http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/17/08/35/ruh-roh-18/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/17/08/35/ruh-roh-18/#comment-136573 Mold Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:37:15 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/17/08/35/ruh-roh-18/#comment-136573 One thing the chattering classes have overlooked is the ability of fundamentalism to make poverty and reduced opportunities bearable. It's OK to snark on the Clintons and praise globalization from the safety of wingnut welfare and six-figure plus incomes. Life is godd there. But for Billy Dumbass in the margins, only the fundies hold any hope. Poor is not stupid, just as rich is not smart (current administration). Plus, if the elites have shut you out of a decent life, you can give payback. One thing the chattering classes have overlooked is the ability of fundamentalism to make poverty and reduced opportunities bearable. It’s OK to snark on the Clintons and praise globalization from the safety of wingnut welfare and six-figure plus incomes. Life is godd there. But for Billy Dumbass in the margins, only the fundies hold any hope. Poor is not stupid, just as rich is not smart (current administration). Plus, if the elites have shut you out of a decent life, you can give payback.

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