Jim Webb Completely Jumps the Shark in Bizarre "Middle Class" Tweet

[lowkell]

After years of talking incessantly about how the "rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is getting squeezed," Jim Webb suddenly decides he doesn't like "'middle class' lingo" and that "Fighting for hard working Americans and small business isn’t about class." HUH?

http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/12771/jim-webb-completely-jumps-the-shark-in-bizarre-middle-class-tweet

[CTyankee]

1. What is he talking about? The poor? If he thinks they are left out then he should

freaking well do speak out about it. That remark left me cold. Without more, it is pure babble. Don't waste my time.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. Webb's Corpracrat mullings seeping through the D.

[brentspeak]

10. Webb was never a corporate Dem

He has his flaws, but is much more a populist Democrat than most -- especially Hillary.

[Dont call me Shirley]

11. Ok, I digress...

He elaborated a bit latter (0.00 / 0)
"We are a country founded on egalitarian principles & should never accept the notion of membership in a defined class- upper, middle, or low."

http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/12771/jim-webb-completely-jumps-the-shark-in-bizarre-middle-class-tweet

[Bluenorthwest]

3. I can't really stand Webb, but...if Republicans say about a proposal to help working people 'This is

class warfare' then "Fighting for hard working Americans and small business isn’t about class." is a fairly good response. It's about justice, equity, fairness and the vitality of the entire economy.
Webb is something of a bigot and not exactly cutting edge in his views around women, but on a few issues he's not so bad, this tend to be one of those and thus I assume his rhetoric is a answer to the inaccurate frame 'class warfare'.
He's ok on prison issues at times as well. Not a bad writer of fiction. I'd never, ever vote for him.

[RedstDem]

4. he is the number one seed running for 2016 so far

He would be great taking over from obama, continuing his legasy, and bumping to the left a bit.

[AndreaCG]

5. Really???

He's in the low single digits, iirc behind O'Malley even. How does that make him the number one seed?

[Myrina]

6. An R turned D is "great" ? And will 'bump to the left'?

I'd like somma what you're smokin' please.

[RedstDem]

7. a bump to the left wouldn't hurt.

Plus, its hard to imagine any dem going further right.
And no, can't have any of my smoke. Running low.

[RedstDem]

9. You should drop the "R To D" rhetoric too

I believe Hillbo baggins was a "Goldwater Girl" back in the day, and apparently, she's the standard bearer round these parts...lol

[TBF]

8. Left of who - Scott Walker? Seriously

this guy is no leftist. He's nowhere near left. He's not even left of Hillary.

No thank you.

[charles d]

12. I Thought Only the TELESCOPE Was Going Into Space

Silly me!