> suddenly (even in this last decade > of the twentieth century), "traditional attitudes" are challenged by the > hilarious goings-on of those "liberals" from "hollywood." could this last > bit of wiring up the nation be contributing to a political shift to the righ > or left? has anyone written on this subject? would anyone care to write > on this subject? am i too late with my question? A good book that describes the relationship between those Hollywood liberals and the eponymic American heartland is Todd Gitlin's _Inside Prime Time_. I'm intrigued by how satellite technology has changed things since the book was written--1982, I believe. Steve