"Elitest and Arrogant are code words for uppity"

[cali]

Just heard a southern white male caller say this on Washington Journal.

Bravo!

[MiniMe]

1. And the McCain campaign has said that he doesn't know his place

But they aren't playing the race card at all.

[cali]

2. McCain isn't playing the "race card"

He's using plain old racism.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. I heard that and it didn't even register with me. I am embarrassed.

Wow, the racism is alive and well and lurking in the shadow of the Double-talk Express.

Mike Fuckabee salutes you, McCain, you racist bastard.

[malaise]

3. Rethugs are only upset that Obama has called them

on this. Apparently, the way he's ridiculing the obvious agenda was not anticipated.
Not this time scum bag Rethugs. Not this time.

[Loudmxr]

5. No "Uppity" is just playing the race card.

"Arrogance and Elite are fine Republican qualities best exemplied by Mitt Romney. And OH My Goodness Gracious how did we nominate an old sludge fart like McCain!!!!" :banghead:

[Crazy Dave]

6. The song "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue"...

...just popped into my head when I read this

[JaneQPublic]

7. Add "presumptuous" to the list of code words for "uppity n_________" (nt)

[annabanana]

8. "arrogant" too... They've been "playing the race card" for weeks.

And they WEREN'T CALLED ON IT!!!

[Zywiec]

9. Here's someone else they think is "uppity"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2918205

or can arrogant and elitist only be used on blacks?

[cali]

10. Of course elitest and arrogant are used on other dems

but the message when applied to Kerry is different than when applied to Obama. When applied to Kerry it slams him for his "aristocratic" background and his wife's money. When applied to Obama it really is synonymous with "uppity". And note that this arrogant meme never gets applied to McCain.

[Zywiec]

11. So if a black person is arrogant, what is the proper term without a "racist" connotation? n/t

[Alcibiades]

12. Who spends a lot of time talking about his own "courage"

in taking "maverick" stands against his own party. All of which he reversed himself on the minute he decided to try for the nomination.