Logical fallacies have been the stock in trade for Republicans for years now. With no small bit of success, I might add.
How else does McCain come off as a man of the people whereas Obama is framed as an elitist given their personal histories? George Lakoff provided some answers as has Thomas Frank in recent years. I'm still not sure if the Democrats have quite digested it properly such that they can implement it.
Obama's "bitter" comments were certainly a poor recycling job of Frank's concepts for example.
What's the Matter with Liberals? (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17982) - Thomas Frank - NYRB, FWIW.
I feel myself getting riled up, so I'll wait until later to click that link. Yes... it's mind-boggling how Obama can be portrayed an as elitist when McCain is the one who married an heiress.
And he's the son of an admiral who's father was an admiral as I recall.
There's some comment, who knows if substantiated, that he only survived the Naval Academy because of that family connection. We do know he was pretty much a screw-up in academics and behavior.
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Re: thanks!
Date: 2008-10-01 05:22 pm (UTC)How else does McCain come off as a man of the people whereas Obama is framed as an elitist given their personal histories? George Lakoff provided some answers as has Thomas Frank in recent years. I'm still not sure if the Democrats have quite digested it properly such that they can implement it.
Obama's "bitter" comments were certainly a poor recycling job of Frank's concepts for example.
What's the Matter with Liberals? (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17982) - Thomas Frank - NYRB, FWIW.
Re: thanks!
Date: 2008-10-01 06:00 pm (UTC)Re: thanks!
Date: 2008-10-01 06:20 pm (UTC)There's some comment, who knows if substantiated, that he only survived the Naval Academy because of that family connection. We do know he was pretty much a screw-up in academics and behavior.