Elitist? Obama Says Nah – He’s Got “Street Cred as a Down to Earth Guy”

It’s really kind of funny (but sad too) what people find important in another human being. Obama is a very, very smart, well educated man who has worked hard to get where he is, and to call him an elitist is a bit strange considering his background.

Oh Puhleeez… I’m no Obama supporter but finding him elitist because of his cloths! Really… that’s stretching it. A person in a suit can be a down home and a person in a shirt and shorts can be an elitist.
Elitism is in one’s approach toward others – not how one looks. Like how he views small town voters from the opposite end of the microscope… as if they were subjects to be examined and he was a disinterested scientist.

How can you trust a guy who pastor says he’ll say anything he thinks people want to hear because he’s a politician.
Who should we believe?

ok, we have truly gone round the bend now. First he is unelectable because of what his pastor (apparently one of the most evil men in the country last week)said about America. Now His pastor is some paragon of virture so that his words about Obama being a politiician are some how full of meaning. For the record the pastor never said that Obama would say antyhing because he is a politician. He was drawing the distiction that he is a pastor and not a political figure and that Obama is a politician and not a pastor.

All hail Obama! All hail Obama!
{Hope that keeps me out of the re-education camps if he’s elected.}

The reverend suddenly gets religion. What is needed most is a sincere apology from the reverend to the American people and to the United States of America. We can only hope that he has had true contrition for his sins and the anger and rage are gone.

Its becoming increasingly clear that what’s delaying superdelegates from making their choice clear is fear of retaliation and conflict with the Clintons. This is sad. I didnt realize that a person could bully their way into becoming the president of the United States. Apparently they can.

The reporter should ask him to take a look what shoes, suit brand he was wearing at that time.
Probably Armani/Hugo boss/Versace, just name it.
The next time he will wear suit, shoes made in K Mart.

Rick,
He’s inspired by JFK .
No surprise.

Crisis08 – agree completely:
Were they Bruno Magli or Tom McCann? Did it match his belt? Was the suite narrow or broad striped? Boxers or briefs? What kind of tie knot did he use? This was obviously an un-seasoned reporter to not have asked these burning questions! The quality of investigative reporting has, sadly, declined. We need to know these hot-button issues before deciding whether to support him or not.

Obama was raised by his white grandparents. He attended the best schools through scholarships. He sees himself equal to others. And as of 4-5 years ago, he paid off he and Michelle’s college loans.
If anyone is an elitist, it’s the Clintons and McCains
The Clintons earned $20 million+ last year
The McCains are worth $100 million+
The Clintons should ask the fraud of a friend whose trial begun today, Peter Paul, for some financial advice
Seems as her campaign having financial problem, especially with her TOP donor bailing out on her to join the Obama camp… reported today
Or maybe she should call her terrorist friends on Obama… rough him up a bit… eh???
June 3

I cant stand obama and I think he would be horrible for this country….but I think that question asked by that reporter is really pretty stupid.

This guy changes his words every day, every moment. No one can trust him. BTW, what kind of change is he asking for? American political system has been proved the highest standard one. Are you going to change it? What a joke!

What was the question asked of Obama? ABC states a reporter told Obama he look like the GQ candidate. that is not a question.

I really don’t think HRC is wearing clothes out of JC Penny’s. Who cares how many suits he has or the brand. He’s entitled to have whatever he wants both he and wife have jobs and people who work can buy what they want.

The Commander Guy:
C’mon, do you actually think Mr. I’m so hot it hurts, actually has only four pairs? Methinks not.
Elitism is a belief and an arrogant attitude that one is superior to others. Generally, people who are elitist hold deep insecurities, which they defend against by holding themselves as a cut above. Some elitists demonstrate this attitude with shoes, cars, and other artifacts. Others demonstrate this attitude by working from a position of intellectual and classist exclusivity, as Obama did with his upscale donors in San Francisco. Chances are good that he has more than four pairs of shoes, but even if he doesn’t, his elitism is a fundamental personal attitude.

