Tag Archive 'Elitism'

Nemesis and the elitism of the elites

on Jun 22 2011 | Filed under: Corruption, Education, Environmentalism, Liberal Fascism

Much has been written about playwright David Mamet’s coming-out as a conservative and his reasons for so doing, but there is still much gold to be mined from Mamet’s mind.   Today’s National Review Online revisits Mamet in this stellar piece by Matthew Shaffer that contains this one gem that perfectly encapsulates some of the [...]

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Democrats in a nutshell

on Feb 06 2009 | Filed under: Economics, Taxes

Mary Katharine Ham caught John Kerry finally admitting what Democrats fear most of all:  that people will take control over their own destinies, without the elite in government dictating how their hard earned money should be spent.  Perhaps if Kerry had ever held a real job and earned the money himself, he might have had [...]

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Overheard on the soccer field

on Oct 26 2008 | Filed under: Sarah Palin

I was sitting near two women and overheard part of their conversation.  After a lengthy back and forth praising Oprah, this gem came out:  “Sarah Palin is stupid but she communicates really well to Americans because most Americans are stupid.”

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