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Former right-wing blogger details his political divorce

December 01, 2009 9:19 am ET by Eric Boehlert

There are so few defections among A-list bloggers, so few examples of prominent writers walking away from their side of the fight, that it's worth pondering this post from Little Green Footballs. Once a proud attack colleague of Michelle Malkin's during the Bush year, LGF has been making plain for some time now its growing disdain for the right-wing blogosphere and what LGF sees as its increasingly bankrupt view on politics, as well its hateful and unhinged response to the Obama administration. Now the LGF blogger details the reasons why he was forced to abandon the movement.

It will be interesting to see what kind of response LGF's declaration gets from his former colleagues. To date, they've mostly dealt with his defection by hurling insults LGF's way, which of course, only confirms what LGF has been saying about the right-wing blogosphere and its lack of substance.  

It's also interesting to note that another A-list blogger, Rick Moran at Right Wing Nut House, has also made plain his growing disgust with the hate-filled, far-right blogosphere. (Note to Politico's John Harris, three will make a trend!)

For LGF, the reasons he parted ways with the right revolve around its support for "fascists," "bigotry," "religious fanaticism," "anti-science craziness," "homophobic bigotry," 'anti-government lunacy," "hate speech," "conspiracy theories," "anti-Islamic bigotry, and "hatred for President Obama."

Yep, that's today's right-wing blogosphere.

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    • Author by spooky3 (December 01, 2009 10:01 am ET)
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      Slow learning is better than no learning. Welcome to the dark side, fellers.
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    • Author by jediknight65 (December 01, 2009 10:08 am ET)
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      the self implosion of the neo cons has begun
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    • Author by walstib (December 01, 2009 10:11 am ET)
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      they'll go back soon enough...

      once teh GOP picks up some seats in 2010 the wackos will begin to be marginalized like teh religious right was in the past...
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      • Author by jediknight65 (December 01, 2009 11:22 am ET)
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        umm thats not true....given the current incarnation of the republican party is part of the religious right. so there was no marginalization
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        • Author by walstib (December 01, 2009 11:37 am ET)
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          was referring to when the GOP was relevant and just used the god squad for votes
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          • Author by jediknight65 (December 01, 2009 11:55 am ET)
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            ah ok....well wait a minuite......aren't they still doing that though? on a smaller level?
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    • Author by MickD (December 01, 2009 10:12 am ET)
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      I think the reality is that these guys are losing their credibility, only taken seriously by fringe people that you wouldn't want to be next to on a airplane.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (December 01, 2009 10:59 am ET)
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      Well, I am glad to see someone who thinks of themselves as a Conservative come out swinging at the fringe, and recognizing the things within it that I have seen coming for years. I wouldn't cry if the trend continues and it completely isolates these folks into a "true believers" party and leaves the ruins of the GOP to rise among the independents and the moderate conservatives. Fringes are bad, regardless of the wing, right or left. But when the fringe goes on a tear and tries to convince the rest of us that they are the center and the only true way to go, it is time so cut them off. They aren't in my party, and I can't do anything about them, but when their own get mad enough, then something will be done. YeeHaw!
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    • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (December 01, 2009 11:07 am ET)
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      support for "fascists," "bigotry," "religious fanaticism," "anti-science craziness," "homophobic bigotry," 'anti-government lunacy," "hate speech," "conspiracy theories," "anti-Islamic bigotry, and "hatred for President Obama."


      That about sums it up for me.
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    • Author by Ouroborus (December 01, 2009 11:33 am ET)
         
      You hit the nail on the head with the anti-LGF backlash; nothing makes the mob mentality of the right more clear than how vehemently they will assault their former brethren. Those that leave the fold are even more reviled than, you know, actual liberals.
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    • Author by historygeek001 (December 01, 2009 1:37 pm ET)
         
      I read some of the comments on LGF's blog. They proved his point.
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