OK, I have had it with the Duggars now
Crossposted at Politicook.netNo doubt that many of you have seen the Duggar family on one of the "educational" cable channels. The show tries to make them come off like a normal family.The show lies....
View ArticleSantorum supporter Michelle Duggar: Wife must obey husband
Is this a first on dailykos? I'm citing to a celebrity gossip site for this hilarious/horrifying report on the Jim Bob Duggar family's enthusiastic support for American Taliban Mullah Rick Santorum!The...
View ArticleRW "Family Values" Put to Use
The Duggar's support Santorum. Not that much of a surprise really, however, they apparently felt the need to express that support with a commercial. As a general matter I find the Duggars upsetting....
View ArticleVideo: The Duggars Say Cuccinelli, Jackson, Obenshain "really are exemplary...
Cross posted from Blue VirginiaI think the video speaks for itself, but just a few quick points.1. It's important to realize what the Family Research Council is - a hate group. That's right, according...
View ArticleLatest rightwing outrage: "Censorship" of 19 Kids & Counting - comments are...
The wacko rightwing evangelist have discovered another sign of the end times or at least the end of America as we know it... and this time, it happened right under their wacko rightwing evangelical...
View ArticleThe prurient god of the Duggars
Full disclosure. I never watched the Duggar's television show. Heard about it, of course. But the show's entire premise left me feeling nauseous. The focus on fertility and a constant state of...
View ArticleWhat it feels like to be the Duggar girls during this media storm. A view...
Disclaimer: I have no idea what the Duggars girls feel right now but I can offer an opinion on what it feels like to be a survivor of sexual abuse going through a media storm.I am the survivor of...
View ArticlePersecuted Christians
I've quoted this passage before, but I think it bears repeating.Some of the defenders of the Duggar family are saying that those mean ol' godless liberals are persecuting the Duggars because of their...
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How the Duggars and Right Wing Home Schoolers are Handling Sexual Abuse
One of the greatest reasons home school advocates give for home schooling is that the want to be closer to God. They want to move away from public sex ed. Evolution. And so many other harms in the...
View ArticleAdvanced Training Institute International
Heart and soul of the Duggars and their ilk.Centered around the last verse in the malevolent book of Malachi:And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to...
View ArticleA Definition of Duggary.
In response to Dan Savage's great idea, I'd like to propose a definition for Duggary: [Dugh-ar-ree] noun 1. To pay no attention to obvious child molestation and hope it goes away. "As the below chart...
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Did TLC witness the Duggar children being physically abused? (with a rod)
I guess I should say right off that I have always been interested in religion, practices, rituals, etc. I once thought of doing a graduate degree at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, and a few...
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Completely appropriate or tasteless?
I debated whether to post this or not.On the surface, it's completely innocent. Obviously, in light of recent news it takes on a different vibe.On the other hand, at least half of those pictured have...
View ArticleThe Duggars-Why are we surprised?
The so-called "quiverfull" movement potentially subjects women to spending their entire adult lives pregnant, wearing out their bodies, and dying young.This practice treats married women as less than...
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Duggars, Gays, and the Ick Factor
Like any other Progressive with a brain and a gag reflex, I'm beyond horrified at what Josh Duggar did and at the Duggar family's crying, lying, ignorant, blind-eyed, careless, woe-is-us, spin-making,...
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Texas Republican Bill Zedler, famous for being an idiot, ups the ante on idiocy
Braintrust Texas state Rep. Bill Zedler (R-Arlington) tweeted Wednesday an interesting theory on why the Duggar family has been getting all this flack from the "left."Standards. Bill Zedler has a...
View Article90 years for touching children thru clothing
Conservatives are now claiming that touching children through clothing is no big deal. Maybe they will call for a review of the case of Gunther Fiek, serving 90 years without possibility of...
View ArticleDuggary - a useful new word
Hey kids, it's time for a new series of educational music videos - here's one about a great new word that will come in handy for all sorts of examples of rightwing sanctimonious hypocrisy . . .
View ArticleAn Ex-Fundie on Why Fundie Victims Defend their Abusers
What I have to say as an ex-fundie who survived childhood sexual abuse in the church by no means is meant to defend the Duggar sisters, Jessa and Jill, in their defense of their Brother Josh Duggar who...
View ArticleThe Duggars are Raising a Fresh New Batch of Bigots
As the world grows more hi-tech and labor markets more globally competitive, a generation of conservative White Christians are homeschooling their kids in preparation for "The Rapture." Their...
View ArticleIntentional Ignorance
One night I was bored and I was looking through On Demand to find something to watch on TV and I came across this program on Lifetime about genius kids. It was like a spelling bee competition between...
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The GOP's Best Presidential Hope
In an already crowded field of GOP Presidential contenders, a surprising new entry has drawn considerable attention. This Jar of Dead Earwigs, most recently know for being creepy and sometimes...
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TLC finally shows the red card to the Duggars by cancelling 19 Kids and Counting
This day has finally come: After a nearly 2 month wait to make a decision on the fate of the show, TLC has FINALLY cancelled 19 Kids and Counting, starring Jim Bob, Michelle, Josh the Child Molestor,...
View ArticleYou are canceled Duggars, but you are canceled with love.
Hey, you ever notice that when conservative Christians are raining hellfire and hatred down upon minority groups, they try to soften the blow with the add-on "with love?"Take this example. When Jim-Bob...
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A powerful moment
Responsibility. It’s the practice of taking praise or blame for something good or bad a person does.As kids we blamed most, if not all of our mistakes on something or someone else.We either pointed...
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Ten Worst Things (Currently) About America
Ten Worst Things (Currently) About Americaby Barry Friedman1) Global Warming DeniersAside from everything else--like the end of the planet for one, beach front property in Oklahoma City for another,...
View ArticleDuggars pitching new show where- I KID YOU NOT!- they counsel sex abuse...
Okay, pop quiz. Which show sounds like the biggest pile of awful?1) Cliven Bundy special where the Nevada rancher discusses how to settle debt relief in a responsible, non-violent fashion?2) Daniel...
View ArticleJosh Duggar eyes the buzzards.
Earlier in this life, the Duggars WERE aware of Josh's....sexual drive.It wasn't just his sisters and their friends: it was the dog, the cat, dogs and cats in the neighborhood, horses during a visit to...
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Disgraced Duggars' cult leader tries to open Facebook page, comment thread...
I am a pretty gross person If you want a refresher on Mr. Bill Gothard you can go here to learn about Bill Gothard, founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principals, or his influence over the Duggar...
View ArticleHouse Speaker wannabe has close ties to extremist church group...oh, and the...
I know weirdness is the norm in the House GOP caucus, especially in the wake of the Drunk Weepy Oompa-Loompa's quick fade (oh, how I'm going to miss using that nickname!), but few things are weirder to...
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Five women suing Duggars' homeschooling cult for covering up sexual assaults
Forgive me Father for I have sinned. Again and again and again... Bill Gothard was once the revered head of the Institute in Basic Life Principals (IBLP). They're big leaders in the Christian...
View Article10 new sexual abuse charges for the Duggars' cult leader
Bill Gothard resigned from the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) a few years ago amidst allegations from about 30 women that he took advantage of his position as religious and spiritual...
View ArticleDiscovery owes the nation an apology for helping the Duggars defraud this nation
I never thought I’d see the day I’d be into cooking shows. But when I began dating my now-wife in late 2019, I learned she is a huge Food Network fan. Lately, shows like Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,...
View ArticleWaPo: The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers
THE REVOLT OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME-SCHOOLERSThey were taught that public schools are evil. Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids.In today’s Washington Post:...
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