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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:00 AM

The rubes and the elites

By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it.
By Michael Lind

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  • Tuesday, April 15, 2008 09:33 AM

    To the above poster...

    Exactly the point I was trying to get across... In most cultures, it is NOT considered a badge of honor to be uneducated. the urban "elites" tend towards more progressive thought. Again - I'm not sure why the "heartland" should get more of a say than anybody else... whay are they the heart and soul of America? Last time I looked around, it was the coasters ahow were subsidizing the middle of America with our tax dollars... Man this crap irritates me. Be uneducated and make stupid decisions in the voting booth all you want - just don't gripe when someone calls you out on it.

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