[Rhodes22-list] Political - McCain, Me First

[Herb Parsons]

Rob,

That's the problem, as soon as you "say" "the Democrats are teh party 
for the thinkers and debaters while the Republicans just believe", 
you're simply full of shit.

You don't know anything about me, and I'm a Republican. You may be able 
to relate your experience, and you may even be portraying it accurately, 
but if you really believe that all those folks in the Democrat Party are 
"thinkers and debaters", I've got some really interesting links I can 
share with you.

It's the attitude of folks that talk about NASCAR (which I, btw, don't 
care for) and hunting (which I, btw, DO care for) as if they're 
something only for the stupid or illiterate.

Your snobbery shines through.

Lowe, Rob wrote:
> Ben,
> Thanks.  Good read.  I tend to agree.  I've never been able to put what
> I felt into these words, but this article does.  The GOP seems to have
> railed against the educated, coastal pointy-heads (love that phrase),
> elitist, or whatever you want to call them.  And they've driven out
> anyone (for the most part), except Joe Six Pack.  If you're not a ditto
> head, we don't want you.   I've been saying for some time that the
> Democrats are the party for thinkers and debaters while the Republicans
> just believe.  The Republican strategy worked for some time.  But the
> Dems have caught on.  They now court the NASCAR crowd and the hunters.
> Down my way, ten years ago it was all "sportsmen for (pick your GOP
> candidate)".  Not anymore.  Obama has spent a lot of time in Southwest
> Virginia, one of the homes of Joe Six Pack, and it's working.  There is
> even a chance that Virginia could go Democratic for the first time in a
> long time.  We shall see. - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ben Cittadino
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:27 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political - McCain, Me First
>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Hank
>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 4:26 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political - McCain, Me First
>>
>> 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
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> al_john_mccain/page/1<http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_b
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>> elieve_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/1>
>>     
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