They were very much the American aristocracy. They were rich white guys...most of whom inheritied it. Some earned it. Most inherited. Besides, what of your definition denies that they weren't? They were members of the American aristocracy...making them aristocrats.
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:21 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > *a·ris·to·crat*/ÉËristÉËkrat/Noun: > > 1. A member of the aristocracy: "an aristocrat by birth". > 2. Something believed to be the best of its kind: "the trout is the > aristocrat of freshwater fish". > > > Synonyms: > nobleman - patrician - noble - peer > > > So no, they weren't. > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Eric Roberts < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > keeping in mind that with all the nobility of most of thier actions, > these > > were all also artistocrats... > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:15 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Ok, so whats the solution? > > > > > > I think Ron Paul or Gary Johnson, and I'm sure you would disagree, > right? > > > > > > Not that either of them will likely be on my ballot, so I will likely > > write > > > in a candidate. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Eric Roberts < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I would agree with Maureen...if you are not part of the > solution...you > > > are > > > > part of the problem... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And I repeat, even thought I am sure it is a waste of time, all of > > > > > those candidates have supporters and contributors in your group of > > > > > "decent people". If they did not they would not have won any > > > > > primaries or election. Not everyone who vote for a candidate does > > so > > > > > because they don't like the opponent. Santorum, Romney and Obama > all > > > > > have rabid supporters. Are you denying that? > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Jerry Barnes < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > "All of those megalomaniacs have supporters, contributors and > > voters > > > > from > > > > > > your pool of decent people." > > > > > > > > > > > > Maureen, I don't know how I can explain it any clearer. I'll > try, > > > even > > > > > > though I am pretty sure it'll be a waste of time. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's take Rick Santorum. Many people voted for him because he > was > > > NOT > > > > > > Mitt Romney. Now, that Romney has pretty much wrapped up the > > > > nomination, > > > > > > many people will vote for him because he is NOT Obama. They are > > not > > > > > > "supporters" in the traditional sense. They are choosing the > > lesser > > > of > > > > > two > > > > > > evils (in their opinion at le > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:349999 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
