As a lifelong conservative, I get annoyed when conservatives are stereotyped as solemn, stern, out-of-touch people who watch Jerry Falwell on TV, play Anita Bryant records and try to ban short skirts and sockhops at the high school. So people here claiming ignorance of pop culture feed into that. I'm being a tad facetious but just trying to make my point.
We need more politicians like Sarah Palin.
It’s funny you should mention Jerry Falwell. I always used to think he was a jolly sort of fellow. I still remember in the ridiculous brouhaha over the Tellitubies (sic!) when he accused one of them of being gay, he was being castigated on the Today Show for such a point of view. He defended himself but in the middle of interview, he started to laugh helplessly, threw up his hands and admitted the whole thing was pretty silly.