he will face uberwingnut Minute Man Chris Simcox in a Republican primary.