Reply #58: Reverse snobism?? [View All]

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I have background relatively similar to Edwards (except for the millions) and honestly, I grew very much irritated by his personnae. I dont think he is a populist more than anybody else.

But I find highly irritating this tendency to dismiss people because of where they were born. It is wrong to dismiss somebody because he is born poor, it is also wrong to dismiss somebody because he is born rich. This is total demagogy.

BTW, should we have elected Nixon over Kennedy by your criteria? Should we dismiss the Kennedy family because they are rich? Should we not have elected FDR as president? You have people who care and people who dont care? The rest is not important for me.

Is Gonzales good because he is born poor?