The Dems are caught in a paradox: full blown Marxism, or Marx lite. To bring the country down completely, or just enough.
On Sep 25, 7:22 pm, voxitar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well-written article. Encapsulates well how "fly-over" country voters > feel - and they don't much take to the arrogant, elitist snobbery that > continues to spew forth from Democrat candidates like Kerry, Obama, > etc, about their values, religion and culture. And these folks keep > sending messages to Democrats - by voting Republican. You'd think at > some point Democrats would learn, but listening to Obama's speeches > mocking middle-America for "bitterly clinging to guns and religion," > it appears there is more schooling in store for them this November. > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 5:58 PM, d.b.baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [Q] - When Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France as ambassador of > > the United States in 1776, he won the hearts of the French through his > > authenticity. Rather than take on an affected and phony continental > > style, Franklin eschewed the powdered wig of the European gentleman > > and donned the fur cap of an American frontiersman. Original genius > > and polymath, Franklin understood that the French would see through > > any false pretension but respect an authenticity that sprang from an > > unpretentious and naive love of country. > > > What a contrast there is between Franklin and Barack Obama. Obama is a > > Harvard lawyer who is a mile wide and an inch deep. He is only the > > latest in a long line of shallow elites that consider it stylish and > > intellectual to despise their own culture and heritage. > > > Nothing exemplifies Obama's antipathy for American culture better than > > his statement that Americans "cling to" religion and guns out of > > frustration or bitterness. We only can suppose that Obama regards > > religion or firearms as aberrations that need to be eradicated. > > > more:http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_268230433.html?keyword=t... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
