[Rhodes22-list] Political - McCain, Me First

[Benjamin Cittadino]

Herb;

I guess what I took from the Brooks column was that he saw the GOP as moving
away from a party of "urbane values, sophistication, and the rigorous and
constant application of intellect" to an organization dedicated to a form of
class warfare, pitting "wholesome Joe Sixpacks in the heartland" against
"oversophisticated, overeducated, oversecularized denizens of the coasts".

The party, according to Brooks, is inviting many thoughtful lawyers,
doctors, technology executives, and investment bankers, to just leave."   

My point in posting the column was to posit the theory that the shift to
Obama in my neighborhood has less to do with the perception of McCain as a
"me first" kind of guy than a perception of being "kicked out" of the GOP
calculation.

best wishes;

Ben




Ben,

Are you really asserting that the ENTIRE GOP center shifted to Obama?

I don't think so.

Maybe New York City, maybe even all of New York, but believe it or not, 
there are parts of the United States west of you folks.

If as many Republicans "shifted" the way you claimed, Obama wouldn't 
have to be spending all those $$$ that he collected from the folks EAST 
of ya'll, and ACORN could be pushing their local candidates heavier...

Ben Cittadino wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html 
>
>  Rob;
>
> Rather than start a new thread I thought I would give you a link to my
> favorite NYTimes Columnist which explains the shift of Republicans like me
> to Sen. Obama. It's more than personalities, it's the entire GOP shift out
> of the center.  I also thought Frank Rich's column this past Sunday was
> just
> exactly right. Check it out.
>
> best,
>
> Ben C.
>
>
>    
>
> Rob Lowe wrote:
>   
>> Oh, sure.  Most organizations do.  But it does give another side to the
>> story. - rob
>>
>>
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>> OK, it's from rolling stone.  Not the most unbiased news source out
>> there.
>> They are putting their spin and views on it.
>>
>> Hank
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> A rather long read if you are interested.  What I found most
>>>       
>> interesting
>>     
>>> is the Me First attitude this article attributes to McCain. - rob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_re
>>     
>> al_john_mccain/page/1<http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_b
>> elieve_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/1>
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