Peggy Noonan, Elitist Snob

Axis of Right ^ | 7/11/2009 | Sal

[SalAOR]

I used to be a big fan of Peggy Noonan. I thought that her columns were thoughtful, eloquant, and had a way with the English language. Her seeming understanding of the world and of Conservatism was always enjoyable, and I looked forward to her weekly columns.

All of that started to change after the 2004 election. While still writing good columns, she seemed off her game. As the 2008 campaign heated up last fall, she started to show tendencies of elitism, denigrating Sarah Palin and swooning over Barack Obama. Now, in her latest column, she viciously attacks Sarah Palin, calling her a “very nice middle class girl with ambition” who “wasn’t thoughtful enough to know that she wasn’t thoughtful.” Noonan goes on to claim that Palin was “not ready for national politics, and never would be.”

Noonan appears to know everything about Sarah Palin, and assumes from that fact that Palin is a bimbo with no brain. Her article is dripping with condescension, and claims that Palin was a product of the Republican elite. Rather, it is the Republican elite who is against her, and who thwarted her.

[sausageseller]

Actually, no, they didn’t. Margaret Thatcher was well educated, politically savvy, hard as nails, serious, well spoken, and extremely knowledgeable. No, no one said she couldn’t handle the job.

Plenty said she couldn't handle the job. Just not enough to stop her election.

Yet your hero Bums detractors were correct in his inability to handle the job!

Hope you enjoy your crap sandwich as it goes down!

[Clemenza]

Does anyone else remember when it was the Right that was about "elitism" (ie excellence) and standards, and the Left was the bastion of retarded populism?

Anybody who believes in the "will of the common people" in a country where 50% have IQs lower than 100, and where religious and racial diversity mitigate against massification anyway is NOT a rightist/conservative by any means.

[sausageseller]

IBT Obama voter Zot!

[roses of sharon]

The “rightwing” punditry have always been bigoted.

[roses of sharon]

Why do longtime freepers who compliment Rudy always get zotted, and not so for obvious trolls?

I always wondered that.

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[Sally'sConcerns]

I crossed over and voted for Obama, when McCain picked Palin as his VP choice.

Why are you here?

[XenaLee]

"Palin will never be in the White House."

HAhahahaha!

Never say never, dumb@ss. (doing my best Walter impression)

How's the weather back in DUmmieLand, btw?

[Outlaw Woman]

You’re not too bright are you?

[TexasBud]

Just calling out....please re-read my prior posts. You won’t find any juvenile name calling and tone of hatred.

That’d be only in your and other posts.

If you want to be taken seriously, you gotta act (and talk) like a grownup. (Your mama wears army boots! doesn’t cut it over the age of 8.)