Color the Democrats totally clueless

Orlando Sentinel/The Spokesman-Review ^ | 11-6-04 | Kathleen Parker

[lilylangtree]

As stunned Democrats scratch the dry earth for signs and glance heavenward for clues to the strange universe that re-elected George W. Bush, it seems unduly cruel to withhold what Ordinary Americans have known all along.

Herewith a few hints: Michael Moore, Bruce Springsteen, P. Diddy, Paris Hilton, Ben Afflect, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Barbra Streisand, Jon Bon Jovi, Uma Thurman, Kirsten Dunst, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Ron Reagan, Moveon.org, Dan Rather, the French--and everyone else who would be speaking German today, if not for the bravery and sacrific of Ordinary Americans who are today held in such contempt by all of the above.

It's the elitism, mes freres.

Here's another clue: When courting voters in flyover states, one does not say: "I love you stupid redneck morons." Especially not when sporting biking tights and straddling an $8,000 two-wheeler--a dollar amount, incidentally that many Ordinary Americans consider a life's savings.

Not that John F. Kerry ever said such, but he didn't have to. Preening in luxury and surrounded by celebrity friends, contemptuous of the values ordinary Americans hold dear, he might as well have waltzed down Beale Street whistling Disie.

Never has a politician been so out of touch with the voters whose goals he purportedly shares. Nor a party so out of tune with the nation's defining song: "God Bless America."

And the editorial gets better. Read the rest at: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/opinion/story.asp?ID=36197

[lilylangtree]

Gosh, the woman hits the nail on the head. She also talks in laymen's terms so that anyone can understand her meaning. She pulls not punches. My hat's off to Kathleen Parker for saying it like it is. YYYYeeeessss!!!

[doctora]

Not to bad on the eyes, either. Might have to invoke 'the rule'

[Jack Deth]

Another hot conservative blonde babe!

Woohoo, doctora!!!

Jack.

[phxaz]

since when is "preening in luxury" not an american value? indeed, its part of the american dream! take the class warfare and shove it.

[bikepacker67]

Kathleen Parker's the bomb!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

[Deo et Patria]

Very, very well written. Quod est demonstratum.

We should keep this sort of thing under wraps. If the Democrats read it honestly, they might actually learn something. I would prefer that they continue to think like this person wrote in this article:

http://slate.com/id/2109218/

[Cicero]

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/opinion/story.asp?ID=36197

[Mears]

Let us not forget Whoopi Goldberg and the Bush insulting filth that she displayed at the fund raiser-----right in front of Kerry,who didn't say a word.

[JanetteS]

"People who believe in heterosexual marriage because the traditional family model best serves children and therefore society are not ipso facto homophobic. Americans vexed about our casual disregard for human life are not necessarily Stepford-Neanderthals. And, those people who believe in some power greater than themselves are not always rubes."

Exaclty!

[bikepacker67]

right in front of Kerry,who didn't say a word.

He was probably cackling like a crow - of course we'll never know, because the tape of the infamous affair never saw the light of day.

[latina4dubya]

Let us not forget Whoopi Goldberg and the Bush insulting filth that she displayed at the fund raiser-----right in front of Kerry,who didn't say a word.

worse than that--he said that gala was a representation of the country!

[WardMClark]

All respect to Kathleen Parker, but the Democrats have gone waaaaay past clueless. It takes ten thousand years for the light from clueless to reach the place the Democrats are now.

[Happygal]

My tagline is appropriate to this piece.

[MizSterious]

Oh, but he did in fact say a few words--he said she (and the others that night) spoke from the heart and soul of America. On election day, American said, No way.

[Burlem]

Actually Kerry said they were mainstream Americans?????

I believe newsmax has a column on who the Kerry aides were blaming for the loss, among p.Diddy they pointed the finger at Alexandra Kerry, her trip to France in the see through dress, she apparently had al the folks with her, hair dressers, maids etc..., the article also stated that on election day she wore a dress without a bottom in the back the hem up to her buttox....Anyone hear this? I didn't

[NetSurfer]

"New Yorkers are more sophisticated and at a level of consciousness where we realize we have to think of globalization, of one mankind, that what's going to injure masses of people is not good for us," said Joseph, as he shared coffee and cigarettes with Cohn at an outdoor cafe.

The two-America divide isn't fiction after all. And the division, as nearly everyone has noted, is about values. But what the Democrats got wrong, and what the New York Times subjects seem to be missing, is that traditional values and sophistication are not mutually exclusive. Nor does sophistication equate to intelligence, we hasten to add.

LOL!! Love it.

[FredZarguna]

The Democrats aren't clueless. It's dangerous to think so. Their only recalibration will be in how to fool the moderates and undecideds. Here's a post on this topic. (Shameless self-promoting vanity post.)

[dwilli]

Photos?