But it's so.... dishonest. Or maybe ignorant, I don't know which.

I think both, with perhaps a slight leaning towards the dishonest end of the spectrum.

To a lot--not all, of course, but a lot-- of people in small-town, middle America, the profound differences between the various religious sects simply does not matter. What matters is they are not white, they are not Christian. These are the same God and Bible folks that Bev was talking about the McCain/Palin ticket appealing to. The "they're just like us" folks.

To want to know or understand the differences in that part of the world requires an intellectual curiosity that many people who work fourteen or fifteen hour days just to keep from losing their homes or food on the table, simply don't have time for. That's frivolous time, reserved for the "elitists" who, with their fancy Ivy-League educations, think they're better than "us."

Amazing how it all comes back to that.

I really want to go home.

To want to know or understand the differences in that part of the world requires an intellectual curiosity that many people who work fourteen or fifteen hour days just to keep from losing their homes or food on the table, simply don't have time for. That's frivolous time, reserved for the "elitists" who, with their fancy Ivy-League educations, think they're better than "us."

The thing is, don't these things apply to the Republicans as well as the Democrats-- I mean, whoever runs for President is going to have at least gone to college! Or be fairly wealthy. I think it is really dishonest of the Republican candidates to imply that they are just like those people when McCain doesn't even know how many houses he owns!

To want to know or understand the differences in that part of the world requires an intellectual curiosity that many people who work fourteen or fifteen hour days just to keep from losing their homes or food on the table, simply don't have time for. That's frivolous time, reserved for the "elitists" who, with their fancy Ivy-League educations, think they're better than "us."

I don't understand this at all. I think this is a bullshit excuse. I regularly work fourteen and fifteen hour days and I am plenty intellectually curious.

I don't understand this at all.

I do. People suck! (not just the people that Barb was describing, all of 'em)

I think it is really dishonest of the Republican candidates to imply that they are just like those people when McCain doesn't even know how many houses he owns!

It doesn't matter if he IS "just like them," as long as they FEEL like he is "just like them."

(not just the people that Barb was describing, all of 'em)

How many times have I said "I hate everybody"?

Oh, and I am a them, too-- work 14 -15 hour days (although in theatre, so you can argue that I am elitist just for that) and grew up poor, and am still fairly poor.

It doesn't matter if he IS "just like them," as long as they FEEL like he is "just like them."

That's the thing that makes me insane with Bush -- he may actually BE the scion of an old rich Yankee family, and he may have actually gone to prep school and the Ivy League, but he SEEMS like your cousin Joe who hasn't been quite right since he smashed 24 beer cans on his forehead. And people like that!! ?? !!

Ugh.

I don't understand this at all. I think this is a bullshit excuse. I regularly work fourteen and fifteen hour days and I am plenty intellectually curious.

Sean, I'm not saying it's not a bullshit excuse, but that it's a common excuse. The difference, I think, is that the Dems are saying, "Here, think and make up your mind," while the Repubs are saying, "Don't waste valuable time doing anything like thinking. We'll do that for you. We'll make decisions for you. You just run along and spend time with your families."