social conservatives

Roundup: Jon Kyl, Stephen Colbert and "Factual Statements"

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

April 13, 2011 - 10:02am (Print)

Stephen Colbert creates #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement hashtag in response to Sen. Kyl's remarks on Planned Parenthood; NRLC won't score the budget; Huckabee supports "heartbeat" bill; and Alan Simpson rails on GOP social conservatives.

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World Congress of Families: Fringe, But Still Dangerous

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by SIECUS Opposition Researcher

August 19, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

One should be concerned about the World Congress of Families, not just because of what they say, but because of what they do: influence domestic and international policy.
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Abortion is THE Issue for Bob McDonnell

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

August 18, 2009 - 9:44am (Print)

Bob McDonnell’s position on abortion is not incidental to his career as a politician; it’s central, and it’s also extreme.

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When Trustbusters Attack

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by Joseph DiNorcia Jr, SIECUS

August 14, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

By turning any public policy matter into a question about trust and honesty, as they are now with health care reform, right-wing groups avoid any serious policy debate and damage their victims' credibility.
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Religious Right Loses Big, But Will They Go Home?

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by Emily Douglas

November 5, 2008 - 1:56pm (Print)

Americans overwhelmingly gave their support to pro-choice, pro-prevention candidates and rejected anti-choice initiatives. Will the religious right get the message?
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Americans Embrace Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values in Historic Election

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 4, 2008 - 11:55pm (Print)

President-elect Obama envisions a society that allows Americans to move past the division that has defined a generation of the most bitter politics, division that brought our government to a stalemate.
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Scarborough Continues to Whitewash Far-Right Extremism as Media Bias Despite Evidence Media Misses the Story

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 1, 2008 - 11:55am (Print)

Ken Silverstein and Max Blumenthal document the extremism fueling the rage on the far-right, while conservatives in the mainstream media whitewash it.
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VIDEO: Kay Hagan Responds with Faith to Liddy Dole's "Godless" Tactics

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 30, 2008 - 5:21pm (Print)

The far-right's nasty tactics hit a new low in North Carolina but Kay Hagan hits back hard.
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Culture of Lies: 2008 Politics

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 7:05am (Print)

Social conservatives cannot complain that their issues have not been heard in the 2008 campaign, in exactly the fashion they wanted.

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Culture of Lies: Values

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 7:04am (Print)

We must decide whether our democracy will be stronger moving forward articulating values where government remains neutral, ensuring rights, safety and providing reliably accurate information based on facts; or by putting the full force of the federal government behind one narrow interpretation of one religious ideology.

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