A new Wizbang contest: rename the whackos! (Wizbang)

Oliver Willis, who has garnered entirely too many links in the past, has irritated me again. He's taken to calling the Republican leadership "American Taliban."

This bugs me for a variety of reasons. For one, the most prominent real "American Taliban" probably agrees with Willis a lot more than he does with a lot of Republicans. For another... oh, hell, who cares. To cite more reasons is to give it far more credit than it deserves.

But I try not to meet anger with anger. Meeting it with facts is more successful, and with mocking derision more fun.

With that in mind, I'm announcing a "rename the whacko wing of the Democrats" contest. I'm talking about the Cousin Olivers, the Kossacks, the DUmmies, the Deaniacs.

The only rule I'm going to impose is that you try to keep it no harsher than PG-13. Senseless profanity is their hallmark, not ours.

To get things rolling, I'll toss out a few examples.

The Democratic Appendix -- utterly useless, until they flare up and threaten to kill their host.

The MPM (Masculine Porcine Mammalia) Wing -- because they're about as usefull as tits on a boar.

The Chappaquiddick Martyrs Brigade -- every time they seem to be on the verge of victory, they drive off the bridge and drown their hopes.

OK, that's three. Have at it, and winners should be announced Friday evening -- after Kevin gets his Caption contest going.

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THC: Tinfoil Hat Coalition<... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Bruce | March 17, 2005 11:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bruce:

THC: Tinfoil Hat Coalition

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:03

Spring Loaded Anti-American... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Jeff Carlson | March 17, 2005 11:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jeff Carlson:

Spring Loaded Anti-Americans - The SLAA, no matter what happens its Americas fault, unless its something good, then America tried to stop it from happening.

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:11

The Federation of Fecal Gra... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by bullwinkle | March 17, 2005 11:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

bullwinkle:

The Federation of Fecal Gray Matter.

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:13

I think they've done a bang... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Nathan | March 17, 2005 11:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Nathan:

I think they've done a bang-up job of naming themselves: "Reality Based Blogger." After all, being based on something implies that you're not the real deal.

Based on a true story = not a true story but made to look close enough to try to fool you
Based on Reality = not reality but made to look close enough to try to fool you

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:18

"Ameriphobic" (plus your ch... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Rob | March 17, 2005 11:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rob:

"Ameriphobic" (plus your choice of noun):

Example: Ameriphobic Leftists

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:19

The right (as in correct).<... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Just John | March 17, 2005 11:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Just John:

The right (as in correct).

Nathan,As real is ... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by ptg | March 17, 2005 11:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

ptg:

Nathan,

As real is to realistic, no?

Lets just call them "Istics"

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:30

cocaine base = crack... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by julie | March 17, 2005 11:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

julie:

cocaine base = crack
based = high on crack

Put down the pipe, whackos!

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:51

Haha, that name is already ... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Stankleberry | March 17, 2005 11:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Stankleberry:

Haha, that name is already being used by the people that are actually correct, Just John.

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:52

I think the phrase American... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 11:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

frameone:

I think the phrase American Taliban is a very imaginative and descriptive appellation. It very clearly situates the radical application of theology to governing that has long inspired Republican ideology. If there is a difference between the Taliban and the radical religious right wing in this country it's only a matter of degree. Rather than make up silly names in response, maybe you should all take a moment to really contemplate the culture you would inherit if the radical religious right had their way. Seriously, how many of you could get through the week without your Grand Theft Auto fix?

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:53

The Stupid Retarded Idiots.... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Stankleberry | March 17, 2005 11:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

The Stupid Retarded Idiots.

Frameone, George Bush just ... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by Stankleberry | March 17, 2005 11:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Frameone, George Bush just came to my house and took away my nudie magazines! We'd better start hoping that the US military gets defeated so I can get those back!

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:55

Stankleberry -- Exactly. Yo... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 11:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Stankleberry -- Exactly. You know what I'm talking about. Rick Santorum has made it abundantly clear that you can't be trusted to keep your hands off filth. It's the proper role of the government to tell you what to do with them.

