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Old 09-28-2012, 11:21 AM
 
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Just crossed my mind that I have not heard anyone refer to Obama as an elitist now that Romney is on the scene. I wonder why that is???
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Lincoln, NE (via SW Virginia)
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.......Right.

Because it's so damn "salt of the earth" to party at a 40k/plate dinner with Jay-Z and Beyonce.
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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Actually Santorum called Obama an elitist a couple months ago for having the crazy idea that poor kids should go to college too. an you believe the nerve of Obama, wanting those people to make something of themselves? "President Obama wants everyone to go to college. What a Snob"


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Lol Romney is too busy talking about his wife's planes, their race horses, his elevator for his cars etc etc to remember he is battling for middle class, down on their luck voters.
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:41 AM
 
Location: "Daytonnati"
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Obama is just as much part of the "elite" as Romney is, just a different part of it.
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:44 AM
 
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.......Right.

Because it's so damn "salt of the earth" to party at a 40k/plate dinner with Jay-Z and Beyonce.
Your statement is nonsensical...he's the POTUS running for re-election against the dark money Super PACS that contribute to Romney, but that is besides the point. I repeat...No one has called the POTUS an elitist since Romney. Why is that?
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Lincoln, NE (via SW Virginia)
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Your statement is nonsensical...he's the POTUS running for re-election against the dark money Super PACS that contribute to Romney, but that is besides the point. I repeat...No one has called the POTUS an elitist since Romney. Why is that?
Nonsensical? In what regard? Are you aware of how much money the Obama campaign has compared to Romney's? What is more, you liberals whine about how much money the super pac's fly in...just yesterday Soros' just threw a cool million at the campaign. So don't give me that crap when Obama and Soros are the very definition of limo liberals.

But...I'll bite anyway. I'm going to guess that it has something to do with how sucessful Mitt Romney is and the fact that aside from the presidency Obama hasn't held down a real job for more than 4 years. By comparision I guess he looks pretty crappy afterall doesn't he?
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Old 09-28-2012, 11:57 AM
 
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Let's see.

Last presidential election the GOP ran a military guy and a soccer mom with lipstick against a Harvard educated lawyer and a Syracuse educated lawyer.

We still have the Harvard and Syracuse guys, but the GOP has swapped out the presidential candidate for one that has not one but TWO post-graduate degrees from Harvard and has never seen the inside of a public school. It doesn't help that his running mate is an outdoorsy athletic type who has actually flipped burgers. If anyone calls the Dem ticket "elite" they will be a laughingstock.
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Old 09-28-2012, 12:04 PM
 
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When your candidate insults 47% of the population, it gets really tough to put the elitist label on the other side. They don't come much more elitist than Mitt Romney.
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Old 09-28-2012, 12:06 PM
 
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Especially not when the candidate's wife runs her mouth about "you people" and the "chattering class."
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Old 09-28-2012, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Lincoln, NE (via SW Virginia)
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Let's see.

Last presidential election the GOP ran a military guy and a soccer mom with lipstick against a Harvard educated lawyer and a Syracuse educated lawyer.

We still have the Harvard and Syracuse guys, but the GOP has swapped out the presidential candidate for one that has not one but TWO post-graduate degrees from Harvard and has never seen the inside of a public school. It doesn't help that his running mate is an outdoorsy athletic type who has actually flipped burgers. If anyone calls the Dem ticket "elite" they will be a laughingstock.
Why does being intelligent and successful denote elitism? So far thats what i'm getting from the content of this thread.

Romney is smart and makes a lot of money so he must be an elitist.

Really?

Obama is smart and makes a ton of cash too...he hangs out with George Clooney and Leo...He parties with Jay-Z and Beyonce...He hosts 40k/plate fundraisers...He has an Ivy league law degree...he taught law at an Ivy league school (which is enough to make someone an elitist on it's own)....he had a VERY nice house in hyde park...........

I'm sorry you'll have to excuse me if I see an elitist there. I'm not saying Romney isn't....but Obama is too.
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