How the weak-minded absorb wingnut propaganda

MSNBC's First Read, on Int'l Assoc. of Machinists President Tom Buffenbarger's introduction of Hillary Clinton last night:

[I]t was Obama supporters for whom Buffenbarger saved his most vitriolic contempt, and he proved that the Democratic Party’s coalition is nothing if not fragile. Channeling Howard Beale from the movie "Network," he yelled into the microphone, "Give me a break! I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies crowding in to hear him speak! This guy won't last a round against the Republican attack machine. He's a poet, not a fighter."

The inspiration? I think it's obvious:

ANNOUNCER: What do you think of Howard Dean's plan to raise taxes on families by $1900 a year?

MAN: What do I think? Well, I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading...

WOMAN: ...body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freakshow back to Vermont. Where it belongs.

MAN: Got it?

ANNOUNCER: Club for Growth PAC is responsible for the content of this advertising.

People who are this easy to program might just not be cut out for high-profile politics.

UPDATE: Thankfully, there were people there with their heads screwed on right:

The crowd grew increasingly hostile toward Buffenbarger, so much so that AFSCME president Gerald McEntee took the stage in hopes of moving Buffenbarger along, who at this point was well into his attacks on Obama. It is unclear whether the crowd’s boos were in response to his negative comments toward Obama or the length of his speech.

(h/t to: mspicata and jennifer poole)