The American Taliban (or Taleban) Meme is Spreading

We have used it for a long time and Markos Moulitsas wrote a book by that name.

Silenced Majority Portal: Seattle Town Hall Last Night: Markos Moulitsas with "American Taleban"

Silenced Majority Portal: Bumper Sticker: Don't Like Separation of Church and State? Join the Taleban

Silenced Majority Portal: Repression of Spirituality In the Name of Fundamentalist Religion: Liberty University & The Taleban - one of our most widely read articles

The American Taliban - quotes from conservatives

http://prospect.org/article/american-taliban-0 - Max Blumenthal nails it.

Now some of the most popular images on social networking sites are making the connection between the politics of those such as Rick Santorum and the repressive dictates of other religions that conservative Christianity seeks to demonize.  

 

For example:

There is a popular image of Santorum juxtaposed with Bin Laden as well, which makes parallels in their social conservatism and attitudes toward women.

Daily Kos: What Conservatives Really Want - latest from Lakoff

4 States Where Right-Wingers Are Promoting Shocking Measures to Keep Women Barefoot and Pregnant | | AlterNet

Amy Poehler Returns To 'Weekend Update' For 'Really?!?' With Seth Meyers On Birth Control (VIDEO)

Santorum says Obama agenda not "based on Bible" - Yahoo! News - like that's bad

Virginia Personhood Bill Endangers IVF Fertility Treatments - YouTube

Santorum's spokeswoman retracts comment about Obama's 'radical Islamist policies' - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Santorum Says Obama’s Policies Elevate ‘the Earth Above Man’ - Businessweek

Rick Santorum's Statements are Outrageous - International Business Times

Santorum: Liberals ‘are the anti-science ones’ | The Raw Story

Alan Grayson Stands with Obama and Calls out Santorum’s Hitler Comparison