Category Archives: Fool of the Week

Foolish Idea of the Week: Inhofe’s Impeaching Obama Over Benghazi

Last week, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe was pleased that Benghazi was back in the news. That’s because he has called it the worst cover-up in American political history. “Of all the great cover-ups in history — the Pentagon papers, the … Continue reading

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Louisiana State Senator Guillory Leaving Strange Political Legacy

Once in a while, an elected official comes along who is hard to pigeonhole as a Democrat or Republican. That is not such a bad thing. Showing some independence is badly needed in today’s fractured world of American politics. Of … Continue reading

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Mark Sanford Can’t Stop Playing The Fool

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should win the special election being held in South Carolina’s First Congressional District. A Democrat hasn’t held the seat since 1981. Sanford even represented the district for six years in the late 1990s. Yet … Continue reading

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Gohmert Can’t Help Making A Fool Of Himself

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is a fool extraordinaire. He keeps sputtering out foolishness on gun control, immigration, terrorism, Obama and the topics go on and on. Even for Gohmert, his comments last week that al-Qaeda was training terrorists “to act … Continue reading

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Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli’s Foolish Decision to Uphold State Sodomy Law

“Virginia is for Lovers” or so claims Virginia’s official tourism and travel slogan. If Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gets his way, then that slogan will be only for specific state-sanctioned love. Last week, a three-judge panel threw out a sodomy … Continue reading

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Rep. Don Young’s Slur Highlights the Problem with the Republican Party

Alaska Rep. Don Young did no favors for the Republican Party’s efforts to gain more support among Latino voters. In an interview with a radio station, Young recalled that when he was a child his father “used 50-60 wetbacks to … Continue reading

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Donald Rumsfeld’s Foolish Tweet Commemorating Iraq War

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will always be associated with the Iraq War. He was one of the masterminds behind, and bears some of the greatest responsibility for the failures that followed. There is no doubt that the invasion … Continue reading

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Congressman Who Calls Iraq War “Just and Noble” Forgets the Reasons for It

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, the revisionists are stepping forward to put a positive spin on a war that cost the lives of 4,500 Americans and thousands of Iraqis. Deposing Saddam Hussein was no small … Continue reading

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As Fools Go, Kim Jung-Un Tops Them All

Of all the world’s leaders, North Korea Kim Jung-un stands apart. At about 30 (no one knows his real age), Kim is the youngest leader in the world. He may also be the most bizarre. North Korea is arguably the … Continue reading

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Washington Legislator Orcutt’s Foolish Bicycle Comment is Embarrassing for a Forester

Washington State Rep. Ed Orcutt has set himself up for ridicule throughout the Internet with his ludicrous suggestion in an email that bicycling contributes to global warming by increased respiration of CO2. Orcutt has even said that bicycling is worse … Continue reading

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