You Must Give Your Cape and Scepter to Me…

You know who’s living the American dream? Karl Rove, the original Joe the Plumber. Karl, I don’t have a college degree or any sort of objective experience to speak of, but have somehow landed a job as a political analyst despite being fired by several campaigns, doing myriads of unscrupulous deeds, and leading what many to consider to be the most unethical campaign ever, followed by serving as chief adviser to a man who even more refer to as the worst president ever, Rove. If you think your circumstances were hindering or your childhood life was bad, you’re wrong. Karl Rove’s were much, much worse. For most of his life, he erroneously believed the man who raised him was his biological father, only to find out upon leaving his mother on account of being homosexual that in fact he was his adoptive father. Twelve years later, his mother committed suicide. Guys like Karl Rove should inspire all Americans and reinforce that anyone can do anything, make lots of money, and have lots of people honestly believe they have something worthwhile to say, without having to start a cult.

But even Dio, who had his day in the sun, had to pass the torch, and so it’s time for Karl to follow suit. The dream is over, and the ride was nice. It made for some great Daily Show episodes, but has run its course; Karl Rove has no business making any comment on future American politics. Yet recently, Karl Rove stated that he was impressed with the make up of Obama’s economic advisory board. Considering Karl Rove has proven to be the anti-Midas, turning everything he touches into mud,…

Elitism: I Know You Are, But What Am I?

There are many buzz words and phrases that can be heard in every campaign as well as politics in general. Words and phrases like “maverick” and “out of touch.”

Another such word is “elitist.” We hear this word all time, generally used as a knock against those perceived as liberal Democrats. This word is a misnomer because it applies to all of American politics in a bipartisan fashion.

Dictionary.com defines elitism as the practice of or belief in rule by a favored group(elite). This term is generally spouted by Republican supporters such as Lynn Forester de Rothschild who take aim at people like Barack Obama for being “elitist” (she ironically supported Hillary Clinton before Barack Obama received the Democratic nomination).

Yes, those Rothschilds. So where does she get off claiming that Barack Obama is an elitist you ask? Especially when she’s just along for the ride, born into one of the richest families on Earth? Surely she realizes that the wealthy have almost all the power in the world, right?

American politics IS elitism. If John McCain were elected the 44th President of the United States, he would become just another example of a male, white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant who comes from money to occupy the Oval Office. The most notable exceptions of recent memory are JFK, who was Catholic (blasphemy!) and Richard Nixon who came from a dirt poor family of Quakers. This country has always been run by rich, white, Protestant men. I believe that qualifies as a “favored group.”

Obama is often criticized by various conservatives and Republicans for his intellectual elitism. People feel that his Columbia and Harvard pedigree and big city political experience makes him unable to understand the…