Wingnuttya
What or should I ask who is a wingnut?
There are lots of them… right-wing partisan hacks like Rudy Giuliani, Trey Gowdy, Louie Gohmert and Newt Gingrich – enough said! Except what’s up with all the G’s? And definitely add the new wingnut-in-chief, Donald Trump, and Republican-first-last-always pols including shut-it-down Ted Cruz, Mitch “Mumbles” McConnell and Eddie Munster all-grown-up lookalike, Paul Ryan.
A few wingnutty old school favorites are Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum not to forget George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. There are countless others, too numerous to name, but many soon will be shamefully rewarded!
All righties are not necessarily wingnuts but certain character flaws make them stand out among their peers. Wingnut logic is circular and trips over itself, and it’s often based on facts of omission or deception. Winguts live in a bubble and only listen to other wingnuts – or themselves – or Fox (well, that’s the bubble). Only a few wingnut leaders can think independently; they are the ones that create the talking points for the wingnut flock to follow.
Wingnuttya is the whacky online home for these bizarre types but don’t let their comic demeanor fool you as they are quite dangerous and are known to start needless wars, curtail rights, demean minorities, scoff at science and do crazy irrational feats like take healthcare and food away from babies, all in the name of religion.
Looking through photos to find a symbolic image for Wingnuttya, home of wingnuts, was a difficult task but an image of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, foreground, and Capitol dome, background, where the image is blurred to confuse and excite, seemed to fit. Another fine choice would have been a clown car filled with exiting Republican presidential candidates – all outrageous 17 of them!
~ Jeff Washington
The Shamey Awards Menu Bar – Top-Tier Categories
- Duh Media – The mainstream media gets top billing because they deserve it… and because they think we’re stupid!
- Meanism – Beyond the obvious, this category is kind of like a cross between Newt and Rush or a slum lord and a hedge fund manager.
- Wingnuttya – Basically, Wingnuttya is the homeland category for wingnuts, sadly not a fictional place, but it’s definitely surreal.
- Propagandaville – Although there’s spillover, Propagandaville is the category for lies and deceptions – since both sides do it? No, that false equivalency is propaganda, too.
- Censorsh’t – Trying to be a smidge polite and snarky here but censorship, suppression and obstruction are serious detriments to progress. The Censorsh’t category covers all things the political elite control freaks don’t want us to know.
- Geo No-No – The category for environmental concerns. The world is on fire, coastlines are disappearing and storms strengthening, but there’s no alarm in D.C., just more talking points from the GOP.
- Oppo-Bits – Nothing but the facts… and maybe a little satire and a few talking points. Okay, definitely a lot of talking points.
- Spank 10 – All-time favorites go here in Top 10 lists of the best Shamey Awards – better make that the worst!
Jeff Washington is Washington Underground
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