[escapefromboston]

I think South Park jumped the shark. The last really funny episode was when the South Parkers went skiing.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Political correctness drives them nuts..."

Amen.

[68 grunt]

South Park rocks bump!

[randog]

A good summation of the media wars.

I find it interesting that the right makes inroads into the MSM through cartoons. South Park isn't the only cartoon to take on the left--you've got The Simpsons and King of the Hill to name a couple.

When the definitive book on the history of America's culture war is written there'll be a whole chapter or two devoted to the use of art by the right to get their message out.

[Dick Vomer]

[SMARTY]

"Anderson concedes that reforming academia is going to be a long slog."

Recognizing that a change is needed is half the battle. The ugly secret is out now and maybe parents will look longer and harder when selecting the place they will send their children to college. It's the good old Yankee way, boycott the offender! Capitalism works!

[pabianice]

In 1963, my alma matter -- UMass/Amherst -- retired undefeated on TV's "College Bowl" (one of just ten schools to do so). Today, the social sciences, humanities, and school of education at UMass/Amherst are laughing stocks of screaming lesbian hatemongers, PC storm strooper, and open admissions for anyone of "color." Bachelor's degrees are simply handed-out to students who finish four years of "individual concentration" in Victims Studies and Gender Oppression Studies. The Anthropology Dept. is headed by "Feminist Anthropologists," whateverthehell that is. Campus violence is constant, with rapes and assaults committed by "poor minority victims of a racist society," apparently admitted upon the basis of being violent and stupid. The real students in chemistry, computer science, and forestry management (yes, there are still some good schools there, struggling against the tide), keep their heads down and try to graduate without being lynched by angry mobs. It's pitiful.

[Milhous]

"One key reason the Right is, if not winning", Anderson says, "at least no longer losing the culture wars isn't the new media; it's the intellectual exhaustion of the Left, something that has become especially apparent in a post-9/11 era".

The author initially disputes my own premise of New Media's monotonically increasing cultural clout, then apparently spends the remainder of the his editorial defended my position?

As proof, he cites a Pew Research poll last year, which found "that just 21 percent of its respondents viewed the New York Times as a trustworthy news source -- a figure below that of Fox News, it's worth noting," Anderson says.

Soros' Olde Media production of get DeLay just flopped, which further increases New Media's clout at the expense of Olde Media.

"The elite media", Anderson says, "have the power to send out squadrons of reporters to investigate, say, Tom Delay but not Kofi Annan and UN corruption, and that can still shape the public's perception of what's newsworthy, still can provide a narrative to the flux of events and issues." The ability to choose what to investigate and what to report remains a powerful form of information control for big media.

Conservatives call that setting an agenda. Easongate proved New Media's clout in setting an agenda.

With some measure of parity achieved in the media, what's the next front in the culture war? Academia of course, which is where Anderson chooses to end "South Park Conservatives" (before an index and a volley of footnotes, including -- full disclosure time -- me, for this TCS article).

The judiciary comes next, then Academia. After Academia comes movies created independently of Hollyweird. Conservative capitalists will actualize a Leftist dream of controlling the all 6 cultural influences: family, church, media, judiciary, academia, & entertainment.

[ManMountain]

BEEFCAKE!!!!!!

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[Dean Baker]

I am a PROUD South Park Republican.

I have never, and will never, vote for a Democrat (Well...That's not true...I've voted for a few local ones, but they don't count), so I am mainly "Broken Glass Republican". But, with some Libertarian leanings...As an example...

The whole Terri Schaivo thing freaked me out. I sided with her husband, who I believe was trying to carry-out her will. And Representative Delay's reaction freaked me out (Give me Newt Gengrich ANY DAY! Tom is an outstanding foot soilder, but his "Leadership" skill need honing a bit).

But because of those beliefs, I'll be called a "RINO". Again, even though I CAN'T STAND liberals, and will NEVER vote for a Democrat over a Republican.

Anyway...I understand what South Park Conservatives (Republicans) are, and I'm proud to call myself one.

[Niteranger68]

Between Rush and South Park, I've got all the humor I need. I do wonder if Stone and Parker actually realize that they are conservatives.

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[soundandvision]

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One thing I would add to this is the fact that my whole adult life (I'm now 29) I've really befuddled friends of mine that are 'greenies' or quasi socialists. I listen to Limbaugh, read National Review, etc.

But I've always been into certain scenes that typically would be considered 'the left wing part of town'. College radio..indepedent music, etc. I read www.pitchfork.com daily.

I guess if I were to trim my music listening down to those artists that see eye to eye with me politically, I would solely be listening to modern country music radio. :)

[NJ Freeper]

I would definitely consider myself a south park conservative. The stereotype liberals have of conservatives is simply not true. Although a south park conservative usually leans more libertarian than a traditional conservative in my opinion.

[Niteranger68]

Do any of you try to get other conservatives to watch South Part? Do you have as little luck at it as I do?

[Pagey]

read tonight bump

[Veloxherc]

FYI everybody, I drove through Fairplay, CO today.

It is South Park. Its has an old rebuilt 1880's town called South Park.

[Milhous]

My absolute ignorance of South Park makes it difficult to discern my potential as a South Park Conservative so I bought the book to discover the truth about myself.