number 4:

David Keene and John Ziegler

Yes, it seems that arch-wingnuttery is all the rage right now, so let's meet the new face of the conservative movement as represented by activists David Keene and John Ziegler. What are these two doing to unite the base and bring the radical right into the mainstream? Think Progress explains:

This weekend, David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, was confronted by conservative activist and filmmaker John Ziegler over his criticisms of Sarah Palin. Earlier this year, Keene had said Palin spent too much time "whining" about the national media's criticisms of her, was too "resentful" of the McCain camp, and appeared to be "bitter."

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Ziegler attended the Western Conservative Political Action Conference in California this weekend, where he sat down for a scheduled interview with Keene. Ziegler began by telling Keene that his criticisms of Palin "sound like Keith Olbermann." Keene stood by his views, arguing that Palin's decision to quit as governor has shown she cannot "handle leadership and responsibility."

The interview grew heated as Ziegler began lobbing personal attacks at Keene, facetiously suggesting he was "being paid" to issue critical statements of Palin.

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KEENE: You are a liar! ... (grabbing the microphone) I said this is over! You got it? Over! ... Get out of my face! ... I'm not going to hit you, but I'd like to. ... I'm not answering anything to you because you're a jerk. ... You're a scumbag. ... You're an asshole. Got that on the air? Asshole.

The organizers of CPAC tried to kick Ziegler out, even calling the cops to escort him at one point. Grabbing a public microphone, Ziegler told the CPAC audience, "David Keene is a sell-out," again pointing to Keene's criticisms of Palin.

My mistake, that isn't the face of the new conservative movement - it's the buttcrack.

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