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arundel's avatar

What a fantastic read! Thank you, Lisa Wines, that was engrossing. I've long been fascinated by that tumultuous era (Mad Men fan here), and this is such an interesting aspect to it. Bravo, so well done.

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Craig Pennington's avatar

I remember him & his brother Roger from the old USENET group talk.origins (Yes, I use the wonkette-for-olds link, why do you ask?) That was before he started Conservapedia. What an obtuse pair they were. I had a hard time believing it wasn't a put-on. But no, Conservapedia -- he's the real deal. A genuine moron.

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

I'm not having any problems today

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chascates's avatar

Vlad the Impaler?

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chascates's avatar

Bigger then Barbara Bush!

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

Goldwater was extremely conservative, but he wasn't stupid and he wasn't a whack job. He warned the GOP what would happen if they welcomed the fundies into the fold and it has become reality

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

I learn so much at the Wonkette.

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PsycWench's avatar

"Her podium was assaulted without shoes"...just one more WTF touch to a post heavy with them.

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diogenez's avatar

I thought she was a Breck girl.

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Bourgeois Nerd's avatar

Amazing post! You and your mom are awesome ladies, Lisa.

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

long, but worth the read

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

they are truly Machiavellian to the extreme

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

that's Headley

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

moar ice cream, less daisies

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

Normally I would say something snarky like she should go back to baking cookies but I fear her idea of a cookie would contain razor blades, chipmunk poop, cardboard and (shudder) coconut.

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