Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition
For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...
For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
Now that that's all over with, can we please focus on beating John McCain? Virtually everyone (with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton -- I gue...
David Quigg | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
Watching Obama pad his lead Tuesday night, a question popped into my head: If the Clintons hadn't panicked, would my candidate be doing quite this well?
Tom Alderman | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media
It's very confusing trying to figure out what an elitist is these days. Who qualifies to be an elitist? Are there standards? Certain physical characteristics? If you become one, are you better off?
Michael Seitzman | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
If you're rejecting Obama because he's "an elitist," then I'd like to ask you to turn in your passport and leave the country immediately. The smart people would like it back.
Bruce Schulman | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics
While it may seem surprising to find a black man from a broken family fighting charges of snobbery, anti-elitism has been a familiar feature of American politics since the Republic's early days.
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics
They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...
Bill Katovsky | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
Ask yourself, would you rather go duck-hunting with Hillary Clinton or Dick Cheney? While the vice president might shoot you in the face, Hillary would plaster your backside with buckshot.
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
McCain's proposed tax cuts would increase our national debt to lavish billions on oil and pharmaceutical companies already enjoying record profits.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
To claim that a guy like Obama who built his success completely on his own and from the bottom up is an elitist is beyond ridiculous. In fact, it's worse; it's Republican.
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
The only way to know who they really are and what they really think, is to find out what they were saying about it long before the issue came up. So who is Obama when it comes to religion? In 2006, he told us.
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Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics