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"Moonbat" is a pejorative political epithet used in United States politics, referring to liberals, progressives, or leftists (especially the far-left).^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

The term was used by science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein in the 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.^[2]

Examples of usage

Columnist and radio talk show host Howie Carr has used the term a number of times in his column in the Boston Herald. On the radio he frequently uses the term as a pejorative toward those holding left-wing political beliefs.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2008, Carr wrote about the number of "Moonbats" inhabiting the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. In response, a group of Arlington residents founded the Menotomy Moonbats to raise money for their local public schools: Menotomy was the historical name for Arlington during the American Revolutionary War.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
On March 14, 2000 Jonah Goldberg's National Review Online column "Our, *ahem*, FAQ Welcome New Readers" contained the following: "Alas, because Goldberg watches Baywatch everyday and can name the main characters in almost every Marvel comic book from 1976 to 1986, he occasionally makes errors. Far more often, he simply writes things that make readers say, 'Is this guy higher than a moonbat?'"^[14]
Margery Eagan, another Herald columnist, used the term several times in 2006 and 2007 to characterize some supporters of former Massachusetts Democratic governor Deval Patrick.^[15]^[16]^[17]
Columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin was quoted in March 2006 by Howard Kurtz as writing, "But now the determined moonbat hordes have exposed multiple instances of what clearly appear to me to be blatant lifting of entire, unique passages by [blogger] Ben Domenech from other writers,"^[18] in reference to Domenech's resignation from the Washington Post after evidence of his plagiarism came to light.
The term has been used in the UK to refer to George Monbiot, owing to its similarity with his surname, and referring to his left-wing views.^[19]
"Moonbat" is the name of Conservative Jones' sidekick, a recurring character in the political cartoon This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow.^[20]

References

^ "The Proving of Gennad: A Mythological Romance". Elliot Stock. 1890.
^ Safire, William (2006-09-03). "On Language: Moon Bats & Wing Nuts". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-01-31). "Kerry's continued mincing just proves he's not so Swift". Boston Herald. p. 10.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-02-25). "Draped in controversy, is it curtains for Deval?". Boston Herald. p. 9.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-03-08). "Hillary circling as Obama looks for parking spot". Boston Herald. p. 4.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-03-14). "Good luck, Lefty - it's going to be a long haul". Boston Herald. p. 4.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-03-23). "Pols paying higher taxes, show yourselves". Boston Herald. p. 16.
^ Carr, Howie (2007-04-22). "Aging moonbats tapped to 'advise' governor". Boston Herald. p. 10.
^ Carr, Howie (2008-07-03). "Marzilli-loving Moonbats have their blinders on". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ Carr, Howie (2008-08-03). "Test: How to tell if you're a moonbat". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ Menotomy Moonbats volunteer web site Archived July 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Chabot, Hillary (2008-08-02). "Moonbats unite! Show pride in hotbed suburb". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ Metzger, Andy (2008-07-31). "Political tees". Arlington Advocate Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ Jonah Goldberg. Our, *ahem*, FAQ, National Review Online
^ Eagan, Margery (2006-09-21). "Moonbats swarming in Mass". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ Eagan, Margery (2006-09-24). "Battle For Governor: Sunday Smackdown". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ Eagan, Margery (2007-03-08). "Moonbats enter their blue phase". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
^ Kurtz, Howard (2006-03-25). "Post.com Blogger Quits Amid Furor". The Washington Post. pp. C01. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
^ George Monbiot joins the bourgeoisie, The Spectator, 26 December 2012
^ Tomorrow, Tom (30 April 2012). "Conservative Jones, Citizen Journalist". This Modern World. Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

External links

[1] "The Proving of Gennad: A Mythological Romance". Elliot Stock. 1890.

[safire-2] Safire, William (2006-09-03). "On Language: Moon Bats & Wing Nuts". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

[kerrynotsoswift-3] Carr, Howie (2007-01-31). "Kerry's continued mincing just proves he's not so Swift". Boston Herald. p. 10.