This has gone beyone ridiculous. We have sky high oil, wheat, and rice prices, the bottom has fallen out of the housing market, we have two wars raging with no end in sight, and Senator Obama gets asked about his suit?

Emily – So is it fair to say that one is elitist if someone thinks they are better than anyone else in the whole entire country to do something? Like, run a country for example. Wouldn’t this make all three candidates elitist by some people’s definition? Do we really want Joe 6-Pack running our country? I mean, he’d be better than Bush/Cheney, but can’t we strive for something better?

jp, michigan – It’s funny you make those comments about Chicago/Illinois politics given that you appear to be from a state that can’t even follow the simple rules set down by the DNC for the primary election. Can’t refute what you say, though.

You know…for Obama to claim “street cred” is absolutely the MOST laughable thing I’ve heard from a politician this season. HE probably got this “cred” when HE was dodging some sniper fire in the Chicago streets. LOL.
COME ON!

Street cred? Pshaw! I’m sure Obama represented like a true thug on the hard streets of Jakarta and Honolulu.

Obama is unelectable. Period. Wake up Super Delegates. That’s why they’re there… To make the correct choice, when a candidate crashes and burns. Sorry kids…

jmengate:
Like you, I’m not crazy about McBush at the helm, but I can’t ignore Obama’s myriad issues. His arrogance, thin accomplishments, and dubious friends really scare me.
True, all three candidates certainly believe they are superior enough to be our chief national administrator. Whether they are or not is obviously debatable. There’s definitely a quest for power demonstrated by all three, and I’m sure an incredible level of ego abounds. Nevertheless, I believe Hillary is the stronger, smarter, and more experienced choice, warts and all.

“For those of you who are to young to remember JFK, just have a look at Senator Obama, he’s cut from the same cloth.”
I’m not too young to remember JFK. He was one of the worst Presidents we had in the 20th century.
Nearly got us killed over the Cuban missile crisis; got us into Viet Nam; did nothing for poverty or civil rights (that was all Johnson’s doing afterward); minimal experience, which showed; and miserable moral character. A great orator & book writer, but a poor performer, and no actions worth pointing back to and praising.
Yes, he’s seen with a halo by those who only remember that he came from a prominent family, had an attractive wife & children (and self), was Ivy educated, and died horribly and young.
On the face of it, he IS very similar to Obama…but that’s NOT a good thing.

Elitism is a state of mind. To say that how much money you came from has to do with whether or not you are an elitist is not true. There are many people who came from money or have since earned money and they do not act like an elitist. People can be elitists simply because they think they are smarter than everyone else. Again, Obama says something and his supporters just lap it up.

Obama said, “I don’t want to go out of my way to sort of prove my street cred as a down to earth guy.”
It’s not that he doesn’t WANT to. It’s that he CAN’T. It’s impossible to prove a negative.
Not all of us were raised by a highly educated mother and further supported and raised by a wealthy (vice president of Hawaii’s largest bank) grandmother…not all of us were raised by people who could afford the cost of living in Hawaii (not to mention the cost of out-of-state tuition)…not all of us were able to go to an affluent private school…not all of us went to the very best colleges…not all of us were able to move into plush condos in wealthy areas (all without ever getting their hands dirty doing a “real job”)…not all of us could afford to donate large sums of cash to an anti-American bigot who would later sing our political praises (and we’re supposed to believe liberals believe in seperation of church and state!).
No, not all of us are the chronic liars the Obamas are.
Hey mainstream media…Obama has had it easy his ENTIRE FREAKIN’ LIFE. Why do you insist on making his undeserved (and utterly unprepared) road to the Presidency easy for him as well?

I had to laugh. You can’t just declare yourself as having street-cred. That’s as credible as saying, “but I have friends that are black.” The fact that he won’t divulge the brands only shows they are expensive ones.

Emily,
Good comments.

Wow, a black guy raised by his mom and grandparents. Who lives on the southside of Chicago. Who worked hard enough to go to Harvard (without having connections to get him in) and could have graduated into a highpaying job but instead decided to work for the people of his community. Then went into public service. And who just recently paid off his student loans. And he is being portrayed as elitist. Only in America could his story be possible and only in America could THIS story be considered legitimate news.

