The 'We're Smart, You're Dumb' Principle

Reposted as history. Originally posted in April of 2005

The ugly truth is that Democrats habitually treat voters like children. It's the basis of their philosophy.

David Gelernter - April 29, 2005 - Los Angeles Times

For legislators to announce that getting a photo ID is too tricky for their constituents is downright amazing. Wouldn't you expect those constituents to say, "Drop dead! Stop treating us like morons!"?

This is an article that could not ever, ever, ever possibly show up in the pages of the Los Angeles Times ...... but it did. What in the world is happening? Since when does a Main Stream Media paper attack the democrats for insulting their supporters? Are democrats that far gone? Or has blogging got the MSM running scared?

Something weird is going on in the world. This year I have seen many articles like this in locations and in media that I would never have expected. I am amazed, but people are even attacking Times Magazine for their recent hatchet job article on Ann Coulter. Of course it doesn't help that Times used a picture of a counter anti-war protest by conservatives holding up sarcastic signs like "Liberating Iraqi Children from Tyranny - It's Costing too Much". Times Magazine mistakenly claimed it was anti-war protesters!

I guess the liberals at Times Magazine don't recognize sarcasm whether it is by Ann or by anyone else. The conservative group was delighted with the notoriety. Times Magazine has not been delighted with their mistake.

The greatest proof that democrats are out of touch is they cannot see how ridiculous some of their positions show them to be. An example is the ridiculous premise that people cannot be allowed school vouchers under the argument they can't be trusted to decide how their children are educated. How can any parent ever vote democratic again after they are told that?