South Park Conservatives

The phrase "South Park Conservatives" (apparently coined for the first time in 2002), is making headway again. This time, in a book written by the same person who wrote the 2002 article. LINK. Excerpt:

The name stems from the primetime cartoon "South Park" that clearly demonstrates the contrast within the party. The show is widely condemned by some moralists, including members of the Christian right. Yet in spite of its coarse language and base humor, the show persuasively communicates the Republican position on many issues, including hate crime legislation ("a savage hypocrisy"), radical environmentalism, and rampant litigation by ambitious trial lawyers. In one episode, industrious gnomes pick apart myopic anti-corporate rhetoric and teach the main characters about the benefits of capitalism.

We're intrigued with the concept. Eric Scheske has a large measure of "South Park" in him, though the show is simply too disrespectful of Christianity (all right, blasphemous) for him to endorse it or watch it very often. He also knows many other conservatives who like it, even though they also hold "Mere Christianity-like" beliefs.

We don't plan on ordering the book, but here's a link if you're interested:

South Park Conservatives : The Revolt Against Liberal Media Bias