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Don't Hate Me Because I'm a Snob | Don't Hate Me Because I'm a Snob |
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| Written by Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant | |
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008 | |
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So I must be a snob. I prefer the place I drink coffee to smell like coffee, not like meat. I like knowing with absolute certainty that grease from the deep fryer hasn't splattered into my beverage. And for entertainment, I really would rather listen to David Sanborn or Norah Jones than help Elmo find his way out of a maze. My distaste for both Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber, is also an indication of my deep-rooted snobbery. Because if I were a good American, I'd appreciate the simplicity of a woman who hunts moose from a helicopter and feels no shame doing it while wearing a $5,000 suit from Nieman Marcus. I'd have felt kinship with Joe, a guy who is not a plumber and whose real name is Sam. Instead I was drawn to Joe Biden the lawyer, a guy who was both named Joe and actually a lawyer, as well as a senator. You can't get more snobby than that. More proof of my snobbish leanings: If I had kids, I'd want them to go to college. I enjoy art museums. I listen to NPR. I've actually worn a beret, and not on a dare. But our new President-elect is encouraging all Americans to come together. Blue state and red state. Young and old. Black and white and Hispanic and Asian. Snob and Joe Sixpack. So please, McDonald's, stop with the negative campaigning. Quit trying to paint people who are willing to pay $1 more for a cup of coffee at a quiet coffee shop where there's free WiFi and clean tables as evil and un-American. Can't you see you're driving a wedge between all of us?
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