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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Weird fact

Republican Rep Tom Davis on Hardball,
"The high education areas Obama carried -- 78 of the 100 counties with the highest education. McCain carried 88 of the 100 counties with the lowest education. As we move to cultural politics, that's been the shift."
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posted by mikevotes at 10:05 AM

4 Comments:

  • Somehow "education" has become "cultural politics." Rather than being a value to which all should aspire, education is now an odd cultural quirk. Wherein one American "culture" actually holds education in contempt... or at least suspicion. Something to be derided, not desired.

    We're doomed.

    By Blogger -epm, at 11:24 AM  

  • One of my pet theories is that America began its slide when the school culture started punishing smart kids and achievement.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 12:52 PM  

  • Educated also is a catch phrase for "elitist".

    Reminds of the very old SNL skit where one of the cavemen in the skit is really smart and clever. The leader of the group is slow and not too bright but strong. The leader kills the smart caveman and then says "Now me smart".

    Deride, chide and try to humiliate the educated.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:11 PM  

  • That's it.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 3:47 PM  

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