[DieHard the Hunter]

In what way is this Janet “elite?”

The Green Berets are Elite. Delta Force is Elite. The US Navy SEALS is Elite. The US Marines are Elite. The 101 Airborne is Elite. The US Army Rangers are Elite. The Texas Rangers are Elite. The Blue Angels are Elite. The Pathfinders are Elite. The SAS is Elite. The Royal Marine Commandos are Elite. The Paras are Elite. The French Foreign Legion is Elite...

I think Xena Warrior Princess was probably the last female to be Elite... I’m not aware of anyone named Janet being anywhere near as elite as Xena.

[Clemenza]

The contemporary right has stupidly been pushing the "anti-elitist" line since the Nixon days. Nixon used it as a political ploy, but many more dense individuals (including a certain conservative female radio host) actually believe it.

To be elite is to be the top of one's profession. Elitism used to be DEFENDED by the right, as an alternative to coarsness and incompetance of the masses.

The problem is that many of those folks the Right-populists identify as "elite" are, well, not "elite" at all. They are merely newsreaders, creative types, and barristers who while well educated, are not qualified to run a PTA meeting, let alone a country.

I think the issue is more resentment of snobbery. Let's not let the left hijack HIGH STANDARDS and RECOGNITION of superiority in performance and intellect just to satisfy some silly populist mythology.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Thank you! I am so tiredof the casual dual handling of the word "Elite" as opposed to "Elitist" which is a much better descriptor of the women in this article.

Thereis a veritable universe of people on the left who describe themselves as "Elite". Nothing elite about them, of course, but they preen themselves that way.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

There is an enormous difference between—

elite...highly qualified—

and elitist...selfish, arrogant and prejudiced, qualified or not.

[Straight Vermonter]

The Texas Rangers are Elite.

Nah, they were 4 games under .500 this year.