So, are the Republicans having some sort of competition?

[Black Aeronaut]

I think this promotional music video for The Goonies starring Cyndi Lauper is an excellent example of what you're talking about, Matrix.  Granted, they are caricatures taken to their extremes, but each one stems from the same prototype - a person so wealthy that they are absolutely obnoxious because wealth is power and absolute power corrupts.