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When Elitism Is as Elitism Does
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 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: When Elitism Is as Elitism Does |
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 When Elitism Is as Elitism Does
By Carol Platt Liebau, TownhallIn recent weeks, Hillary Clinton has won a “strange new respect” from legions of Americans who have despised her since she emerged on the national scene in 1992. As Barack Obama has been pinned between the twin controversies of Jeremiah Wright and Bittergate, Clinton’s tenacity has won plaudits, some grudging, from many of her long-time detractors.
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By Carol Platt Liebau, TownhallIn recent weeks, Hillary Clinton has won a “strange new respect” from legions of Americans who have despised her since she emerged on the national scene in 1992. As Barack Obama has been pinned between the twin controversies of Jeremiah Wright and Bittergate, Clinton’s tenacity has won plaudits, some grudging, from many of her long-time detractors. And in a development that speaks volumes about the public’s perception of Obama’s place amid the elites on the leftward end of the American political spectrum, she’s actually succeeded in repositioning herself not just as a moderate, but as “just folks” - the very antithesis of elitism. We’ve seen this movie before. After her husband’s defeat in his first re-election campaign as governor of Arkansas, Hillary Rodham became “Hillary Clinton.” Now, she’s become a whisky-drinkin’, God-invokin’ (and “g”-dropping) candidate, with a persona clearly designed to maximize her appeal to the blue-collar constituency keeping her campaign afloat. Just folks. If Hillary has shown anything over a lifetime of climbing the greasy pole of political power, it’s that she’s willing become whatever you want her to be. The cynicism behind this move is remarkable. Like her repeated falsehoods about taking sniper fire in Bosnia, it reveals a certain implicit disdain for the intelligence of the public - and an unbounded belief in the gullibility of the blue-collar Democrat voter.Hillary’s lifetime of cultivating advantageous connections, her work on the Watergate Committee, her service on the board of Wal-Mart, her regular attendance at the gathering of achievers known as “Renaissance Weekend,” her new status as a multi-millionaire - all are questionable credentials for someone presenting herself as the champion of the lunch-pail set. In fact, her condemnation of Barack Obama as an elitist - in particular, the “man on the street” ad she used in Pennsylvania to such devastating effect - is at its core a breathtaking act of hypocrisy.
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