It’s hard to say who is more clueless, the NRA wanting to solve our gun problem by bringing guns into our schools or the Tea Party congresspeople refusing to raise taxes even on those making $1 million or more a year.
Don’t they have any idea how bizarre and alien they look to most of the country, how out-of-step they are?
Embattled Farmers 
No, sadly, they don’t. They think that they are still on top and in charge. Reminds of that famous scene from Monty Python’s Holy Grail: “Its only a flesh wound….”
If I interpret your view of the political right correctly, you might appreciate the following:
http://politicdiscourse.com/2012/12/20/an-evolution-conservatives-cannot-deny-2/