Craziest Conservative of the Day: Betsy McCaughey
By Michael J.W. Stickings
I cannot do justice here to Michelle Cottle's excellent article on Betsy McCaughey, one of the leading right-wing voices against health-care reform -- she was against Hillarycare and she's against it now. You may remember her from her embarrassing performance on The Daily Show recently, when Jon Stewart politely, but firmly, exposed as the know-nothing twit she is. She's one of the driving forces behind the whole "death panel" lie, which tells you all you need to know about her principles and priorities. And yet she also seems to be genuinely insane. Some of the critics on the right surely know better, and know that they are spinning misinformation, that they are working, in large part, to manipulate the masses, and their own mob. But McCaughey seems to be a true believer. For her, the lies are the truth, and she doesn't seem to know any better. Just watch the clips (linked to above). Check out her mannerisms, look at her eyes, listen to the utter nonsense spewing from her mouth. She's fucked up crazy. Or so it seems.
Make sure to read Cottle's piece in full.
I cannot do justice here to Michelle Cottle's excellent article on Betsy McCaughey, one of the leading right-wing voices against health-care reform -- she was against Hillarycare and she's against it now. You may remember her from her embarrassing performance on The Daily Show recently, when Jon Stewart politely, but firmly, exposed as the know-nothing twit she is. She's one of the driving forces behind the whole "death panel" lie, which tells you all you need to know about her principles and priorities. And yet she also seems to be genuinely insane. Some of the critics on the right surely know better, and know that they are spinning misinformation, that they are working, in large part, to manipulate the masses, and their own mob. But McCaughey seems to be a true believer. For her, the lies are the truth, and she doesn't seem to know any better. Just watch the clips (linked to above). Check out her mannerisms, look at her eyes, listen to the utter nonsense spewing from her mouth. She's fucked up crazy. Or so it seems.
Make sure to read Cottle's piece in full.
Labels: conservatives, Craziest Conservative of the Day, health-care reform
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
9:15 AM
2 Comments:
The phrase "batshit crazy" was invented to describe Betsy. She gives conservatives a bad name--which is why liberal media outlets are happy to give her a platform.
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Anonymous, at 11:36 AM
If she gives conservatives a bad name, how come no conservatives have come forward to distance them and their cause from her BSC claims?
By
Mustang Bobby, at 9:56 PM
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