[curtainsfordeval-4] Carr, Howie (2007-02-25). "Draped in controversy, is it curtains for Deval?". Boston Herald. p. 9.

[hillarycircling-5] Carr, Howie (2007-03-08). "Hillary circling as Obama looks for parking spot". Boston Herald. p. 4.

[goodlucklefty-6] Carr, Howie (2007-03-14). "Good luck, Lefty - it's going to be a long haul". Boston Herald. p. 4.

[polspaying-7] Carr, Howie (2007-03-23). "Pols paying higher taxes, show yourselves". Boston Herald. p. 16.

[agingmoonbats-8] Carr, Howie (2007-04-22). "Aging moonbats tapped to 'advise' governor". Boston Herald. p. 10.

[marzillilovingmoonbatshavetheirblinderson-9] Carr, Howie (2008-07-03). "Marzilli-loving Moonbats have their blinders on". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[testhowtotellifyoureamoonbat-10] Carr, Howie (2008-08-03). "Test: How to tell if you're a moonbat". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[11] Menotomy Moonbats volunteer web site Archived July 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[moonbatsunite-12] Chabot, Hillary (2008-08-02). "Moonbats unite! Show pride in hotbed suburb". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[politicaltees-13] Metzger, Andy (2008-07-31). "Political tees". Arlington Advocate Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[14] Jonah Goldberg. Our, *ahem*, FAQ, National Review Online

[swarming-15] Eagan, Margery (2006-09-21). "Moonbats swarming in Mass". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[smackdown-16] Eagan, Margery (2006-09-24). "Battle For Governor: Sunday Smackdown". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[bluephase-17] Eagan, Margery (2007-03-08). "Moonbats enter their blue phase". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-03-17.

[kurtzmalkin-18] Kurtz, Howard (2006-03-25). "Post.com Blogger Quits Amid Furor". The Washington Post. pp. C01. Retrieved 2007-07-03.

