
Well, boys and girls, the Silly Season is well upon us. Get out your score card, a dry erase marker, …Read the Rest

Well, boys and girls, the Silly Season is well upon us. Get out your score card, a dry erase marker, …Read the Rest
One of my favorite lines from Casablanca is when Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains) is told that he must shut …Read the Rest
This week, everyone was shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover that there were/are overt racists hiding within the GOP. …Read the Rest
Did you know the KKK is trying to improve its image? “…Should people feel safe? Ancona says that background checks …Read the Rest
Henry Aaron, the greatest home run hitter in the history of baseball said it all the other day. The rabid …Read the Rest
UPDATE: Rand Paul’s white supremacist leaning aid, Jack Hunter, has basically been thrown under the bus, resigning to become a …Read the Rest
The Far Right is upset over guns. Why not? They’re paid big bucks to be upset. They’re pandering to the …Read the Rest
On Friday, at the increasingly insane gathering known as CPAC (it was once an honorable institution) the far right managed …Read the Rest
Why does the NRA have an enemies list and why isn’t The Pink Flamingo on it? I keep begging to …Read the Rest
Please, explain to The Pink Flamingo, how Barack Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Speech was left of center. Maybe the problem was …Read the Rest
Far Right Loon, Michael Savage is now calling for a third party, a Nationalist party. Do you know what Nationalist …Read the Rest
There comes a time when organizations, ideologies, or groups of individuals reach a certain critical mass, where they are no …Read the Rest
“…And if you’re inclined to storm off like a drama-queen reality show contestant — if you’re inclined to “Go Galt” …Read the Rest
Deciding to vote for Barack Obama was not an easy thing, not for this life-long Republican. But, it had to …Read the Rest
For years, The Pink Flamingo has been defending liberal Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen from the vicious attacks against him, from …Read the Rest
The original title for this post was FAIR, Vdare, Racism, Hate & Little White Male Bigots, then The Pink Flamingo …Read the Rest
When a FOX News person talks about what Reagan did after he won the Cold War and the USSR, fell, …Read the Rest
Being a member of an organization that is labeled a hate group does not make one a domestic terrorist. Nor …Read the Rest
“…“Leaving aside the intended malice, I actually think ‘White Supremacist’ is not bad semantically,” he wrote. “White supremacy, in the …Read the Rest
It’s all over folks. Friends, Republicans and countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury the GOP, not to …Read the Rest
There is a line in The Right Stuff that discusses “Their Nazis or our Nazis” referring to the Soviets and …Read the Rest
I wish I knew what was going on with the majority of conservatives these days. They appear to be on …Read the Rest
I detest hypocrites. For the next few days, at CPAC, you are going to hear one and all denounce abortion, …Read the Rest
I’m mad. I’m absolutely furious. I don’t know when I’ve been this angry in politics. Oh, it’s not about Mitt …Read the Rest
Are the attacks on Newt that are coming from Mitt Romney are far from personal. He simply believes in carpet …Read the Rest
Would you vote for anyone who took money raised by someone associated with the KKK, Neo-Nazis, National Alliance, Stormfront, and …Read the Rest
It gets worse and worse. Why the heck would anyone even consider subjecting themselves to the constant indignities by running …Read the Rest
Why would anyone even think about voting for Ron Paul? Does anyone even doubt that Ron Paul is going to …Read the Rest
Over the next few days, The Pink Flamingo will be working on several posts about the war against women in …Read the Rest
“…“My father never would have broken up a family to try and make, in fact, a point on immigration.And so …Read the Rest
SJ Reidhead (aka The Pink Flamingo) is a writer based in New Mexico. The author of two published novels, both westerns: Dust Devil and The Second Mrs. Earp and two published works of non-fictions: TRAVESTY: Frank Waters Earp Agenda Exposed and A Church for Helldorado, Endicott Peabody’s 1882 Tombstone Diary. One of the leading authorities on the life of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone during the Earp years, she is currently writing a series of murder mysteries set in modern day Tombstone. The author is also working on a book about fashion in the Wild West. When complete, there will be over 2100 unpublished antique photographs dating from 1855-1910.
The author’s work has appeared in Wild West, True West, Blogcritics, and The Tombstone Times. Recently the author has had to deal with a father in Stage 4 Alzheimer’s Disease. This is leading to a book dealing with the frustrations of dealing with the frustrations of the disease, finance, legal, health-care, and things no one bothers telling families about it.
SJ Reidhead has been involved in Republican politics since she was ‘a little kid’. During the Reagan years she was a lobbyist working with various non-profit organizations who were attempting to salvage NASA and the American space program after the disastrous Carter years. Unfortunately, because of the libertarian take-over of the GOP, and the rise of the Tea Parties, as the Republican Party becomes more and more extreme and marginalized, it is impossible to remain loyal to the GOP. The Pink Flamingo remains GOP in order to try to bring the party back to what it once was. I fear it is an impossible task.
The Pink Flamingo went on line on October 4, 2005, after the author realized “normal” Republicans were being marginalized as the extreme far right attempts to become the new normal. In November, 2012, The Pink Flamingo, for the first time ever, voted for a Democrat, Barack Obama. Normal will never again apply to the GOP.
THE PINK FLAMINGO STORY
It started out as a joke. During the seven years I worked with the girls of my parish, leading a youth group, one of the things that I stressed were manners. Part of having manners, the way I see it, is to know how to set a proper table, host a party, cater it, and clean up afterward. I was fortunate enough to have a group of very talented girls in my youth group. They learned how to plan for, and execute large church functions, very properly. During one such function I noticed there were several incredibly tacky pink flamingos sitting on the table. Knowing the girls were up to something, I said nothing. A few months later they did the same thing at a function I was hosting at my home. I said nothing. They had a birthday party for me. More pink flamingos appeared – and a joke was born.
Thanks to the girls, all of whom are now grown, I have a collection of pink flamingos. It has become an ongoing joke. When I began working on my political blog, I realized the only possibly title was The Pink Flamingo!