I am happy to see Barack finally point to his opponents as being potential elitist.
I find it hard to believe that Bill & Hillary made over $109M, with undisclosed amounts of money in the Caman Islands and can be considered regular folk.
It is equally hard to believe that John McCain flies around in a private jet, owns 9 homes and is married to a women worth over $100M and is regular folk.
The fact is that none of these candidates are regular folks. Our whole process is about picking a highly qualified individual to lead our country.

Obama is Deval Patrick 2008. Anyone who needs background on this fool, please Google the Gov. of Massachusetts.
Patrick ran on the SAME platform as Obama and he is the worst Governor MA has ever seen. “Build Casinos to Generate Revenue”. That’s the Patrick economic plan! Like Obama, Patrick also appealed to the uneducated, ignorant, hand-out electorate.

McCain is George Bush Jr. 2008. Anyone who needs background on this fool, please Google the President of the United States.
Bush ran on the SAME platform as McCain and he is the worst President the USA has ever seen. “Cut Billionaires Taxes, and Stay in Needless Wars for Eternity to Generate Revenue”. That’s the McCain economic plan! Like McCain, Bush also appealed to the uneducated, ignorant, hand-out electorate.

Elitist? LOL;D Just look at the man as he works the crowd. His smile is infectious. Could an elitist inspire people to tears when they hear his message of hope? The last thing a person thinks about Barack Obama is that he is somehow above them and not caring about them. These tired political ploys are being milked by the media for all their worth. The Rev. Wright story, Bill Ayers, etc. smear attempts are being seen for what they are, bogus attempts from an old right-wing attack machine who think that they are God’s gift to politics. Get a life.

Please democrats – nominate Obama. Please!

My ranking of all of the top democrats:
Hillary Clinton

Only in Indiana would some reporter ask such a stupid question…

Mr. Osama should be under government
surveillance IMHO….

I’m not worried about his shoes, i’m worried because he wasn’t prepared for the penn. debate, and now he’s backing out of the NC debate.
hell, we don’t need another unprepared coward after the last for years.

I see Obama is representing the middle class people and i have the same thing that Obama have.So it is good to represent the majority that minority.I have a messege for Obama go froward I know you will be the 44th president of United State of America.
from Ethiopia

And now a note to the Clinton Supporters:
IHillary had EVERY advantage going into this primary.
She blew it.

Gee, I didn’t read the part of Obama’s autobiography when he LIVED IN A CAGE FOR 5 1/2 YEARS. Must have missed it. Any military brat will be surprised to know living on a military base and moving every 2 years, having one or both of your parents deployed, is a life of elitism.
Obama is clueless. His vanity is endless.

I appears that Guerra-Mondragon might have gotten a very hefty offer from obama no? I am sure he is tripling his salary with obama, just to “come over to the other side” and start trashing Clinton. Oh what a tangled web we weave………Just like Wright has been stating over and over and over: Obama is a politician. Need we say more?
Yes, at one time the Clintons did request a meeting with Wright – but did Wright have to accept? He!! No he didn’t. He went to publicize himself – remember the picture of him star gazing at Bill Clinton’s face while Clinton was truly absorbed in something else – also do you remember Wrights comments about Hillary Clinton FROM THE PULPIT OF HIS CHURCH? Do you further remember his obscene hip gestures while SPEWING HATE ABOUT BILL CLINTON AND MONICA FROM THE PULPIT OF HIS CHURCH? Now put together this entire picture and what do you get: A White hating, Anti-American supposed “preacher” who preaches hate sermons from his church, then turns around and sells these hate sermons out of his church to make money. Selling hate from a church, supposedly a Christian Church. Then, he buys with Church money a 1.5M mansion in a 93% White Community while spewing hate about rich white people. You tell me what I should make of this? Tell me why then should I support someone like obama who has made this person a 20 year friend and advisor?