Posted on March 17, 2005 11:57

Stank -- As to the defeat o... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by framone | March 17, 2005 12:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

framone:

Stank -- As to the defeat of the American military -- I hope you understand, as the radical religious does, that every time you turn the page of a porn mag you hasten the defeat of freedom's virtuous march.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:00

The Religious Right: gettin... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by circlethewagons | March 17, 2005 12:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

circlethewagons:

The Religious Right: getting government out of your wallet and into your pants.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:05

I don't know but if you mak... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by Paul | March 17, 2005 12:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Paul:

I don't know but if you make one more post this week about Oliver Willis, Kevin is going to have to charge him for advertising!

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:07

My vote:Dumb-o-cra... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by slim999 | March 17, 2005 12:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

slim999:

My vote:

Dumb-o-crats

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:12

Seriously, why feed a fat t... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by Gabriel Chapman | March 17, 2005 12:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Gabriel Chapman:

Seriously, why feed a fat troll like Willis. He's a fat black Ted Rall without the shitty comic strip. Given his intellectual defecit, I'm amazed that he garners the amount of readership that he does, which should say something about the lefty blogsphere.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:18

youre all fucking blind. T... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by social darwinism & creation science | March 17, 2005 12:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

social darwinism & creation science:

youre all fucking blind. The taliban, the iranian mullahs, the wahabis in Saudi Arabia-- all of them are right-wing religious fanatics.

here is america, we have a fringe group running this country that believe:
- that you will go to hell if you dont believe what they believe
- that sex is immoral and should be hidden
- that people who are unlike them (i.e. homosexuals) are sinners and need to have laws to limit their freedom enshrined in the fucking constitution to based on their particular religious beliefs
- that the media should be censored
- that evolution is not real
- that all people in this nation, regardless of whether or not they share the above-mentioned beliefs, should be subject to them nevertheless, basically because these religious fanatics say so...

its just a matter of degrees. Bush, Ashcroft, Falwell, Robertson, Dobson-- all these fucks would be in beards and headdresses, beating women who showed their faces and blowing up historical statues and monuments to other religions if they had grown up in Afghanistan.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:22

Society to Organize Constit... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by Craig | March 17, 2005 12:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Craig:

Society to Organize Constitutional Ignorance by Always Leaving the Intent of the Signers in the Trash. The S.O.C.I.A.L.I.S.T. Party. "We are from the goverment and we are here to help [you be separated from what you have earned so we can take your wealth to buy votes from someone who does not earn but votes for us]."

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:31

Poor lefties. Angry + stup... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by Stankleberry | March 17, 2005 12:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Poor lefties. Angry + stupid = comedy

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:32

Lilly-Livered, Left-Leaning... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by Ranten N. Raven | March 17, 2005 12:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ranten N. Raven:

Lilly-Livered, Left-Leaning, Lenin-Loving Liberal Liars who can't resist Advocating Socialist-Whacko Desires!

(With the odd capitalization being a part of it.)

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:33

Well from the trolls postin... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by goosegg | March 17, 2005 12:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

goosegg:

Well from the trolls posting....should be something like Conspiracy Mongers.

Defending the American Taliban comment....I must have missed the beheadings. You think they would show a story like that on CBS. But maybe there haven't been any beheadings.

I should throw in "YET" since, really, its all just a matter of degree.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:38

SD&CS --Exactly. <... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 12:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

SD&CS --

Exactly.

Whoever here agrees that it's perfectly appropriate for President Bush to refer to America as a Christian nation, you are probably a member of the American Taliban. Even if you want to modify the message and think it's appropriate for President Bush refer to American as a traditionall Christian nation, you are a junior member of the American Taliban.

We are a nation of many denominations and faiths. That is one of our greatest strengths as a people.

Does anyone here beleive that the Ten Commandments should be the basis for jurisprudence in America? If so, which commandments? Are you going tomake it illegal to covet? Are you going to make it illegal to worship any god but the one true god? If that's what you want, you are a member of the American Taliban.

Covet my ride and I will lo... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by goosegg | March 17, 2005 12:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Covet my ride and I will lop off your hand. Its just a matter of degree, right? Are we junior taliban if we don't condone lopping?

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:41

Interesting that [social da... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by Craig | March 17, 2005 12:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Interesting that [social darwinism & creation science] starts their comment with "you are all f***ing blind". That reminds me of a person saying "You six billion people of the world are all crazy...I am the only one that is sane!"

