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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	The Economist.....
	Date:	11/23/2008 10:17:48 PM

I used to have a subscription to the Economist but let it drop. It is filled with too much leftist propaganda as evidenced by the article in question. Have you been to England lately? I don't think I will be taking any advice or political analysis from a country where such a high percentage of their people are better off on the dole than working and if you need heart bypass surgery come back in 6 months and we'll see if we can fit you in. That is one screwed up place where binge drinking is considered a team sport. Great place to visit, but.....

I know how comforting it is to the intellectual elitists to stick their noses up in the air and sniff about people like Rush or Hannity but I frankly would much rather listen to them than Brokaw/Couric/the third guy who I can never rmemeber or imbeciles like Keith Olberman or Chris Mathews. If that is what passes for intellectualism I'll take my rednecks from West Virginia any day. That's what makes liberals so unsuccessful in the media, they are just so tiresome and mean spirited and don't know what entertainment is.

I would caution anyone from drawing any long-term conclusions from the voting demographics of this election given it involved a black man running for President for the first time, a significant economic downturn in the last few months of the election and an unpopular President. Those are mighty stiff headwinds for any candidate to sail against and McCain did just fine. I do find it ironic that the Democrat party, the supposed savior of the working man, is crowing about how they attracted all these intellectuals and how Republicans only attracted stupid rednecks.

Kind of confirms that lie that is the modern Democrat party.....it is actually the party of labor unions, Hollywood/Upper west side leftists, suckle the government teet proponents, abortion on demand fanatics and other disparate groups while the Republican Party is the home for the common man that loves his country, works hard and wants to be able to achieve success, believes in the sanctity of life, lower taxes, less governemnt intervention and actually has an optimistic view of the potential for success (equal opportunity versus the failed concept of equal outcome). I am glad to be part of that minority and unlike the addled masses occupying the "independent" position I have principals and will stick with them.