Let’s say you need a life saving operation or maybe one for your kid. Are you going to choose the surgeon who wears a flag lapel pin? Who is no smarter than you are? The guy you want to have a beer with?
I want my president to inspire me, to be smarter than me, to be the person I can look up to and if that means he or she is an elitist then bravo. Instead, we have a process where we dumb down the candidates because bubba wants a bowling buddy. We got one for eight years and look what has happened to us.

Obama, please put on one or your 5 suits and 4 pairs of shoes and agree to debate HRC another time so that we can put all doubt to rest that you have the debating skills needed to whip McCain in the general election. THE AMERICAN VOTERS NEED A ANOTHER DEBATE TO ANSWER ALL OF THE UNANSWERED CHARACTER QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU GET THE NOMINATION OBAMA – WHY WON’T YOU AGREE TO ANOTHER DEBATE IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND ARE READY TO TAKE ON MCCAIN IN THE GE??? DEMOCRATS NEED TO KNOW IF YOU CAN WIN IT FOR US AGAINST VETERAN DEBATER MCCAIN!!!

You know, is it any wonder from reading these comments that people don’t care for Americans and find Americans uneducated?
Why is it bad to be ‘elite’? If the presidency is the toughest job on the planet–I don’t want a common joe there. I want the best. I want the elite.
Maybe it’s Obama, maybe it’s McCain. But it’s silly to pander to the lowest common denominator.

Obama’s shoes cost $900.00 per pair!!!!!
Elitist is his own remarks about people in small towns “clinging to guns and religion”…and “antipathy, and anti-immigrant sentiments”.
GO TO Reverend Wright FULL Transcrits on ABC News. Everything is even worse IN CONTEXT!!!
Jacqueline

Anyone who still supports Obama is deluding themselves. He is going to have his baggage rummaged through so hard he wont know what hit him. It is going to be amusing to watch the wheels come off of his campaign once the Republicans get hold of him during the general election.

I wonder who many of these Obama supporters ever voted before! Seems like this may be their first time since they do not know what the qualifications are to be President of the US! And Obama has none of those qualifications. Clinton and McCain both have those qualifications! Obama has a dirty closet to hang those suits in and more will come out of that closet before August! Goodby Obama!!!!

I know exactly who Obama should pick as his VP if he is nominated- Kwame Kilpatrick. They are both arrogant fools with no backbones.

OK. BUSH HAD NO QUALIFICATIONS EXCEPT FOR SR.BUSH WAS HIS DADDY AND HE RAN FOR 2 TERMS…..

I am amazed at the number of people here who have many of the attributes of God. All knowing……..they can actually read the heart and mind of a candidate based on infinitesimal shreds of information taken out of context and irrelevant to most everything. Too many of the blogs on this campaign only fortify the research that suggests our country’s education system is bankrupt……… and our nations founders were very clear that the success of the American democratic experiment would be predicated on an educated electorate. Are we witnessing the fall of the American Empire?

Walt4me and Lola – glad there are at least two intelligent people posting important messages. I agree with both of you a 100%. After everything that has happened in the last 8 years, people spend all their energy talking about unimportant issues that are mostly distortions of the truth. No wonder politicans they can get away with distortions.

Jay, you can read anything on the internet. Just like you are reading all of this uneducated bull…. from people who I have never seen so threatned by a particualar candidate. OBAMA must really be electable because you guys have resulted to what type of shoes he wears and the kind of suits he buys. I blame the media…..you guys are just as uneducated as the people who write this dumb stuff on these blogs. Why would a reporter ask such a stupid question…..? AND HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EDUCATED MAN….ONLY IN AMERICA

ELITISM IS AN ATTITUDE, and Obama looks down his aristocratic nose as witnessed by his horrendous words of condescension.

