The Poor Man: Stanley Kurtz Wins the Wankathalon

Stanley Kurtz may well be the most contemptible wanker on Earth. Check out the big cry he has here in defense of the theocrats, managing - despite the fact that he’s no theocrat, oh no - to hit on every one of the James Dobson-approved talking points his handlers have provided him. Quite a performance, especially considering he typed the whole thing with one hand otherwise engaged. It’s going to be a long one, so let’s hop right in: Scary Stuff.

Harper’s Magazine’s May cover stories about “The Christian Right’s War On America,” frightened me, although not the way Harper’s meant them to. I fear these stories could mark the beginning of a systematic campaign of hatred directed at traditional Christians. Whether this is what Harper’s intends, I cannot say. But regardless of the intention, the effect seems clear.

“Harper’s Magazine frightens me” is not something many grown men would admit in print,