Posted on 07/10/2008 6:53:59 AM PDT by shrinkermd
Afew weeks ago, John McCain made a little joke at his wife's expense. Referring to her alma mater -- Cindy McCain is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she was a cheerleader and sorority sister -- he called it "USC, the University of Spoiled Children."
It's not an original joke, of course -- it's been around for ages, possibly even as long as John McCain himself -- but it said a lot about the man who wants to be president.
...Visit any college classroom -- at the University of Spoiled Children, Harvard, Yale, Puget Sound, doesn't matter -- and you'll see row upon row of attractive young people tapping away on their MacBook Pros, secretly IMing each other and pretending to listen. And why listen? The class is almost assuredly pass/fail, and the requirements -- two short papers, one essay-based exam -- are pain- stakingly designed to move them in a sprightly, untroubled fashion to graduation, where they'll cheer themselves hoarse ("We did it!! We achieved our dreams!!") and pretend not to notice their threadbare, vitamin-deficient, nearly broke parents sweltering in the hot sun. "Is it over?" their parents will ask themselves. "Can we maybe stop buying food in the day-old section?"
So I say, go on the attack. Point out their expensive computers -- which they use for music and TV watching -- and their expensive blue jeans and their entitled, disease-free lives. Point out how creepily physically fit they are. Point it all out to the voters and turn this election from being about left versus right, or Democrat versus Republican, into a winnable one: young versus old.
John McCain -- tough guy, war hero, straight-talker -- is poised to give America's college kids what they richly deserve: an electoral swirly.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Jesse Jackson (D) talks about cutting off Obama's manhood for selling out and THIS is the day LATe's daily talking point?
LOL
You can always pack up and leave, troll.
Oh-My-God!
Nah — USC is detested by many — and even some alumni
good-naturedly accept the criticisms as they suspect much of the naysaying is rooted in jealousy.
No big deal here — and McCain’s comments will certainly please UCLA fans. Might even win him some votes here in CA.
With that old cliche? Like the writer of this piece, I'm sure they've all heard it before.
I think Ann Coulter's idea to start the grassroots movement Get Drunk and Vote for McCain is the best shot McCain has at capturing any of the college vote.
The odds are long but I'm an optimist. If I can just get this Get Drunk and Vote 4 McCain thing to take off....people in California do like to party.
I went to USC and worked my ass off to get good grades. We didn’t have computers or high-speed internet or IM or music downloads. I studied hard and got good grades. McCain trying to be a smartass, just sounding like a dumbass.
Yep. Earned my Masters there. Great school. Lotsa spoiled children, too. It's a very common joke there.
Anyone can buy a shingle.
I went to the public school in Westwood.
I earned mine.
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