Last night Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih, was crowned Miss USA. Fakih is a Lebanese-American and the first Muslim to ever win the crown. Needless to say the right is up in arms over this. Here’s a list of responses compiled by Think Progress: – Conservative radio host Debbie Schlussel blamed Fakih’s win on a supposed […]
Tinfoil Sales Up As Wingnuts Blame Immigrants For Swine Flu
I blogged yesterday about Malkin blaming immigrants for the outbreak of swine flu. It now looks like she was just getting the ball rolling for the racist right. The fact is that most people in America who have contracted the flu were recently in Mexico, or around someone who has been there. Facts like this […]