Hysteria On The Right, Ratings For Talk Radio, Fox 'News'

The anti-Obama, post-Obama election hysteria on the Right continues.

It had its roots in the disinformation about whether Obama was a Muslim, which morphed into whether he was a citizen, and has now landed on the weird conclusion that he is a Socialist.

Who wants to use a national address to school children as indoctrination while his legislative allies are working on national death panels, and God knows what else.

Much of this is fomented by business interested in making money, including Fox Cable, with goofy Glenn Beck joining the ranks of Hannity and O'Reilly, and national radio talkers like Limbaugh and Michael Savage.

Ginned-up paranoia and fear-mongering leads to rating points, and better ad rates and sales to advertisers.

The boycott against Beck has produced results, but the advertisers who have left his program are still with Fox.

Democrats have to back Obama, stick to core principles and confront rightist bigotry and propaganda.

I'm not sure if Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs' response to the school kids speech attacks as the "silly season" is tough enough.

I'd like to see stronger condemnations of the coordinated effort to demonize Obama.