The reason I think this is is that, ideologically speaking, the Right is everything that the Left WISHES it could be, as far as political clout and influence goes..

It's the same thing with Right-Wing Talk Radio... The Left pray to whatever gods they hold that they could be as successful in Talk Radio as the Right is...

Basically, the it's the Tea Party Syndrome.....

Michale.....

Son of State Senator Neal Kedzie Attacked
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Son-of-State-Senator-Neal-Kedzie-Attacked-175307881.html

A perfect case in point...

Michale

However, I would disagree. From the available evidence, it's the ideological Right that is hated and reviled by the Hysterical Left..

The religious Right has no friends on the Left, this is true.. But I think it's the ideological Right that the Left truly hates...

Michale

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4144

First, what a lot of people miss in politics is that, at some level, it is (not as much as it used to be, it's true) just business.

Here's an example, from the SCOTUS: Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia are ideological opposites, yet they share a pastime. They like to hunt together.

She said Scalia told her in the spring, "It's time to move on to the big game."

In other equally big news, "binders" is pretty much over; Google hit count is down from a peak of 345M to 280M. And the Hitler parody is blocked for a copyright takedown for a Pakistani internet news organization.

And Wisconsin will likely go Romney. In the only poll that really matters (the seven-11, which has never been wrong) WI is now tied. I happen to know a good bit about that state from the nuclear testing that went on there in last year, and that makes sense to me.

Have a good weekend.

Considering the hysterical vitriol from the Left, is it that far off the mark???

that all depends on which "right" we're talking about.

the religious right are generally scorned and looked down upon by anyone who isn't one of them. the left scorns them publicly for their views on marriage and abortion, which it sees as backward, misogynistic and homophobic. the economic and ideological right tolerate them publicly and throw them enough legislative red meat to keep them interested, but privately roll their eyes and look down their noses at them.

the ideological right are generally reasonable people with serious points to make, about things like military preparedness, personal responsibility and freedom from undue government interference. they are cautious, thoughtful and (even though i disagree with them on most issues) convincing in their arguments. for the most part, ideological righties are only hated by people who mistake them for one of the other two groups.

the economic right is a group that genuinely deserves the contempt of the rest of us. they are the ones who effectively manipulate the resources of the entire country for their own benefit, and privately laugh at the rest of us for helping them do it. this group contains nearly as many democrats as republicans. those who hysterically dislike "the right" are generally the same as the tea party in that a legitimate target exists for their anger. however, the lines that define who ought to be disliked tend to be horrendously misplaced.

so, is it true that "the right" are universally hated and reviled for illegitimate reasons? it's complicated.

~joshua

Considering the hysterical vitriol from the Left, is it that far off the mark???

I'm just sayin'.... :D

Michale.....

Ah, the same old tired sob story from the right (nobody likes us, everybody hates us!)

The news in this country skews only one way: corporate.

-David

No, I see it through a marketing lens.

:D

LB,

The Obama/Democrat/Left bias of the vast majority of the MSM is well-documented..

Again, for those who really are interested in the facts...

Michale.....

Oh, Chris, you seem to see everything through a partisan lens. In point of fact, U.S. News and World Report was the most conservative of the three. I looked forward to reading essays by the likes of W.F. Buckley and Irving Kristol (Bill's dad).

It was also the first to die, holding on long after the Republican party expelled or disgusted the movement conservatives, myself included.

It's also guaranteed to skew Left in a country that leans Right. The mags have never been smart about audience targeting. Newspapers have the same problem.

But, of course, the biggest problem for print these days is the internet.