Know-Nothings

This sort of paranoid, conspiratorial thinking has been important in U.S. politics since the beginning, from the John Birch Society back to the Know-Nothings and the Anti-Masons and beyond.

‘Social Justice’ Is Just a Code Word for Utah-Style Communofascism « Gerry Canavan 2010

And I have nothing whatsoever in common with the teabaggers — they are the ridiculous Know-Nothings of today or even worse (they have less excuse).

Matthew Yglesias » Bernanke Suddenly in Trouble 2010

The Tea Party candidate represents the worst species of brazenness, brainlessness, knavery, and hypocrisy since the Know-Nothings of the 1840s and 1850s, a party driven by popular fears that the country would be taken over by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, hostile to Anglo-Saxon values.

Robert Brustein: Reviling Obama Robert Brustein 2010

Extreme right-wing personalities - reincarnated Know-Nothings - are elbowing their way into the nightly airwaves via paid advertisements and Fox News.

Dr. Quentin Young: The midterm elections and Medicare for all Dr. Quentin Young 2010

Extreme right-wing personalities - reincarnated Know-Nothings - are elbowing their way into the nightly airwaves via paid advertisements and Fox News.

Dr. Quentin Young: The Midterm Elections and Medicare For All Dr. Quentin Young 2010

The Tea Party candidate represents the worst species of brazenness, brainlessness, knavery, and hypocrisy since the Know-Nothings of the 1840s and 1850s, a party driven by popular fears that the country would be taken over by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, hostile to Anglo-Saxon values.

Robert Brustein: Reviling Obama Robert Brustein 2010

Then, in the 1850s, the Know-Nothings struck against Catholic immigrants, with nativists rioting against Catholics throughout America.

Amy Novick: On Immigration, the Past Is Prologue Amy Novick 2011

And, in this respect, the 2011 version of the God-fearing Ossified Party has rolled out the greatest assortment of Know-Nothings in its long history, most of whom share a singular misconception: because I can do one small thing well e.g., run a pizza chain, I can handle the world's most demanding occupation.

James Marshall Crotty: Why Republicans Embrace Simpletons and How It Hurts America James Marshall Crotty 2011

The tea party may have a good run for a while and may even have a significant impact on this year's mid-term elections, but they too will eventually go the way of the Know-Nothings – into the dust bin of history.

Tea Party Express unveils 'heroes,' 'targets' 2010

Extreme right-wing personalities - reincarnated Know-Nothings - are elbowing their way into the nightly airwaves via paid advertisements and Fox News.

Dr. Quentin Young: The Midterm Elections and Medicare For All Dr. Quentin Young 2010