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In Praise of Elitism: Obama studies 101

April 13, 2008 - 8:11 am - by Roger Kimball
Richard Whalen
2008-04-13 14:57:59

Just adding my applause to the commentaries and well-considered thoughts.

Although I am cheering from the bleachers, seats reserved for; “The Lumpen Proletariat”. It’s good to see that the crypto Marxists and indignantly self-important members of the left are finally taking credit for saving me from myself, a bitter village dweller. Sarcasm /off.

Sarcasm /on: Thank you, Al Gore for inventing You Tube, err. I mean the Internet, otherwise how else could we take action to save ourselves from the future devastation of global warming, (oh by the way, when is that going to kick in?) and how else could we understand how Islam is the religion of peace or that politicians like Senator Obama and President Carter are undertaking to remedy the injustice felt by the downtrodden, helpless Pennsylvanian or help justify the murderous Palestinian (cough) freedom fighter, if not for the intellectual superiority of the left? Yes I must be standing on the shores of utopia! Ever ready to sacrifice my useless existence for the perfection of society. Halleluiah I’m free.

Thankfully, those intellectuals like Rosie O’Donnell, easily explain how fire can’t melt steel, presumably even the metal worn by General Petraeus, or General Westmorland which Mort Sahl, once proclaimed; would only impress a twelve year old.

You know, the very left are different from you and me. Yes, they have more change. Sarcasm /off.

Sorry to rage.