One of the most disturbing developments of the 2016 Republican race for president has been Donald Trump's popularity among the most racist elements in American society.

The New Yorker, for example, had lengthy piece over the summer detailing the excitement he has generated in the neo-Nazi movement.

But here's the thing, Trump isn't the only guy with crazy, and frankly, dangerous supporters.

The media doesn’t talk about it as much, but Ted Cruz, Trump’s closest competitor for Republican frontrunner status, has also won the backing of some downright terrifying people.

Take, for example, forced-pregnancy activist Troy Newman, who the Cruz campaign just tapped to head up its “pro-lifers for Cruz”

As the head of the radical male supremacist group Operation Rescue, Newman and his group straddle a very thin line between “activism” and what many consider domestic terrorism.

His organization harasses abortion providers and their patients, and some its members have been involved in plots to blow up women’s health clinics.

Newman himself has called for the murder of abortion doctors, says AIDS was a warning from God, and believes that drought is God’s revenge for abortion.

Yes, he really believes that.

Seems like a great guy, huh?

Well, he’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Ted Cruz’s American Taliban-style supporters.

There’s also Dick Black, who the Cruz campaign has appointed the co-chair of its Virginia campaign.

In addition to calling for the total outlaw of homosexuality, Black is also rape truther.

Yes, a rape truther.

Read more here.

-Thom

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The Daily Stack

Article: "Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie" by Ben Smith, Ruby Cramer, Evan McMorris-Santoro.

Article: "Countdown to Iowa: a caucus guide for what to know about America's first vote " by Ben Jacobs.

Poll: "February 1, 2016 - First-Timers Put Trump Ahead In Iowa GOP Caucus, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Sanders Needs First-Timers To Tie Clinton In Dem Caucus" by Quinnipiac University.

Book: The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard.

Article: "House Investigates Flint Water Crisis, But The Governor Isn't On The Invite List" by Kate Sheppard.

Article: "Jean Klock Park", Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Article: "Arrest Governor Snyder" by Michael Moore.

Article: "Bernie Sanders And Elizabeth Warren May Have Just Saved Consumers $14 Billion" by Zach Carter.

Book: Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down by Bill Press.

Article: "Are scientists to blame for Zika virus? Researchers released genetically modified mosquitos into Brazil three years ago" by Joseph Curtis.

Video: Real Time with Bill Maher: Stand With Progessive Muslims (HBO) .

Article: "Drug Shortages Forcing Hard Decisions on Rationing Treatments" by Sheri Fink.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Article: "Political positions of Hillary Clinton" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "Address at the National Convention Banquet of the Americans for Democratic Action", May 17, 1952 by Harry S. Truman.

Do You Have 'Bernie's Yearning' Yet?
- Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry's/Stamp Stampede

Article: "'Bernie's Yearning': Ben & Jerry's duo hit the road for Sanders in Iowa" by Lauren Gambino.

Hour Two: The Climatarians Are Coming For Your Burger!
- Jeff Stier, National Center For Public Policy Research

Article: "Your Burger Is Killing the Planet, Say the Climatarians" by Julie Kelly & Jeff Stier.

Article: "Vegetarian And “healthy” Diets Could Be More Harmful To The Environment" by Shilo Rea.

Article: "IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat".

Video: Chuck Todd Confronts Bernie Sanders Over Reparations for the Black Community Reparations.

LIVE report from the Iowa Caucuses
- Mark Thompson, "Make It Plain" on SiriusXM Progress 127, 6-9p ET M-F

Article: "Iowa braces for blizzard, winter storm right after caucuses" by Catherine E. Shoichet and Holly Yan.

Event: Alabama, March 1: "Primary".

Article: "Alabama launches online voter registration program ahead of March 1 primary" by AP (deadline to register online: Feb. 15).

Article: "Caucus" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bradley effect" (Wilder effect) by Wikipedia.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Victoria Jones

Article: "WHO deems Zika virus to be international health crisis" by Luke Vargas.

Article: "Brazil says Zika virus outbreak worse than believed" by Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu.

Article: "Obama proposes $1 billion for cancer research" by Gregory Korte.

Article: "US agrees to environmental review of offshore oil fracking" by Brian Melley.

Article: "US general says carpet bombing against 'our values'" by Gil Ronen.

Article: "First voting kicks off in Iowa Monday night" by Nick Salazar.

Article: "The Trump Doctrine Revealed" by Josh Rogin.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Hour Three: Isn't Helping the Homeless Just Common Sense?
- Brian Carome, Street Sense DC (Street Sense Celebrity Vendor Week is Feb 1-7)

Video: An American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint - Rachel Maddow.

Article: "Jeffrey Epstein" by Wikipedia.

Book: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer

Video: Great Minds: Jane Mayer - Wealth In A Few Hands Kills Democracy.

Video: Great Minds: Jane Mayer - The Koch Rules.

Video: Great Minds: Jane Mayer - The Koch Pledge GOPers Must Sign.

Video: Great Minds: Jane Mayer - The GOP Taliban.

Video: How Billionaires Built The Radical Right! (Jane Mayer).

Article: "75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America" by TheNewDeal00.

Video: Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died.

Article: "Contract with America" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "New Nationalism Speech" by Theodore Roosevelt, August 31, 1910 (square deal).

Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Starve the beast" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination" by New York Times.

Article: "A Chance to Reset the Republican Race" by New York Times.

Article: "Pataki: Trump Not Qualified or Fit to Be President, We Need Adult Leadership" by Pam Key.

Article: "How tap water became toxic in Flint, Michigan" by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran.

Article: "New crisis for Flint residents: Cost of home damage caused by city water" by Mark Guarino.

Article: "Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons" by Juliet Eilperin.

Article: "'An Affront to Our Humanity': Obama Bans Solitary for Children" by Nadia Prupis.

Article: "Detroit Public School’s Restraining Order To Stop Protests Over School Conditions Has Been Rejected" by Casey Quinlan.

Article: "South Dakota Lawmaker Wants To Drug Test All Welfare Applicants And Make Them Pay For It" by Bryce Covert.

Article: "14 states raised their minimum wage at the beginning of 2016, lifting the wages of more than 4.6 million working people " by Will Kimball.

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