Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Michigan Democrat's Mask Falls Off, Briefly

Nick DeLeeuw posts a characteristically caustic comment about a Democrat's derogation of dummies. (You like that?) Anyway, it seems that Mark Grebner, a Democratic strategist and member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, claimed that whereas Democrats were gaining ground in wealthy suburbs and remaining strong in urban centers, they were losing among rural folks and blue-collar workers--people he called "stupid." Here's a bit from Nick:
Just so we've got this straight... if you go to the book store to pick up the NYT and sip a latte then you're a smart person but if you go to work at the factory, put in an honest days work and support your family then you're an idiot? Oh, and the best part, the "urban cores" are solidly Democrat and not "stupid people." Apparently folks who make the least and depend on government the most are brilliant. Hey, they figured out how to milk the system and make a living doing nothing, right, Mark?
Surprise, surprise. More evidence that the REAL party of stereotyping isn't sitting on the right side of the aisle, if any such evidence were needed. You see, sipping lattes and reading the Grey Lady...that's how life is supposed to be for the decision-making class--that is, the people who are smart enough to run society. The proles, on the other hand, just have the job of believing the promises of future prosperity and being satisfied with the lottery and food stamps. I think the Dems are taking their stereotypes about country bumpkins and illiterate factory workers a bit too seriously.

I wonder why, incidentally, blue-collar workers are leaving the Democratic Party in Michigan? It's not as though their jobs have been endangered by irrationally structured and excessive corporate taxes. It's not like the corrupt, power-hungry unions who have been exploiting them for years own this state's Democratic Party. And it's certainly not as though the Democrats advocate for extreme environmental policies that will hasten the demise of the Detroit auto industry on which so many jobs and so many schools' revenue streams rely. So what's their deal?