November 18, 2008, - 2:29 pm
Video of the Day: Paris Hilton Voters–“How Obama Got Elected”
By Debbie Schlussel
I’ve made this point before . . . several times. And I’ll say it again: Election Day is the Million Moron March. Or in the case of this November, the 63 Million-Plus Moron March. Compare how much they know about Congress versus how much they know about Sarah Palin’s personal life. You can skip the first 42 seconds (which is annoying Obama music):
Well, I think you’re being too hard on the electorate. After all, some of them did seem to know that there are not 57 states — I guess that is saying something for their knowledge.
A lot of conservatives in the 19th century were skeptical of democracy, because they feared the lowering of standards and the lowering of civilization that mass participation would entail; and it can bring us closer to communism. While democracy is good in the abstract, it presupposes an educated and aware electorate (sharing a commitment to traditional American values); unfortunately the trend is rapidly accelerating in the other direction on all counts.
c f on November 18, 2008 at 2:59 pm