Leggo my ego!

Boston Phoenix by Adam Reilly | Jul. 31, 2008 (News Analysis)

The GOP is smearing Obama as a narcissist. So why is the press playing along?

The McCain campaign and the Republican Party have every reason to push the Obama-as-narcissist theme.... But that's exactly why the press should be very careful about joining the GOP chorus.... Throw in the race-baiting component, and the narcissism/ egotism/ arrogance trope could end up making the press's shameful slander of Al Gore in 2000 look, in retrospect, like Pulitzer bait. Full Story »

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by Norman Rogers - Oct. 1, 2008

The real problem is that liberals are elitists who arrogantly believe that their way is the only sensible way and everyone would agree if only people weren't so confused. If Obama is not arrogant he is surely a very unusual Harvard graduate. Obviously the author has a lot of respect for the McCain campaign, probably more respect than it deserves.