It works not because of the fact of thing -- windsurfing is not an elite sport -- but because it allows partisans to feel superior and allows Republicans to begin to build an entire narrative around their opponents' purported elitism. BTW: you can see the train of thought: Obama --> full of himself --> arrogant --> celebrity --> self-possessed --> doing things for himself, not for the country, BTW: What type of shoes does McCain wear"
Mark misses an important aspect of the attack - its inherent racism. The Republicans are trying to portray Sen. Obama as an "Uppity Black Man" who doesn't "know his place." Michelle Obama is also "ungrateful," "angry" and "bitter."
So in other words, the Obamas are nothing but Angry Black People who are not content with all the riches that the White People have given them, but who are also trying to steal something away from the White People. Somehow they think that they Deserve the Presidency. Which they haven't earned - and which, they actually can never earn.
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Isn't it amazing that the Republicans get away with calling Democrats "elitists" and arrogant, when they themselves are so arrogant? I read yesterday about Monica Goodling, in Bush's Justice Department, talking about hiring "one more good American." Meaning, one more Republican. THey think that people just like themselves are the only people in the universe who really count for anything.
My favorite Monica Goolding question: "What is it about President Bush that makes you want to work with him?" I just can't stand the closed-minded approach that anyone who disagrees with you must be a) anti-America b) anti-God and c) anti-Family. As if there was only one way to be patriotic.
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