Goldberg: ‘South Park’ Skewers a New Kind of Sanctimony

Goldberg: ‘South Park’ skewers a new kind of sanctimony

In 2003, Andrew Sullivan wrote about a breed of conservatives that he called “South Park Republicans,” who shared the irreverent, profane ethos of the cartoon, which debuted in 1997 and delighted in ridiculing liberal sacred cows. These Republicans were socially libertarian — “some smoke pot” — and contemptuous of political correctness, and they thought protesting the invasion of Iraq was lame. “If people wonder why anti-war celebrities like Jan…

‘South Park’ Skewers a New Kind of Sanctimony

In 2003, Andrew Sullivan wrote about a breed of conservatives that he called “South Park Republicans,” who shared the irreverent, profane ethos of the cartoon, which debuted in 1997 and delighted in ridiculing liberal sacred cows. These Republicans were socially…