On AlterNet: culture war

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Republicans Have an Infinite Supply of Crazy Ideas to Distract the Public from Dealing with the Country's Pressing Issues

Don Monkerud, Consortium News. April 4, 2011.

Guns in churches, schools and bars. Immigrants expelled to solve financial problems. When are we going to get wise to their tactics?

Red State Families vs. Blue State Families: The Family-Values Divide

Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, Oxford University Press. July 1, 2010.

Controversies over abortion, same-sex marriage, teen pregnancy, single parenthood, and divorce have all challenged our images of the American family. Red family, meet blue family.

Why Do Conservatives Love Sarah Palin? Because She Never Stops Whining

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. November 23, 2009.

Sarah Palin constantly complains about the imaginary injustices done to her person. And our country loves whiners.

After Targeting Van Jones, Glenn Beck Takes His shot at Hip-Hop Activist Yosi Sergant

Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop. September 11, 2009.

Glenn Beck uses smear attacks to push for White House staffer Yosi Sergant's resignation for organizing artists to support Obama's national service program.

Obama's Inauguration Marks the End of America's Culture Wars

David Corn, MotherJones.com. January 19, 2009.

Guess who won the culture wars that have raged since the '60s? Just ask Garth Brooks.

Alaska Sounds like Aztlan -- Secessionists Go Mainstream

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. September 11, 2008.

Where are the charges of divided loyalties when Sarah Palin rejected the United States?

Palin, Huckabee and the GOP's 'Hick Factor'

Sarah Posner, AlterNet. September 9, 2008.

Why did the GOP choose a political neophyte to appeal to the religious right over a seasoned politico? Fried squirrels and economic populism.

McCain's Palin Gambit: Are Americans Weary of the Culture Wars?

Sanho Tree, AlterNet. September 6, 2008.

Sarah Palin's acceptance speech was heavy on rhetoric but light on substance. But ginning up the culture war may not work this time around.

McCain's Infidelity Haunts Him on the Trail

Cliff Schecter, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. June 4, 2008.

The culture war flips on McCain.

Anna Nicole Smith and the Kindness of Strangers

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. February 14, 2007.

Joan Conde: The Right's sexist culture war...

Ayatollah D'Souza

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. January 24, 2007.

The right-winger's latest book has "The Vagina Monologues" and single moms bearing the brunt for 9/11.