Roseanne Barr was never one of us — it’s not even clear she was ever with anyone, given her long trail of verbal wreckage and political incoherence. For months now we’ve been subjected to the narrative that the success of the “Roseanne” reboot on ABC was proof of an under-served conservative audience in the middle of the country, eager for a show that speaks their language and acknowledges their concerns. It is true that such a cohort exists, one that is tired of sitcoms taking aim at their values and closely held opinions on a nightly basis. What is not true is that “Roseanne” spoke to “conservative” audiences, which is a media shorthand for “those people” and it always has been. She is a populist, and a particularly repugnant one at that.

Do conservatives banter about beheading bankers and enforcing wealth redistribution? Barr does, and on Russian television to make it worse. Do genuine conservatives think Bush organized the Sept. 11 as an inside job? Barr apparently does. Have you ever met a practicing conservative at the William F. Buckley book club who was sure that the Boston Marathon Bombing was a false flag attack? Don’t even get me started on the burnt Jew cookies controversy.