I finally saw David Zucker’s witless An American Carol, which consists of 80 minutes of Kelsey Grammer reading Hugh Hewitt columns aloud. Grammer, John Voigt and several other rightwing actors embarrass themselves in this film dedicated to the proposition that one should always support any war, period, as long as the U.S. is fighting; and that the only possible stances are mindless militarism and empty, “give peace a chance” pacifism.

As bad as An American Carol is, I give it credit for accurately capturing the mentality of the Right in the late Bush years, as represented by Townhall, Pajamas Media and the Republican party. It even features Trace Adkins calling an audience of soldiers, sailers and marines the “real America,” in true Sarah Palin fashion; in spite of the fact that, as Andrew Bacevich has pointed out, only a tiny percentage of Americans are actully fighting in its wars.

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