"Defending the American Tal... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 12:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

"Defending the American Taliban comment....I must have missed the beheadings. You think they would show a story like that on CBS. But maybe there haven't been any beheadings."

It is a matter of degree. Do you think Sean Hannity would have any problem with broadcasting live Scott Peterson's execution in the name of deterrence and teaching a moral lesson in the awesome punishing power of the state?

Who here agrees that broadcasting state executions is a good idea to promote a healthy moral nation?

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:43

Dearest social darwinism & ... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by phin | March 17, 2005 12:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

phin:

Dearest social darwinism & creation science,
Your rant is something that belongs more on the Deamoncratic Underground than on a blog with a PG-13 rating. Those of us who are able to speak without the use of explicitives also prefer not to read them. Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth? Never mind, you probably do.

I don’t really have any party name suggestions, except for a catch phrase of:
Hippies, Moon Bats and Liberals Oh My.

If you want some fun sign up to post on the Democratic Undergrounds website. I only lasted a couple of days before I was banned and my comments deleted.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:44

Seriously, does one here re... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 12:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Seriously, does one here really think that the American media would stop at the prison gates if they were given the chance to broadcast the execution of Bin Laden (if we ever catch him) or some other terrorist? Would anyone here refuse to watch?

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:45

You are kinda missing the p... (Below threshold)

30. Posted by goosegg | March 17, 2005 12:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

You are kinda missing the point, frameone. Are you in danger of being killed, maimed, or crippled for your beliefs or lack thereof? No. Thats why the equivalence doesn't work.

You previous comment is incoherent.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:46

But wait a second. I said i... (Below threshold)

31. Posted by frameone | March 17, 2005 12:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

But wait a second. I said it was a matter of degree. The same kind of intolerance that fuels the Taliban fuels the radical religious right in this country. You cannot deny that there are people in this country who argue that homosexuality is a serious threat to the very existence of this nation. Rick Santorum made a speech in the House in which he declared same-sex marriage as threat to the security of this nation. It is an all too small step from that kind of rhetoric to violence, official or otherwise.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:53

Oh my...you've come down wi... (Below threshold)

32. Posted by Bucky Katt | March 17, 2005 12:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bucky Katt:

Oh my...you've come down with a Moonbat infestation, Jay Tea.

Maybe that's a potential name: Moonbat infestation.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:55

I won't concede that point.... (Below threshold)

33. Posted by goosegg | March 17, 2005 12:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

I won't concede that point. I will say that there are people that don't agree with that lifestyle. But the point, homosexuals were killed by the Taliban. Is that happening here? No.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:58

that every time you turn... (Below threshold)

34. Posted by Greg | March 17, 2005 12:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Greg:

that every time you turn the page of a porn mag you hasten the defeat of freedom's virtuous march.

frameone, every time you turn the page of a porn mag, President Bush kills a kitten.

Please, put down the porn. Think of the kittens.

Posted on March 17, 2005 12:59

"F.B.I."Festering ... (Below threshold)

35. Posted by Greg | March 17, 2005 1:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

"F.B.I."

Festering Boils of Indignation

Posted on March 17, 2005 13:00

"Losers" encapsulates every... (Below threshold)

36. Posted by RW | March 17, 2005 1:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

RW:

"Losers" encapsulates everything, IMO.

Posted on March 17, 2005 13:01

Ok, its a matter of degree.... (Below threshold)

37. Posted by goosegg | March 17, 2005 1:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ok, its a matter of degree. Here we don't let same-sex partners receive survivor benefits. The taliban didn't let same-sex partners be survivors.

You are right. Its just a matter of degree.

Posted on March 17, 2005 13:02

It's interesting that every... (Below threshold)

38. Posted by Losing Faith | March 17, 2005 1:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Losing Faith:

It's interesting that everyone is refusing to answer frameone's questions where he's trying to make a point. Afraid it makes too much sense? Are you all starting to see (maybe still not agree with) how people could consider some on the Right to be the American Taliban? Is that why you refuse to answer?

Posted on March 17, 2005 13:04

"Rall's Retards"... (Below threshold)

39. Posted by Laurence Simon | March 17, 2005 1:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Laurence Simon:

"Rall's Retards"

39. Posted by Laurence Si

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