The hate slur "wingnut" has been hurled at so many conservatives by writers at bilerico.com that the term is becoming a honor to bear.
According to the web sites word search engine, the word "wingnut" has been used 23 times on the site. Among those labeled with the term are:
• Indiana State Senator Patricia L. Miller
• US Congressman Mike Pence
• US Congressman David Reichert (WA)
• US Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (OH),
• US Congressman Jon Porter (NV)
• US Congressman Mark Kirk (IL)
• US Congressman Mike Ferguson (NJ)
• Rev. Greg Dixon and the Indianapolis Baptist Temple
• (ahem) Kenn Gividen
Two other terms emerge from bilerico.com's lexicon of hate speech that are used even more frequently than "wingnut." These are:
• homophbia 463 times
• homophobe 60 times
A more recent bit of hate-filled editorializing compared a pro-family rally at the Indiana State House to a KKK rally.
