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In Praise of Elitism: Obama studies 101

April 13, 2008 - 8:11 am - by Roger Kimball
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2008-04-13 19:53:46

Your first sentence could have come verbatim from my blogs or posts on other sites. Whenever I’ve heard clips or extended recordings of his speeches, I’ve been mostly unimpressed when comparing him to other speakers such as John F. Kennedy. He doesn’t even speak as well from prepared text as George W. Bush.

And I don’t know how many times I’ve referred to his “elitist” appeal.

As a small town dweller, the only real thing I’m bitter about is that so many of my countrymen are so gullible as to support any Democrat for federal office and that goes double for the apparent rush to this transparent tyro. He reminds me of Professor Harold Hill.