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How ludicrous — candidates battling over who is an ‘elitist’

Just when you think this idiotic presidential campaign has become as idiotic as possible, the candidates make new strides and go above and beyond your expectations.

Barack Obama apparently violated the only universally sacred rule in America: He spoke politically incorrect and said average, small town Americans were so bitter about our unresponsive government that they were falling back on their lifestyle of guns and religion for some sense of comfort and normalcy.

Those weren't his words, but you've probably heard and read them enough to get my point. I think that's an accurate paraphrase of what he was saying.

He said that to some sort of "closed door" private fundraiser.

His comments have drawn screeching charges of "elitism" from Clinton and McCain.

I take back what I said in the first paragraph and in the title of this post: That charge was NOT idiotic. Idiotic doesn't seem right after all. It was absolutely asinine. Yeah, asinine definitely is the word that "feels" best there.

Explain to me, really, what Clinton and McCain really understand by the term "elitist" -- and how it doesn't apply to every presidential candidate.

Let me think about this: Which candidates have material wealth beyond the reach of average, small town and big city, Americans? Oh, yeah, that would be all three.

Which candidates have a level of education and opportunity in every sense beyond the reach of average, small town and big city, Americans? All three once again.

Which candidates have medical care and "retirement" benefits far and away beyond the reach of average, small town and big city, Americans? Why, that would be all three once again.

Which candidates have any privileges, perks, and resources you wish to name materially, emotionally, and physically that go far and away beyond the reach of average, small town and big city, Americans? Yeah, you got it -- all three.

How in God's name do these three people, Obama, Clinton, and McCain, and their overpaid staff members get off referring to anyone or anything EXCEPT from an elitist standpoint? If any of the three or their huge staff of minions EVER understood or experienced "average" American life that was NOT in some way "elitist," it was so long ago and far away they wouldn't recognize "average" if it slapped 'em on their silly, over publicized faces.

Man, we gotta get this presidential campaign over. It's starting to wear on me just a little bit, did you notice? LOL!
[tags]presidential campaign, elitism charges, overprivileged candidates, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]