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‘A nation that proudly offers fresh starts and open doors regardless of old world titles or family connections should reject snobbery based on either academic attainment or aristocratic ancestry.’
The poisonous polarization of the culture has produced some ill-considered attacks that call into question one of the most fundamental American values: the notion that each individual deserves to be judged on ability, not background, and evaluated on performance rather than credentials.
For instance, some of the pre-emptive dismissal...
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Judge the person, not the resume
But [gasp] does that mean Sean "Cpt. America" Hannity is [double gasp] un-American?!?!?!
Funny, I could have swore the "background attack" method was the only trick up the GOP's sleeve. You nuts are still trying to hang Obama with ACORN, Wright, etc. despite the fact that the majority of the public is unconcerned with this nonsense.
However, fair is fair.
If Obama "pals around with terrorists," then Palin is a beauty queen half-wit, Rush/Beck are drug-abusing dropouts, and Bush is, well...just a life-long failure.