While the article seems a little hysterical (and thus probably satirical) on a few points, i would say that anti-intellectualism is a big force in grounding the Tea Party movement, which is sad because Conservatives used to be realists, so they would sacrifice ideology for reality when the numbers didn't crunch the right way (and thus open to comprimise when necessary)
Tea Party conservatism is just about sticking your fingers in your ears and humming "Stars and Stripes Forever," to block out the noise of these pretentious east-coast intellectuals who want to care about meaningless shit like the environment or health-care or non-revisionist history, or how the government should keep their filthy hands off your medicare.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