[19] George Monbiot joins the bourgeoisie, The Spectator, 26 December 2012

[20] Tomorrow, Tom (30 April 2012). "Conservative Jones, Citizen Journalist". This Modern World. Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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+{{Short description|American pejorative political epithet}}
-"'''Moonbat'''" is a pejorative political [[epithet]] used in [[United States]] politics, referring to [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberals]], [[Progressivism in the United States|progressives]], or [[Left-wing politics|leftists]] (especially the [[Far-left politics|far-left]]), a possible parallel to the pejorative "Wingnut" attributed to American conservatives, and right-wing politics.<ref>{{cite book |last=Safire |first1=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q6ARDAAAQBAJ&pg |title=Safire's Political Dictionary |edition=Revised |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2008 |page=435 |isbn=978-0195340617 |accessdate=2019-07-17 }}</ref>
+{{For|World War 2 prototype fighter aircraft|McDonnell XP-67}}
+"'''Moonbat'''" is a [[pejorative]] political [[epithet]] used in [[United States]] politics, referring to [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberals]], [[Progressivism in the United States|progressives]], or [[Left-wing politics|leftists]] (especially the [[Far-left politics|far-left]]).{{cn|date=March 2022}}
 ==Etymology==
 Descriptions of bat-like people on the Moon were part of the 1835 [[Great Moon Hoax|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.<ref>https://archive.org/details/provinggennadam00lewigoog/page/n96</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/provinggennadam00lewigoog/page/n96|title = The Proving of Gennad: A Mythological Romance|year = 1890|publisher = Elliot Stock}}</ref>
-The term was used by [[science fiction]] author [[Robert A. Heinlein]] in the 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.<ref name="safire">{{cite news| last =Safire| first =William| title =On Language: Moon Bats & Wing Nuts | work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]| date =2006-09-03| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03wwln_safire.html| accessdate = 2008-04-02 }}</ref>
+The term was used by [[science fiction]] author [[Robert A. Heinlein]] in the 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.<ref name="safire">{{cite news| last =Safire| first =William| title =On Language: Moon Bats & Wing Nuts | work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]| date =2006-09-03| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03wwln_safire.html| access-date = 2008-04-02 }}</ref>
 ==Examples of usage==
-* Columnist and radio talk show host [[Howie Carr]]  has used the term a number of times in his column in the ''[[Boston Herald]]''.  On the radio he frequently uses the term as a pejorative those holding left wing political beliefs.<ref name="kerrynotsoswift">{{cite news
+* Columnist and radio talk show host [[Howie Carr]]  has used the term a number of times in his column in the ''[[Boston Herald]]''.  On the radio he frequently uses the term as a pejorative toward those holding left-wing political beliefs.<ref name="kerrynotsoswift">{{cite news
   | last =Carr
   | first =Howie
-  | authorlink = Howie Carr
+  | author-link = Howie Carr
   | title =Kerry's continued mincing just proves he's not so Swift
   | pages =10
   | work =[[Boston Herald]]
   | date =2007-01-31
+  }}</ref><ref name="curtainsfordeval">{{cite news
-  | url =
-  | accessdate =  }}</ref><ref name="curtainsfordeval">{{cite news
   | last =Carr
   | first =Howie
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   | work =Boston Herald
   | date =2007-02-25
+  }}</ref><ref name="hillarycircling">{{cite news
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   | first =Howie
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   | work =Boston Herald
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+  }}</ref><ref name="goodlucklefty">{{cite news
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   | first =Howie
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   | work =Boston Herald
   | date =2007-03-14
+  }}</ref><ref name="polspaying">{{cite news
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   | last =Carr
   | first =Howie
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   | work =Boston Herald
   | date =2007-03-23
+  }}</ref><ref name="agingmoonbats">{{cite news
-  | url =
-  | accessdate =  }}</ref><ref name="agingmoonbats">{{cite news
   | last =Carr
   | first =Howie
-  | title =Aging moonbats tapped to `advise' governor
+  | title =Aging moonbats tapped to 'advise' governor
   | pages =10
   | work =Boston Herald
   | date =2007-04-22
+  }}</ref>  In 2008, Carr wrote about the number of "Moonbats" inhabiting the town of [[Arlington, Massachusetts]].  In response, a  group of Arlington residents founded the Menotomy Moonbats to raise money for their local public schools: Menotomy was the historical name for Arlington during the American Revolutionary War.<ref name="marzillilovingmoonbatshavetheirblinderson">{{cite news
-  | url =
-  | accessdate =  }}</ref> The earliest known use by Carr was in a ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' article on August 8, 1996.<ref>{{cite news
-  | last =Carr
-  | first =Howie
-  | title =Rep Collins Loses Dem Primary
-  | work =Rocky Mountain News
-  | date =1996-08-08
-  | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67790148.html?refid=gnews_1108
-| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130125111707/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67790148.html?refid=gnews_1108
-| url-status = dead
-| archive-date = 2013-01-25
-}} (via [[Highbeam Research]] archive)</ref> At the time, the Japanese clothing brand "MoonBat" was the sponsor of an annual 64‑day [[California]] – [[New Jersey]] [[ultramarathon]] foot race, called the "MoonBat Transcontinental Footrace".<ref>{{cite news
-  | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/21/sports/ultramarathon-2926-miles-in-517-hours-wins-race.html
-  | work=[[The New York Times]]
-  | title=Ultramarathon; 2,926 Miles In 517 Hours Wins Race
-  | date=August 21, 1994}}</ref> In 2008, Carr wrote about the number of "Moonbats" inhabiting the town of [[Arlington, Massachusetts]].  In response, a  group of Arlington residents founded the Menotomy Moonbats to raise money for their local public schools: Menotomy was the historical name for Arlington during the American Revolutionary War.<ref name="marzillilovingmoonbatshavetheirblinderson">{{cite news
  |last        = Carr
  |first       = Howie
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  |date        = 2008-07-03
  |url         = http://hawk.heraldinteractive.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1104776
- |accessdate  = 2008-08-22
+ |access-date  = 2008-08-22
  |url-status     = dead
- |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120217010440/http://hawk.heraldinteractive.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1104776
+ |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120217010440/http://hawk.heraldinteractive.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1104776
- |archivedate = 2012-02-17
+ |archive-date = 2012-02-17
 }}</ref><ref name="testhowtotellifyoureamoonbat">{{cite news
   | last =Carr
   | first =Howie
-  | title =Test: How to tell if you’re a moonbat
+  | title =Test: How to tell if you're a moonbat
   | work =Boston Herald
   | date =2008-08-03
   | url = http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1110729
-  | accessdate =  2008-08-22 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.menotomymoonbats.com Menotomy Moonbats volunteer web site]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709021703/http://www.menotomymoonbats.com/ |date=July 9, 2008 }}
+  | access-date =  2008-08-22 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.menotomymoonbats.com Menotomy Moonbats volunteer web site]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709021703/http://www.menotomymoonbats.com/ |date=July 9, 2008 }}
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- |accessdate  = 2008-08-22
+ |access-date  = 2008-08-22
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- |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613093230/http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1110565
+ |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613093230/http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1110565
- |archivedate = 2011-06-13
+ |archive-date = 2011-06-13
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-  | accessdate = 2008-08-22  }}</ref>
+  | access-date = 2008-08-22  }}</ref>
 * On March 14, 2000 [[Jonah Goldberg]]'s ''[[National Review]]'' Online column "Our, *ahem*, FAQ Welcome New Readers" contained the following: "Alas, because Goldberg watches Baywatch everyday and can name the main characters in almost every Marvel comic book from 1976 to 1986, he occasionally makes errors. Far more often, he simply writes things that make readers say, 'Is this guy higher than a moonbat?'"<ref>[[Jonah Goldberg]]. [https://archive.today/20120709023932/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Y2Q2NWUyMjVhYzViMmZiZDgyMjA0ZjFjOWZjNjhiYjA= Our, *ahem*, FAQ], [[National Review Online]]</ref>
-* [[Margery Eagan]], another ''Herald'' columnist, used the term several times in 2006 and 2007 to characterize some supporters of former Massachusetts Democratic governor [[Deval Patrick]].<ref name="swarming">{{cite news| last =Eagan| first =Margery|authorlink = Margery Eagan |title =Moonbats swarming in Mass| work =Boston Herald| date =2006-09-21| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1132463221.html?dids=1132463221:1132463221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+21%2C+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=8&desc=Moonbats+swarming+in+Mass.| accessdate = 2007-03-18 }}</ref><ref name="smackdown">{{cite news| last =Eagan| first =Margery| title =Battle For Governor: Sunday Smackdown| work =Boston Herald| date =2006-09-24| url =https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1134512671.html?dids=1134512671:1134512671&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+24%2C+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=9&desc=BATTLE+FOR+GOVERNOR+| accessdate = 2007-03-18 }}</ref><ref name="bluephase">{{cite news |last=Eagan |first=Margery |title=Moonbats enter their blue phase |work=Boston Herald |date=2007-03-08 |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=187135 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310173711/http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=187135 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-10 |accessdate=2007-03-17 }}</ref>
