In the past week, two news stories arose that, despite their comedic value, served only to shave still more dignity from this country's dignity-deficient conservative voice; The
Obama Muslim-smearing that reared its ugly head before the election is still a right-wing trope -- along with the right's familiar tabloid circus fare.
First, in an interview with Oregon-based, nationally-syndicated conservative radio host Rusty Humphries, Sarah Palin
stated that if she makes a run at the presidency in 2012, President Obama's birth certificate would once again become an issue.
"I think it's a fair question, just like I think past association and past voting records -- all of that is fair game," Palin said.
In the latest New Left Review, London-based academic journal, Erik Olin Wright 
