In a previous post I talked about merit. It seems this election ability and expertise are hot topics. McCain has decided to attack Obama as Elitist. One wonders if he has any idea what that means.
To be utterly dismissive about it, it seems to mean that Obama speaks with an educated accent, uses words precisely, and refrains from talking to his audience as though they had only an eighth-grade education.
Unfortunately, we can’t be dismissive about it, because this sort of attack has historically played well in this country, and not always for the same reason.
Let’s start with Websters, though:
…Elite: Those who are choice or select; the best; a kind of typewriter having twelve characters to the linear inch.