For the love of God people need to drop the whole pastor thing with Obama. You know who counseled the Clintons through the whole affair thing? Oh yeah, it was Reverend Wright. Obama distanced himself from Wright’s comments so enough already. I liked Clinton until she decided to run a campaign that would say or do anything in order to win the nomination. See: I like NAFTA, I hate NAFTA, Obama’s not a Muslim or is he?, I have experience (Bosnia) oh maybe I don’t, Florida won’t count or maybe I should (even though she had a written agreement that it wouldn’t because Obama wasn’t even on the ballet), etc. She’s as dirty as they come. How ignorant people can be when the truth is right in their faces is unbelievable to me. People who still support a dirty politician like her are the reason Bush has been in office for 8 years. If Clinton wins you’re basically handing the presidency over to McCain. Poll after poll shows she can’t beat him, but Obama can. Open your eyes.

Wright = Obama
Obama – Wright
That’s some good math!

Whatever happened to the GOAL of the democratic primary??? I thought the goal was to get an ELECTABLE NOMINEE?? Why can’t the DNC LEADERSHIP get real?? The population stats prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that OBAMA WILL BE DEFEATED BY A LANDSLIDE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IF HE IS THE NOMINEE!! Let’s get real and FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE!!IF WE DON’T WE WILL HAVE 4 MORE YEARS OF BS FROM THE REPUBLICANS – YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!

Anybody – Why won’t Obama agree to another debate with HRC????

I’m a little concerned by the way the black community is acting and have decided to not vote for Obama. Al Sharpton is just to over the top and I think he will try and gain more power if Obama is elected. I have nothing against Obama himself but think his wife is a little on the angry/chip on her shoulder side.

So hypnotized by Obama…just wait.
If you elect Obama, he’ll get bounced out of the old-boys club and blame everyone else. At least Clinton knows the ropes, knows the people, has a big dream too you know…

I ask again. What exactly was the question asked to Obama? can Obama supporters read? ABC’s blog only staes that a reporter made a COMMENT that Obama had a GQ look. It was Obama who got all defensive and babbled about shoe, suits, and bowling.

Obama is the best man for the job. Clinton is a joke and is hurting the party and McCain is way too old.
OBAMA 08 AND 12

After graduating from the elite Harvard law school, when most of his peers sought positions with six figure salaries, Barack Obama accepted a job as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago for the princely sum of $12,000 a year. Is this the action of an elitist or the action of an individual who truly cares about helping his fellow man? There has been, and will continue to be, a multitude of distractions and lies meant to discredit the one person in this race who truly cares about the least among us. Obviously most of you have been successfully brainwashed into supporting those who, over the last thirty years, time and again gleefully robbed from the poor to give to
the rich. Thank you very much for giving America the kind of government that has truly hastened our decline. Perhaps we need to embrace humility as we sink to the bottom of every scale in the developed world in terms of health care, education, income gap, manufacturing, and incarcerations. Of course we remain number one in terms of our particular brand of American arrogant ignorance that will not accept the truth even when it hits us where we live. God Bless America. God Save America.

Emily,
Obama went to a public school as the only foreigner in indonesian language because his mother couldn’t afford any international or the Elite American school fees there. Do you know how that feels? I guess you don’t. I went to an American school because my parents could pay the fees while in europe. His mother had to wake up at 4:00am to teach him English so that before he left for school. It must have been miserable. Elitist??? You people just don’t understand. As someone who grew up abroad, i have to say that he is just AMAZING, DECENT and of course very EXPERIENCED in all aspects of life

Iam a registered Democrat, but all this bickering among the Democrats has made my desicion easier, Mcain 2008!!!!!

The Republicans have been sitting on a lot of info that will come out in the general election. That Obama will be arrested and convicted for his crimes. Guess what the Dems will not have a candidate for President that any Democrat voted for in the primaries or caucuses. The VP candidate will end up running for President and McCain will win by a land slide. This info is from a Chicago resident who knows way too much dirty info on Obama that will get Obama convicted on many crimes. Just look at Obama’s criminal, radical, racist and terror associates. The Republicans are counting on this. Obama fans come down from your emotional frenzies and allow some common sense, logic, reasoning and rationality back into your minds.

