Moonbat

Moonbat is a pejorative political epithet used in United States politics, referring to liberals, progressives, or leftists.

Etymology

Descriptions of bat-like people on the Moon were part of the 1835 Great Moon Hoax.

A long poem, The Proving of Gennad: A Mythological Romance by Landred Lewis (1890), uses the term "moonbat" to refer to unsound ideas, but not specifically political ones.

The term was used by science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein in a 1947 short story, "Space Jockey", as the name of a rocket spacecraft used for the third step of a journey from the Earth to the Moon.[1]

Examples of usage

See also

Notes

  1. Safire, William (2006-09-03). "On Language: Moon Bats & Wing Nuts". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  2. Carr, Howie (2007-01-31). "Kerry's continued mincing just proves he's not so Swift". Boston Herald. p. 10.
  3. Carr, Howie (2007-02-25). "Draped in controversy, is it curtains for Deval?". Boston Herald. p. 9.
  4. Carr, Howie (2007-03-08). "Hillary circling as Obama looks for parking spot". Boston Herald. p. 4.
  5. Carr, Howie (2007-03-14). "Good luck, Lefty - it's going to be a long haul". Boston Herald. p. 4.
  6. Carr, Howie (2007-03-23). "Pols paying higher taxes, show yourselves". Boston Herald. p. 16.
  7. Carr, Howie (2007-04-22). "Aging moonbats tapped to `advise' governor". Boston Herald. p. 10.
  8. Carr, Howie (1996-08-08). "Rep Collins Loses Dem Primary". Rocky Mountain News. (via Highbeam Research archive)
  9. "Ultramarathon; 2,926 Miles In 517 Hours Wins Race". The New York Times. August 21, 1994.
  10. Carr, Howie (2008-07-03). "Marzilli-loving Moonbats have their blinders on". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  11. Carr, Howie (2008-08-03). "Test: How to tell if you're a moonbat". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  12. Menotomy Moonbats volunteer web site Archived July 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. Chabot, Hillary (2008-08-02). "Moonbats unite! Show pride in hotbed suburb". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  14. Metzger, Andy (2008-07-31). "Political tees". Arlington Advocate Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  15. Jonah Goldberg. Our, *ahem*, FAQ, National Review Online
  16. Eagan, Margery (2006-09-21). "Moonbats swarming in Mass". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  17. Eagan, Margery (2006-09-24). "Battle For Governor: Sunday Smackdown". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  18. Eagan, Margery (2007-03-08). "Moonbats enter their blue phase". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  19. Kurtz, Howard (2006-03-25). "Post.com Blogger Quits Amid Furor". The Washington Post. pp. C01. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  20. George Monbiot joins the bourgeoisie, The Spectator, 26 December 2012
  21. Tomorrow, Tom (30 April 2012). "Conservative Jones, Citizen Journalist". The Modern World. Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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