'red meat': new Leftist hatemongering code word?

I've been seeing that lately from a number of Leftist posters on various blogs that I read at. Has anyone else seen this in their blog readings?

It sounds very much like a new catch phrase to subltly convict those Right of center. Red meat: what the savages want. What the ignorant want. An indicator that the story and thinking they are objecting to, is somehow racist, sexist, anti-whatever group the Left feels is being attacked.

Neat how they keep playing with words. Just like Big Brother....

Story and comments here, at Captain's Quarters:

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/011999.php

Feh. Lots of work to get done today, moving on... too bad others Can't.