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I've heard an equal amount, if not the contrary, when it comes to liberals and conservatives using such stereotypes when arguing amongst each other. As with you, this relates only to my personal experiences, though.
In fact, the pro-war counter-protest that was held last weekend in Washington DC included as one of its most prominent banners one that called their opponents (anti-war protesters who we'll for the clarity of this argument say include many liberals) "traitors," which was the other word I mentioned. It was a rather large banner, and prominent as it was, was probably accepted by the majority of the group, especially those who helped hold it up, as something that accurately displayed their opinions and feelings toward the opposite side.
I'm sorry that I don't have a photo of it (as I wasn't there), but I saw a video of it on the news, as well as a corresponding photo on Yahoo! News, so I'm sure if you rifle through the list of images for that day, you'll find it. In fact, you probably saw it already, and know what I'm talking about if you watched the news for that day.
And it's not nitpicking when you find fault in a statement that an opponent in discourse bases their entire argument around, and wish to argue against it or correct it.