+* [[Margery Eagan]], another ''Herald'' columnist, used the term several times in 2006 and 2007 to characterize some supporters of former Massachusetts Democratic governor [[Deval Patrick]].<ref name="swarming">{{cite news| last =Eagan| first =Margery|author-link = Margery Eagan |title =Moonbats swarming in Mass| work =Boston Herald| date =2006-09-21| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1132463221.html?dids=1132463221:1132463221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+21%2C+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=8&desc=Moonbats+swarming+in+Mass.| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930231802/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1132463221.html?dids=1132463221:1132463221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+21,+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=8&desc=Moonbats+swarming+in+Mass.| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 30, 2007| access-date = 2007-03-18 }}</ref><ref name="smackdown">{{cite news| last =Eagan| first =Margery| title =Battle For Governor: Sunday Smackdown| work =Boston Herald| date =2006-09-24| url =https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1134512671.html?dids=1134512671:1134512671&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+24%2C+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=9&desc=BATTLE+FOR+GOVERNOR+| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061503/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1134512671.html?dids=1134512671:1134512671&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+24,+2006&author=MARGERY+EAGAN&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=9&desc=BATTLE+FOR+GOVERNOR+| url-status =dead| archive-date =October 1, 2007| access-date = 2007-03-18 }}</ref><ref name="bluephase">{{cite news |last=Eagan |first=Margery |title=Moonbats enter their blue phase |work=Boston Herald |date=2007-03-08 |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=187135 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310173711/http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=187135 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-10 |access-date=2007-03-17 }}</ref>
 * [[Columnist]] and [[blog]]ger [[Michelle Malkin]] was quoted in March 2006 by [[Howard Kurtz]] as writing, "But now the determined ''moonbat'' hordes have exposed multiple instances of what clearly appear to me to be blatant lifting of entire, unique passages by [blogger] [[Ben Domenech]] from other writers,"<ref name="kurtzmalkin">{{cite news
   | last =Kurtz
   | first =Howard
   | title =Post.com Blogger Quits Amid Furor
-  | work =[[The Washington Post]]
+  | newspaper =[[The Washington Post]]
   | date =2006-03-25
   | pages = C01
   | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/24/AR2006032401206.html
-  | accessdate = 2007-07-03 }}</ref> in reference to Domenech's resignation from the ''[[Washington Post]]'' after evidence of his plagiarism came to light.
+  | access-date = 2007-07-03 }}</ref> in reference to Domenech's resignation from the ''[[Washington Post]]'' after evidence of his plagiarism came to light.
-* The term is also often used in the UK to refer to [[George Monbiot]], owing to its similarity with his surname, and referring to his left-wing views.<ref>[http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2012/12/george-monbiot-joins-the-bourgeoisie/ George Monbiot joins the bourgeoisie], ''[[The Spectator]]'', 26 December 2012</ref>
+* The term has been used in the UK to refer to [[George Monbiot]], owing to its similarity with his surname, and referring to his left-wing views.<ref>[http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2012/12/george-monbiot-joins-the-bourgeoisie/ George Monbiot joins the bourgeoisie], ''[[The Spectator]]'', 26 December 2012</ref>
-* "Moonbat" is the name of Conservative Jones' sidekick, a recurring character in the [[political cartoon]] ''[[This Modern World]]'' by [[Tom Tomorrow]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tomorrow|first=Tom|title=Conservative Jones, Citizen Journalist|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/30/1086563/-Conservative-Jones-citizen-journalist|work=[[The Modern World]]|publisher=[[Daily Kos]]|accessdate=19 June 2013|date=30 April 2012}}</ref>
+* "Moonbat" is the name of Conservative Jones' sidekick, a recurring character in the [[political cartoon]] ''[[This Modern World]]'' by [[Tom Tomorrow]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tomorrow|first=Tom|title=Conservative Jones, Citizen Journalist|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/30/1086563/-Conservative-Jones-citizen-journalist|work=[[This Modern World]]|publisher=[[Daily Kos]]|access-date=19 June 2013|date=30 April 2012}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Politics}}
+<!-- Please keep entries in alphabetical order & add a short description [[WP:SEEALSO]] -->
+{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
+* [[Antifa (United States)]]
 * [[Loony left]]
 * [[McDonnell XP-67|McDonnell XP-67 "Bat"]], also called the Moonbat
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 * [[Sheeple]]
 * [[Wingnut (politics)|Wingnut]]
+{{div col end}}
+<!-- please keep entries in alphabetical order -->
-==Notes==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{wiktionary inline|moonbat}}
+{{wiktionary|moonbat}}
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080709021703/http://www.menotomymoonbats.com/ Menotomy Moonbats]
 * [http://moonbattery.com/ Moonbattery]
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-[[Category:Political terminology of the United States]]
 [[Category:Far-left politics in the United States|*]]
+[[Category:Political terminology of the United States]]
+[[Category:Political pejoratives for people]]
+[[Category:Far-left politics]]