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2008-09-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Mike 2008-09-18 06:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 She's insane. Literally insane.

Posted by Parabellum 2008-09-18 07:21|| 2008-09-18 07:21|| Front Page Top

#2 James is awesome.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-09-18 08:19|| 2008-09-18 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Article link doesn't give similar text.

Posted by 3dc 2008-09-18 08:36|| 2008-09-18 08:36|| Front Page Top

#4 The New Yorker writer is dishonest cause he plays a game with the usage of the word elite intentionally confusing the use as a descriptive of functionality than respond to it as a descriptive of political identification. In the political environment elite has nothing to do with quality as with perception.

Elites believe theyâre entitled to power. Regulars believe power is a responsibility.
Elites believe that theyâre exempted from the laws and principles they believe should be impose upon other [âfor their own goodâ]. Regulars actually buy into the concept of equality before the law, that no citizen is fundamentally better than another unless that individual demonstrates by his/her own actions that they should not be.
Elites believe that position, birth, or other descriptive entitle them to privilege. Regulars believe you earn your position in life regardless of circumstances that put you there.
Elites believe that education is triumphant. Regulars believe that there are just as many SOBs with degrees as there are without them.

No where in this descriptive is there any mention of social economic geographic color race or creed as an adjectival modifier.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-18 09:15|| 2008-09-18 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 He's a brilliant writer but he insists on writing about quirky food and nostalgic stuff. Come on James. Edit and retask some old articles into a book. You'd compete with Dave Barry if you did that.

Brilliant writer.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-18 11:28|| 2008-09-18 11:28|| Front Page Top

#6 The Gobbler is not about nostalgia, it's about quality motels in the upper midwest.

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-18 11:51|| 2008-09-18 11:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Not sure what the article Title links to, but the article text is here.

And drink more water.... Probably bottled, snobbish water.

Posted by DLR 2008-09-18 16:30|| http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html]">[http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html] 2008-09-18 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Try this for the article link.

Posted by Mike 2008-09-18 17:51|| 2008-09-18 17:51|| Front Page Top