In this video from William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line,” beat novelist and poet Jack Kerouac declares himself a lifelong Republican and chews out a hippy:

From the website of “The American Museum of Beat Art”:

Despite the ‘beatnik’ stereotype, Kerouac was a political conservative, especially when under the influence of his Catholic mother. As the beatniks of the 1950′s began to yield their spotlight to the hippies of the 1960′s, Jack took pleasure in standing against everything the hippies stood for. He supported the Vietnam War and became friendly with William F. Buckley.

Via Gallup. I’m not that encouraged– I think this has a lot to do with a radically left-wing White House making moderates look (and feel) almost reactionary.

Andrew Breitbart’s new site, Big Government, launched last night. Dana Loesch is a contributor, and so is this guy– who in less than a day has probably done more damage to ACORN’s credibility than anyone else in the last year. It’s like Sacha Baron Cohen + Daily Show – Leftist Orthodoxy.

Some of his videos reminded me of this clip of the final moments of an NYU student protest/occupation. When I first saw it, I thought it was a brilliant satirical hoax by the NYU Republicans. Turns out it was sincere–