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Thursday Morning Open Thread: American Family Association (Sort of) Ditches Bryan Fischer

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Hat tip, commentor Howard Beale IV. Per Mediaite:

Rachel Maddow… broke news that the American Family Association has officially fired notorious evangelist Bryan Fischer after a controversy involving the RNC and Israel. Fischer is notorious for having some––well, let’s not sugarcoat it––crazy views on gays, “homofascists,” more crazy views on gays, and… yeah, basically a lot of gay stuff…

At issue this time is an RNC trip to Israel that was apparently being paid for by the American Family Association, of which Fischer is the director of issues analysis.

Or, rather, he was. Until today…

Update- 11:11 pm EST: For the sake of clarification, Fischer has been fired as a spokesperson and director of issues analysis, but is still a radio show host for the AFA.

Background on “The GOP’s Favorite Hate-Monger” here:

… Fischer’s radio show has become an obligatory stop for Republican presidential candidates, prominent Republican politicians and top social conservative activists.

As the AFA’s leading talk show host, whose voice is heard on affiliates in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, Fischer frequently hosts likely presidential candidates who are looking to make inroads among Religious Right voters. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and businessman Herman Cain have all appeared on Fischer’s radio show. In addition, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour were both guests on Fischer’s show while they were weighing runs for the presidency…

Last year at the Values Voter Summit, which was co-sponsored by AFA Action, Fischer shared a stage with Huckabee, Bachmann, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Indiana Rep. Mike Pence.

Many GOP members of Congress have also been guests on Fischer’s radio show, including: Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, Rep. Steve King of Iowa, Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia, Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, of Mississippi and Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas. Among the major conservative activists who have appeared on Focal Point are Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, David Barton of WallBuilders, Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum and Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express. …

Of course the Talibangelical Reicht Religious Right will no doubt cry out against the martyrdom of another victim of the PC police, but at least a few of the much-courted low information voters might notice the noise enough to look at what they’ve been passively supporting.

Here’s the relevant clip from Maddow’s show [warning: continuing autoplay]:

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26Comments

  1. 1.

    Baud

    … Fischer’s radio show has become an obligatory stop for Republican presidential candidates, prominent Republican politicians and top social conservative activists

    That’s amazing. He’s so vile. But I’m sure both parties are the same something something.

  3. 3.

    OzarkHillbilly

    Didn’t sleep worth a tinker’s damn last night. Heading for STL in about a half hour. Gonna be a long day.

  4. 4.

    Mustang Bobby

    Fox News’ Todd Starnes. Said he is “One of the most intelligent talk show hosts in the country”

    “Hello, Bryan? Yeah, Rupert Murdoch here. How would you like to stop by my office for a little chat? Yeah, Mike Huckabee’s gone, so…”

  5. 5.

    SRW1

    American Family Associatioin fires Bryan Fisher ahead of RNC trip to Israel

    What? Was he too vocal or not vocal enough about the fact that in the eyes of talibvangelicals Jews will die in a fire anyway?

  6. 6.

    bemused

    Ha. Joe trying to shut up Sam Stein, Gibbs and Robinson on Mitt implementing Obamacare in Mass. “Romney didn’t consult Republicans!” Then he hurried on to next topic.

  7. 7.

    Buddy H

    So he’s still got a radio show for the AFA. Will he be able to control himself and stay on message, or will his resentment bubble up and make behave passive-agressively on-air about his employers?

  8. 8.

    dslak

    Of course Barro has never heard anyone speak positively of Fischer. Barro rubs shoulders with the financial elite, and is only concerned with what they’re saying and who they’re listening to (and who’s listening to them).

    Fischer’s message is for the rubes. Or does Barro think Middle Americans vote Republican due to an abiding love of Wall Street?

  9. 9.

    Howard Beale IV

    @Buddy H: We’ll just have to see what this lower level demon has to say on his show today. They did scrub their spokespreson section, removing Fischer rather quickly (tho he still shows up in Google’s cache)

  10. 10.

    jayboat

    There is still some time left in this, the first month of our shiny new teapublican congress, the world’s greatest deliberative body, to drag a few more chickens into the room.

  14. 14.

    Elizabelle

    @raven: Good morning.

    Not interested in Bryan Fischer. He sounds like a culture warrior poutrager. Happy to join 98% of the public in ignoring him.

    I think Sully does merit a thread or two. Yes, he’s a drama queen, but he’s been a blog pioneer and his links are well curated.

    And I found Balloon Juice through Mr. Sullivan. Appreciate that.

    I think Sully’s suffered a lot for seeing some of his delusions about conservatism shattered. And he may well be burned out.

  16. 16.

    Elizabelle

    Have we heard from Gin and Tonic? His town, Sciutate, MA made the NY Times for being unusually storm-tossed. And not just this week.

    Pounded Again, Coastal Massachusetts Town May Consider a Retreat

    Unlike towns farther to the south, Scituate, on the Atlantic coast about 30 miles southeast of Boston, is not protected by Cape Cod directly to its east, and regularly feels the brunt of the wind and water.

    … Town officials and many Scituate residents have grown concerned about the frequency of the damage. “These storms used to come once every 20 years,” a selectwoman, Maura Curran, said. “Now, we get them pretty much every year.”

    … During a meeting Wednesday with state officials, including Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, the town administrator, Patricia A. Vinchesi, said that solutions [beyond rebuilding seawalls] needed to be much broader.

    “Just repairing and repairing the sea walls — it isn’t a permanent solution with the ocean coming ever closer to us,” Ms. Vinchesi said. The town needs to consider a managed retreat, she said, moving houses farther away from the coast or demolishing them in response to rising sea levels, eroding beaches and intensifying storms, including the possible buyout of homeowners along the shore.

    … Many considered the repetitive storms, in a way, part of the town’s character.

    “Living by the ocean is something that you just cannot explain — it’s special, it’s exciting,” said Bill Graham, 69, who seemed unfazed by the floodwater that had washed around his house.

  21. 21.

    rikyrah

    whomever does Budweiser’s ads for the Superbowl is worth the money. their Superbowl ad is playing when you click on videos at youtube, and dammit, I get a lump in the throat everytime I see it.

  23. 23.

    kindness

    How long before the right blames Fischer’s demotion on the Kenyan Userper? Delicious schadenfreude. I’d make popcorn but it’s too early out here on the left coast.

    Good day to rubberneck the intertubes.

    @dslak:

    Fischer’s message is for the rubes. Or does Barro think Middle Americans vote Republican due to an abiding love of Wall Street?

    Why yes, that is their world view. How do you think we ended up with 2008?

  25. 25.

    catclub

    @rikyrah:

    whomever does Budweiser’s ads for the Superbowl is worth the money

    In some world that would mean you are buying more of their beer? Are you?

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