Conservatives Outraged by Cesar Chavez Google Doodle on Easter

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 1, 2013 Members of the right wing are freaking out online after Internet search giant Google chose to honor Cesar Chavez with a doodle on Easter Sunday instead of something Christian holiday related. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s October Surprise, Malkin Criticizes Coulter, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 24, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the seven battleground states that could decide the election and a legal victory for Planned Parenthood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conservatives Rip Fluke’s Speech, Reiterate Limbaugh ‘Slut’ Comments

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 7, 2012 Conservatives are once again leveling the false claim that Fluke, the women's rights activist who was thrust into the national spotlight after Rush Limbaugh called her a "slut," wants the government to pay for her to have sex. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Right Reacts to Krugman’s 9/11 Post

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 Conservatives pundits are falling all over themselves in response to Paul Krugman's pithy and plainspoken blog post on the "occasion for shame" that has become the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Pimpin’ 101 with Sean Hannity

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 Conservative faux-pimp prankster James O'Keefe earned high praise from Fox News' starring lineup -- Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity, among other Murdochians -- for his infamous ACORN prostitution "bust" depicted in a video which turns out to have been edited, perhaps with a goal in mind In keeping with this spirit, Stephen Colbert engaged in a little deceptive (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart and His Many Pairs of Glasses Take Olbermann to Task

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 Let it be known that MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is not a fan of Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown. In turn, let it be known that Jon Stewart is not pleased by Olbermann's apparent descent into "the fetid swamp of baseless name-calling" -- except, that is, for his creatively crass description of Rush Limbaugh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Hannity’s Apocalyptic Apology

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2009 Having caught wind that Fox Newser Sean Hannity was going to take a moment on his show to issue an apology to Jon Stewart for using older tea-party rally footage in a recent story, the host of "The Daily Show" was looking forward to hearing an admission of how the Fox folks subscribe to the network's methodology, aka "the subtle altering of reality to sell a preconceived narrative." That didn't quite happen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservatives ♥ Ayn Rand

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2009 What with all this economic turmoil of late, not to mention a suspected socialist in the White House, right-wing pundits like femmebot Michelle Malkin and fellow Fox-friendly cretin Glenn Beck are looking to "author, philosopher and female comb-over pioneer" Ayn Rand for guidance. Stephen Colbert thinks they should move to an island all their own, where less work gets done on purpose. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )