The Through the Looking Glass Award

I haven't done this in a while, but we have three strong contenders today, so I thought it was time.

Second Runner-Up: Tony Perkins, for this tweet:

He's referring, of course, to the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the most respected civil rights groups in the country. Apparently, in an army training session, the session leader referred to the American "Family" Association as an extremist group, based on their designation as a hate group by the SPLC. Perkins has taken umbrage. He usually tries to maintain some sort of connection with reality in his deceptions, no matter how tenuous, but not this time. He's losing his touch -- looks like the buzzwords have taken over.

Via Joe.My.God.

First Runner-Up: The ever-reliable Brian Brown:

We are encouraged by the Supreme Court's putting the brakes on the lawlessness in Utah this week. By its unanimous decision to grant a stay, the Supreme Court shows that the Justices recognize when the rule of law is being flouted and when judicial activism has run amok — even those liberal Justices who voted for the flawed majority decision in Windsor! The granting of this stay changes the momentum in a very real way and slows the stampede of rabid same-sex marriage bullies who are willing to trample over the rights of everyone else in order to get their way. There's no telling how many true constitutional rights these radicals would run roughshod over to gain their prize of a faux right to genderless 'marriage' and a regime under which Christians and others are relegated to second-class citizen status. We must take advantage of this momentum shift and petition Congress today calling for decisive action for the protection of our fundamental liberties. Surely the Justices on the Supreme Court are not the only ones in Washington who have noted the absurd arrogance and brazen overreaching of the deceptively-named 'marriage equality' movement.

The mind boggles. Brown has completely lost touch with objective reality -- not to mention the fact that he displays all the arrogance of a true "Christian." A decision by a federal judge based on the requirements of the Constitution is "lawless"? Really?

Maybe I should institute a new award, in honor of the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland -- you know: "Words mean what I say they mean, no more, no less."

Again, thanks to Joe.My.God.

And The Winner: Ben Shapiro, editor of Breitbart (of course):

What is the moral case for capitalism? It lies in recognition that socialism isn't a great idea gone wrong -- it's an evil philosophy in action. It isn't driven by altruism; it's driven by greed and jealousy. Socialism states that you owe me something simply because I exist. Capitalism, by contrast, results in a sort of reality-forced altruism: I may not want to help you, I may dislike you, but if I don't give you a product or service you want, I will starve. Voluntary exchange is more moral than forced redistribution. Socialism violates at least three of the Ten Commandments: It turns government into God, it legalizes thievery and it elevates covetousness. Discussions of income inequality, after all, aren't about prosperity but about petty spite. Why should you care how much money I make, so long as you are happy?

It takes some sort of talent to turn reality on its head like that. I guess you just have to paint everything in black and white then flip it. Shapiro has it down cold.

And once again, thanks to Joe.My.God.