Having more money or a wealthy upbringing doesn’t have anything to do with being elitist. Obama is elitist because he thinks he is better that small town people, regardless if he has money or not. He is an elitist because he thinks he is smarter than the people that don’t “get him”

It may be too late for Obama to overcome the moniker of being an elitist. His wife has also done more to fuel the flames, as the few times she has been in the media she has come across as arrogant and condescending. The average hard working democrat does not need to have someone tell them, “hey I’m just like you”, they can smell the truth for themselves. It is kinda like a romance, you know when the other person just feels right. And that is the problem, people just don’t feel he has been sincere enough to sway them. Go to a working mans bar, a new face comes in and in two minutes you will know if you have been accepted. Call it a sixth sense but, the American working people can spot insincerity.

Obama is ‘bamboozling” (his words) the American people that he’s a “regular guy”………no way!

Too bad BO shakes in his BOOTS and SHOES the minute he hears the word DEBATE!
I suppose He and McCain will match up well in a debate, they both have little knowledge of anything economic or foreign policy wise! They can copy Hillary as usual and fake it with gaffs and huh and hmmmmssss……

” PERCEPTION IS REALITY IN POLITICS ”
The support Obama has received in the democratic primaries/caucuses is HARDLY CONVINCING that he can beat McCain in november.
HE CAN’T SEAL THE DEAL!…WHY?
Because there are still residual ( and I do mean residual ) MODERATE VOTERS in the democratic party….myself included.
Since the Civil Rights Legislation of the 1960′s whether you like it or not many whites left for the republican party while the democrats grew more and more radical and leftist.
Come November, If Obama is the democratic nominee he’ll be HAMMERED!
THE PERCEPTION OF HIM AS A LEFT WING RADICAL WILL BE THE POLITICAL REALITY
Kennedy,Kerry,Dean and Pelosi will go back to their cushy lives as will the Hollywood glitterati.
The common guy will suffer for the DEMOCRATS STUPIDITY IN NOMINATING THIS LOSER….BARACK OBAMA
I’m VOTING REPUBLICAN, AT LEAST THEY’RE UNABASHEDLY PATRIOTIC.
OH YEAH….
AND THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN ELECTIONS!

why is time wasted on such ridiculous things as Obama’s clothing…should we discuss the number of pantsuits(forget the styles and colours) and the value of the co-ordinated jewellery of the other candidate?

All we are saying Give Hillary a chance
Stop the bais

Someone please serve notice on Mr. Obama that running for the highest office in the land is not a joke.

I used to live in a small town in wyo. what Obama said about small town people and how they vote is true not elitis, they do vote for politicans on gay marriage issues, and gun rights. I know many people who agree our country is going to hell in a hand basket economicaly, and our forign policy is not respected around the world, but they will still vote for the candidate that doesn’t believe in gay marriage, even though their economic and foreign policy plans suck.

We really want Obama to run..please let him be the nominee..please, please…it will be a rout..with Obamination obliterated by his own background, flaws, and shallow promises (and backing by George Soros-who hates America and wants to make us all Socialists) the day I vote for an Arab President after 9-11 I hope someone hangs me out to dry.

What I want to know is when was the last time any candidate went grocery shopping, pumped their own gas, rode the bus because they had to get to the place they were going and had no other form of transportation, couldn’t turn on AC because electricity was too expensive, watched a movie with a screaming three year old behind them, lived in an apartment with a rent below $750.00 because that’ all they can afford…
I can go on. The fact is, they’re ALL elitist to some degree. None of them will ever worry about whether they can pay the bills, put food on the table, clothe themselves (let alone others), have a moderately dry roof over their heads or deal with any of the facts of life for the majority of Americans out there.
When you vote for a politician, the overwhelming percentage of them have NO CLUE what it’s like to be ‘blue collar’ and if they once were, they are no more. All the candidates live in very transparent and very fragile glass houses on THIS issue. I suggest none of them throw stones.

