A SPECIAL POST JUST FOR THE LOUDOUN INSIDER

wingnut
n : any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia (from here)

Yes.  The term “wingnut” is in the dictionary.   In order to properly understand the political definition of the term “wingnut,” I thought it best to begin with the actual dictionary definition.  That is because the users of slang start with an existing word and concept and revise it to suit their purposes.

The Urban Dictionary (euphemism for Slang Dictionary) provides the definition which makes the term “wingnut” more suitable for those prone to casting insults.

wingnut

n. An outspoken, irrational person with deeply-held, nominally conservative, political views. A person who chooses on principle to be flagrantly ignorant. A “right-wing nut”.
Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Fred Phelps are examples of the wingnut element in modern America. (from here)

The person who has achieved the most renown for using this term in our neck of the blogosphere is Loudoun Insider of the Too Conservative.  Here is an example of his latest masterful use of the term.

Now the wingnuts who make up much of the NoVA State Central Committee membership have issued a decree stating that they’re behind Frederick (posted as comment 1).  All of those listed couldn’t get elected to office in their respective jurisdictions.  This is the problem with RPV – its “leaders” are too out of the mainstream.  It’s crazy that the RoVA SCC members seem to be the ones with the most sense in regard to Frederick.  In a related matter, Kathleen Parker (I know – you wingnuts consider her a whiny RINO) discusses the case of a big RNC donor who’s flipped to the Dems because of Republican wingnut intransigence.  You people can whine about “principles” all you want, but it does you no good whatsoever if you don’t get elected in the first place.  Real moderation isn’t the end of the world.  America is much more of an incremental change state than one given to massive changes in direction.  Until the “silent majority” of Republicans wakes the F up and takes back the party from these Puritans, RPV is doomed to failure.  These Puritan types simply scare the crap out of too many voters.  Virginia simply doesn’t have the critical mass of hard Rs to elect their types of candidates anymore.  I’m sure it’s disconcerting to hear, but it’s the plain simple truth.  (from here)

Note how Loudoun Insider’s use of the term “wingnuts” lends credence to his carefully considered and reasoned arguments.  The coolness with which Loudoun Insider used the term “wingnut” deserves the great respect of all Republicans, particularly those fond of listening to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell.

Loudoun Insider can use the term “wingnut” with such great finesse only because he is so well practiced with the term.  Google “Loudoun Insider” and wingnut, and you will get at least 215 hits.

In fact, Loudoun Insider is quite charitable with the term “wingnut.”  Although I do not remember using the term before myself, when I Googled “Citizen Tom” and wingnut, I got an astonishing 271 hits.  Wow!  With a little research, I determined this was in large part due to the work of Loudoun Insider.   Admittedly, I still dwell far below in the lower ranks of wingnuts.  I am, for example, dwarfed by Rush Limbaugh who gets 474,000 hits.

Nonetheless, Loudoun Insider’s diligent efforts on behalf of wingnuts such as myself are finally drawing the attention they deserve.

Here Smashed Mouth Politics asks Who does “Loudoun Insider” consider to be examples of a “Republican wingnuts”?

Equally mesmerized with Loudoun Insider’s masterful use of the term wingnut to describe his fellow partisans, The Mason Conservative also dedicated a post in his honor, The Frustrating Frederick Affair.

What is most amazing, however, is the honor bestowed on Loudoun Insider by the author of a nationally known comic strip.  He took the time to provide Loudoun Insider his well considered personal advice in one of his comics.

Yes, Mr. Insider, it is true.  To fly, even an angel needs wingnuts.  No less is true of the Republican Party.  In fact, without people with principles, the United States would never have existed as a republic.  If he had not held true to his principles, George Washington would have been our first king.  In fact in that day and time, making Washington king may well have been the moderate’s solution.