On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Olin Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Well, we just elected an elitist as president, by a substantial majority. > > Well, we elected an "elite" president, not he same thing as being eletiest > -- unless being raised by a single mother and grandmother, earning a > scholarship to college and working your way through Harvard make you an > "elitist" but being born a millionaire and getting into ivy league schools > on your father's influence (Bush) or being the son and grandson of Admirals > and marrying a multi-millionaire (McCain) makes you just plain folks. There > is a different between being elite -- well educated, skilled and intelligent > -- and being an elitist. I think its pretty clear which of our politicians > fall under which label. In case it wasn't clear, I agree. I omitted the sarcasm tags. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
