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O’Reilly Targets Massachusetts School for First Day of “War On Christmas” 2009

They can’t even wait until Thanksgiving is over. “Patriots” that they are, Fox News have leapfrogged right over our national holiday, which is still a week away, in favour of an early Christmas holiday present of faux outrage for their howling hordes. Hear ye, hear ye, all ye "Christian" Crusaders! Gird your loins and pick up your pitchforks, for duty calls: we go to do battle with the Principal and PTO of Byam Elementary School in the godless librul state of Massachusetts. The War to “Save” Christmas is on!

Fox Nation Extremists Advocate Violence Over Hoffman NY-23 "Unconcede"

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“Hoffman ‘Unconcedes’ NY-23” was the headline posted at FoxNation.com last night at 8:05 PM EST. Problem is, that’s old – and inaccurate – news. Republican Doug Hoffman, the choice of teabaggers, Limbaugh and Palin in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Congressman John McHugh (who was appointed Secretary of the Army) un-unconceded defeat to Democrat Bill Owens this afternoon, saying that he would await the count of the absentee and military ballots before deciding on a course of action. But waiting is soooo boring, and besides, the citizens of the alternative reality known as FoxNation.com smell blood.

Mike Huckabee’s Flag Fetish

Here’s a quick quiz for you: Which of the definitions below best matches the intended role and function of the American flag?

(1) something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, or convention; a visible sign of something invisible.
(2 an object having cultural significance and the capacity to excite or objectify a response.
(3) a material object which should be considered sacred in its own right
(4) an object worthy of devotion, intense reverence, and ritualistic veneration

(1) and (2) describe a symbol, and if you chose one of these definitions you are correct. (3) and (4) describe a fetish, and if you chose one of these, you’re Mike Huckabee. With video.
Updated with second video.

Huckabee Fleeces His Sheep - Petition URL Redirects to Huck PAC

For the past two weekends Mike Huckabee has been directing his Sunday evening viewers to a site called balancecutsave.com (no embedded link for you, Huckster) to sign a petition calling for Congress to balance the budget by cutting spending. However, the URL he provdes redirects to huckpac.com ...

Glenn Beck Uses Vicks to Make Himself Cry

We already know Glenn Beck is a phony who makes stuff up, laughing all the way to the bank as he cynically exploits the anxieties of ordinary Americans. We've even seen him exploit his own daughter's disability and pretend to boil a frog alive to further his agenda. And of course, there's the crying. Crooks and Liars has a video that shows us how he does it.

Video after the jump.