ngfan14 2008-04-29 21:38:16

I hate politics.

SlashFirestorm 2008-04-30 04:07:38

I don't think he's any more elitist than Hillary, and certainly nowhere near as arrogant as the party of Bush and McCain. I don't know about the rest of y'all, but when I look at two failing wars, a recession, record high oil and a damaged dollar, and skyrocketing anti-American sentiment across the world, I am certainly bitter.

And when I look around me, do I see bitter people clinging to guns and religion? Yes I do. Hell, you can't get into an argument about gay rights or abortion without some moron referencing Leviticus on why they should be taken away. Can't mention immigration without being reminded of guys wandering the border with shotguns and hunting rifles to defend their country from the hoards of Mexican monsters trying to conquer the country with their amazing ability to work below minimum wage.

The only reason the media slapped "elitist" on Obama is because they heard something they didn't want to hear---something with a bite of truth that wasn't commonly talked about and brought up one of the great taboos of campaigning: mentioning that the American people are, in fact, not perfect. Easier to criticize someone and label him arrogant than to question decades of being told that we are the greatest in the world.

And considering their extremely similar stances, if Obama is elitist, than Hillary is certainly elitist as well. But when compared to McCain, what's more elitist---claiming that the government should take care of the people's needs, or claiming that anyone not currently succeeding has no one to blame but themselves? McCain's ideal of the meritocracy assumes that the system is perfect. And as both Obama and Hillary understand...dear God, it's not.