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...troops being rallied. O.K., so maybe McCain isn't really our type. But he's our nominee. And consider the alternative! Obama is the most radical left-winger since the French Revolution. He is a fanatical leveler who hates rich people and despises success. Plus, he's an élitist snob. And his wife thinks she's better than everyone else because she's black. Truth to tell, the radio guys would rather have had Clinton to rail against, out of habit if nothing more. They spent most of their energy during primary season going after her. (Hillary nostalgia...
...Political Elite Regarding "A Bitter Lesson" [April 28]: The pundits were frustrated when they couldn't label Barack Obama a racist, so they came up with élitist as an otherwise suitable condemnatory epithet. For heaven's sake, the man is running for President of the U.S., not chairmanship of the bowling league. An élitist is surely someone who has an appreciably wider field of taste, interests, education and comprehension than the average person. Like most of our great Presidents. Isn't that what the country desperately needs after eight years of the cowboy populist? John W. Gray, Toronto...
...story on Obama's "Bitter" comments, Tumulty refers to "downscale voters." Webster's defines downscale as "located or moving toward ... the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale." It would be interesting to know, in Tumulty's neo-élitist judgment, what constitutes a downscale voter. Frank Brodersen, Fredericksburg...
Regarding "A Bitter Lesson" [April 28]: The pundits were frustrated when they couldn't label Barack Obama a racist, so they came up with élitist as an otherwise suitable condemnatory epithet. For heaven's sake, the man is running for President of the U.S., not chairmanship of the bowling league. An élitist is surely someone who has a wider field of taste, interests, education and comprehension than the average person. Isn't that what the country desperately needs after eight years of the cowboy populist? John W. Gray, TORONTO
...story on Obama's "Bitter" comments, Tumulty refers to "downscale voters." Webster's defines downscale as "located or moving toward ... the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale." It would be interesting to know, in Tumulty's neo-élitist judgment, what constitutes a downscale voter. Frank Brodersen, FREDERICKSBURG...