Katie Pavlich

[[File:Katie Pavlich-flickr.jpg|thumb|right|175x150px|Katie Pavlich, the poor man's [[Michelle Malkin]].]] 
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'''Katie Pavlich''' is a serial [[global warming denialist]] and [[wingnut]].<ref>[http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/05/07/dinosaurs_caused_global_warming_too_you_know Oh, those goddamn dinosaurs.]</ref><ref>[http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/05/10/dont-believe-in-global-warming-you-must-wear-a-tin-foil-hat-n1592406 Everybody grab a tin-foil hat!]</ref><ref>[http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/05/25/climate_expert_al_gore_received_d_in_science_class] Has there ever been a better example of [[Gore's Law]] being violated?</ref> She regularly contributes to [[Townhall.com]] and has featured as a "talking head" on [[Fox News]], including on ''[[The Five]]''.

==Political positions==
Pavlich is also a [[gun nut]], if that's a surprise to anybody. She was one of the many [[fringe]] pundits that came out against the [[United Nations]] "Arms Trade Treaty" which would ban trading arms with countries or [[terrorist]] groups that would use said weapons to commit [[genocide]] or acts of terror. She calls it the "Small Arms Trade Treaty"<ref>http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/06/03/kerry-us-will-sign-un-gun-control-treaty-n1612121</ref> (instead of what it's actually called, just "Arms Trade Treaty") mainly so it would sound more like the UN was hell-bent on taking guns from civilians. She said it was "good news" it wouldn't pass because Pavlich doesn't seem to understand that the treaty wouldn't affect American domestic policy on guns, just trading between nations.<ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/145792183/ATT-Myths-and-Facts</ref> 

This position is at odds with her obsession with [[Operation Fast and Furious]], where she angrily claimed that the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration purposely sold guns to [[Mexico|Mexican]] cartels and that [[Hanlon's Razor|saying it was a failed operation was just a cover]] after the public found out. Obama did this as part of his [[conspiracy theory|master plan]] to get support for more [[gun control]].<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2012/04/16/opening_the_flood_gates_on_fast_and_furious</ref>

As of now, she spends most of her time bitterly calling [[John McCain]] a [[RINO]], while heaping praise over [[Sarah Palin]], [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rick Perry]], and [[Rand Paul]].<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/08/katie-pavlich-considering-2022-senate-run-against-john-mccain/ No, really, she wants to run against McCain.]</ref><ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2010/11/23/sarah_palins_america_by_heart</ref> She believes arguing for the abolishment of [[Social Security]] will ''win'' the youth vote.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2011/09/08/want_to_win_the_youth_vote,_talk_about_social_security</ref> After all, when have young people ever cared about their parents and grandparents? She's also prone to ''[[argumentum ad populum]]'', such as referencing a poll that shows [[Crazification factor|the majority of Americans don't believe climate change is a threat]] somehow proves her right.

Like many wingnuts, she has pushed the "[[Rachel Carson]] banned [[DDT]] worldwide" myth.<ref>http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/02/17/obamas_great_outdoors_initiative</ref> As well as the "[[ Political beliefs of academics |liberally biased colleges]]" myth a la [[David Horowitz]].<reF>http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/12/ua-cant-be-blamed-for-ideological-indoctrination-125</reF>

==Quotes==
"Much of the recent gun control debate around the country has been centered around “high capacity magazines,” which [[begging the question|begs the question]], just how many rounds of ammunition should a law abiding citizen be legally capable of putting into their gun? The answer is, [[paranoia|as many rounds as it takes to stop a violent threat]]."

"If you’re a conservative, you must read ''The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama’s War on the Republic'' by David Limbaugh and ''What the (Bleep) Just Happened: A Happy Warrior's Guide to the Great American Comeback'' by [[Monica Crowley]]. Then, pass them along to your “undecided” voter friends."<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/page/2</ref>

"Self-proclaimed '[[No true Scotsman|practicing Catholic]]' and [[Conservative correctness|pro-abortion]] Nancy Pelosi got testy today during an exchange with a reporter about late term abortionist [[Kermit Gosnell]]."<ref>http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/06/13/practicing-catholic-nancy-pelosi-calls-late-term-abortion-sacred-ground-n1619536</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ben Shapiro]]: Her male counterpart.
*[[Wingnut welfare]]


==References==
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