I PRAY FOR OBAMA AND HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE MEAN WORLD TO CHANGE THEIR MENTAL THOUGHTS OF THINKING. WHAT HAVE OBAMA DONE SO BAD THAT THE WORLD HAVE TO BE DISMAYED ABOUT HIM. I GIVE IM ENCOURAGEMENT TO STAND AND MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. WE WCAN NOT STAND DIVIDED WE ARE ONE COUNTRY NOT BLACK AND WHITE. WE MUST LEARN TO LOVE EVERY BODY IT MAY SEEM HARD FOR MOST, BUT THIS WILL MAKE GOD HAPPY. i WANT TO LIVE IN HARMONY AND LOVE YEE ONE ANOTHER. WE HAVE FAMILIES OF MANY CULTURES AND WE MUST REAIZE WHEN WE SAY CRUEL THINGS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES WE ARE HURTING A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. KEEP YOUR BAD THOUGHTS TO YOURSELVES. IT IS SADDEN TO KNOW THAT THE WORLS IS SO COLD AND CRUEL. GO OBAMA. MAY GOD KEEP YOU STRONG YOU WILL NEED HIM TO FACE THIS WORLD.

Being an Elitist is seen from how you perceive yourself vs the less fortunate, and how you act with the “melagnge” of people from poorer backgrounds, but mostly with the less educated and less wealthy….
Those people have “not chosen to have less” of all those things. It is often circumstances that positioned them to be where they are.
Now, some people do not possess compassion and do not respect people who have no money or position. These ELITISTS think that they are better than their fellow citizens.
Elitists “TALK DONW” to them and behave in an arrogant way, and “smirk”.
Being an ELITIST is not to do with how much shoes or suits you have. There are some very rich people on earth who do not talk down to the less fortunate.

Wright says Obama is a politician, talks like a politician and tells people what they want to hear. He forgot to say that Obama is a Washington politician.

Obama never wants to go out of his way to explain anything.Why? Doesn’t he think Democrats and Americans in general deserve answers? oes he really think that is being down to earth?

Don’t vote for Obama because Wright admitted that Obama is a politician and tells people what they want to hear, instead, vote for Clinton who is a public servant and not a politician that tells people what they want to hear.
Don’t vote for Obama because he is an elitist with all his money and how he looks down on the common person, instead, vote for Clinton who has a background just like us.
Don’t vote for Obama because he uses his campaign team to attack Clinton, instead vote for Clinton because she doesn’t do this.
Don’t vote for Obama because he will only debate 21 times, instead, vote for Clinton who is willing to debate until she finally wins it.
Don’t vote for Obama because after graduating he went to work as an intercity community worker to gain political credentials, instead vote for Clinton because she went straight to a law firm because she had no political desires.
Don’t vote for Obama because he has associated with questionable characters, instead, vote for Clinton because no one associated with them has spent jail time or been pardoned.
Don’t vote for Obama because he tries to use the race card to his advantage, instead, vote for Clinton who has never uses her gender to her advantage.
Don’t vote for Obama because he lies to us about things in his past and in his record, instead, vote for Clinton, because she has not distorted her past.
Don’t vote for Obama, because his name rhymes with Osama, instead vote for Clinton because it does not rhyme with anything evil.
Don’t vote for Obama, because he pretends to take the high road which is much too timid, instead vote for Clinton because we know she will do whatever it takes to take unfair advantage of McCain, even if she has to break down crying the day before the vote like she did in NH.

I’m just sick of this. The world is pretty much collapsing around us, and we worry about whether someone is an elitist or not? Remember how the last president was “down to earth good ole’ boy”? Tell me, how well did that work out? I want a smart, intellectual government. I could care less if they’re an elitist. I want someone who isn’t going to screw everything up and make me give up more future income that I will eventually need. One more thing: EVERYONE who has ever ran for president has been an elitist. How do you think they afford to run? That’s what we get for electing greedy people to our highest offices.

This is a joke. The only people calling Obama elitist are the political and shock-jock media cast. An elitist is someone who refuses to ever associate with people they feel are inferior. When has this behavior actually ever been present? Can anyone identify this common trait in Obama? They can’t. They don’t even know the guy. It’s a ridiculous trait to even consider.
He isn’t from some Blue Blood New England Protestant family who spends all his time on a yacht or in a private golfing club that refuses minorities.