Shorter wingnuttia: What war on women? Now, about that WAR on women

I sometimes dream that we progressives will enjoy the same fruits our opponents feast so gleefully on. See, for them, consistency and principle is not an issue; you can both declare there is no such thing as a war on women, and bemoan the war on women, with little fear of “Republicans fractured and in disarray” headlines popping up all over.

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Ted Nugent, archetypical chickenhawk

Ted Nugent’s making some news this week for saying he wanted Obama beheaded and implying he might just try to do it if the President wins a second term. For you younger whippersnappers, Nugent was a great guitar player in the 70s and, like most people in his generation, he did not want to be drafted and killed in Vietnam (Nor does any sane person blame him for that in the least). Back then he used to brag about his novel solution to stay clear of military service: [Read more…]