[Aetius]

Krauthammer may be brilliant, but he can also be an elitist asshole. When Dean spoke of winning the vote of guys 'with confederate flags in their pickup trucks' Krauthammer called such people "white trash, yahoos" and "rebel-yelling racist redneck(s)." . Now some may be as he claimed, but to use such a broad description of such people is a text-book leftwing tactic.

The idea that brandishing a confederate flag automatically makes one racist is something you would expect to hear from the likes of Jesse Jackson, not a 'conservative.' I mean, it couldn't possibly be out of pride in and respect for the vast majority of Southerners who fought in the Civil War and didn't own slaves could it? Apparently not to Krauthammer. He prefers the liberal view, which is Confederate flag = White Supremacist/White Trash.

Furthermore, such comments showed a remarkable amount of disdain for people who are likely to vote Republican, and to enlist disproportionately in the military to fight the wars Krauthammer supports.

So he may be brilliant, but he knows nothing of the South beyond bogus stereotypes that would make it hard to distinguish him from Al Sharpton and Ted Kennedy.

[ChadGore]

Re: Furthermore, such comments showed a remarkable amount of disdain for people who are likely to vote Republican, and to enlist disproportionately in the military to fight the wars Krauthammer supports.

I would agree that Krauthammer is hickaphobic.

[alrea]

it couldn't possibly be out of pride in and respect for the vast majority of Southerners who fought in the Civil War and didn't own slaves could it

Stonewall Jackson dittos. With a name like Krauthammer what do you expect?

[gatorbait]

Well, I think an elitist he may be , but as a Southerner,I do not find him nearly as condescending as his peer group on the Left. By the way, have you ever noticed Southern Liberals seem to feel the need to be even MORE Left than their Northern peers? My theory is that they know the Hahvahd types look down on all of us , so they have to "prove" their worthiness to the cause. Any thoughts on that?