PARADE Magazine: Insidious Conservative Propaganda!

Totally true. Ever look at that innocent little faux-newsmagazine that comes in the Hartford Courant (and many other national papers) every Sunday? Well, look closer. It's filled with subtle pro-conservative propaganda intent on maintaining the status quo! Whether it's an interview with Laura Bush or Bill O'Reilly, an ad selling music boxes featuring ex-Pope John Paul II, or tips on how to maintain a large majority in the House and Senate, it's all there. It promotes feel good, pro-family values items, including "Ask Marilyn" columns where people write in to say they don't make friends with people who swear. It provides an idyllic view of the white, middle class, mom-and-dad-and-two-kids lifestyle that rules conservative TV ads. Don't believe me? Read it for yourself.

P.S. I'm part kidding. But part not.