TomCotton

Republicans scream about 'crack pipes' in a weird, racist throwback to the 1980s

The current hot Republican talking point feels like a retread from past decades: crack pipes, with the racial panic that the crack discourse always included. Sens. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Tom …

Wed Feb 9, 2022

Who is Ray Epps? Just another example of Republicans eating their own

When insurgents smashed their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6 both Republican members of Congress and the propagandists at Fox News had no doubt about who was in charge of the violence. From Kevin …

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Arkansas Republican introduces hideously transphobic bill that could put youth in legitimate danger

If you’re following the ongoing Republican battle against trans people having even a shred of dignity and protection in the United States, you’ve noticed the phrase “parental rights” being tossed …

Tue Nov 30, 2021

Senate Republicans really want Trump to stay away, but won't say so on the record

Some Senate Republicans apparently want it known that they’re opposed to the former guy running for president again, or at least want him to hold off on announcing if he’s running until after the 2022 …

Tue Oct 12, 2021

Republicans are officially in favor of threats to school board members

Support for people who commit crimes against school board members and teachers is now an official Republican talking point. More than a talking point: It’s a campaign. Fox News and the rest of …

Wed Oct 6, 2021

Every Republican voted for amendment from Sen. Tom Cotton cutting off assistance to Afghan refugees

During the evacuation of Afghanistan, Republicans practically wore a hole in their shirts from all the chest-pounding over the need to rescue every last possible person who wanted to leave the nation. …

Fri Oct 1, 2021

Republicans are trying to break Dr. Anthony Fauci, because they can't get him to join them in lies

For weeks, right-wing media—and all too often the media in general—has been reporting “mounting evidence” in favor of the idea that the virus behind COVID-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. …

Fri Jun 11, 2021

Rep. Dan Crenshaw asks soldiers to report 'wokeness' in military ranks, is trolled into oblivion

Republican lawmakers spent the entirety of the Donald Trump administration hunting for and condemning government whistleblowers. Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Rand Paul, Reps. Nunes and Takeyourpick—they …

Thu Jun 3, 2021

Anthony Fauci's emails aren't a 'leak' and they don't show a 'conspiracy'—but they are amazing

On Monday, The Washington Post obtained hundreds of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Dr. Anthony Fauci emails from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic through a Freedom of Information …

Wed Jun 2, 2021

Unlike Trump, Biden criticizes government of China while also combating anti-Asian hate and violence

The government of China does some truly horrible things. Likewise, twice-impeached former president Trump has said some truly horrible things about China, and that hate has fed a massive increase in …

Sun Apr 11, 2021