In an interview with Brian Williams on NBC's Nightly News that appeared last night, John McCain had some not so kind words to say about New Yorkers...
In an interview that appeared on Thursday night on NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams, and in an early transcript of the interview posted on the Washington Post, John McCain accused New Yorkers of being elitist:
WILLIAMS: Who is a member of the elite?
PALIN: So anyone who thinks that they are -- I guess -- better than anyone else, that's -- that's my definition of elitism.
WILLIAMS: Senator?
MCCAIN: I -- I know where a lot of 'em live.
MCCAIN: Well, in our nation's capital and New York City. I've seen it. I've lived there. I know the town. I know -- I know what a lot of these elitists are. The ones that she never went to a cocktail party with in Georgetown. I'll be very frank with you. Who think that they can dictate what they believe to America rather than let Americans decide for themselves.
Good Ole Chuck Schumer was able to lace into him with a response:
"Men in Gucci shoes who have seven glass houses should not cast stones."
This fits in right along with his running mate's view that New York is an "Anti-America" part of the country.
Well I've got news for you Senator McCain, I'm dam proud to be a born and bred New Yorker. I've lived in New York City, one of the greatest cities in the world and I go to college in upstate New York, earning one of the greatest affordable educations available for Americans. Here in New York we are hard working class Americans, just like the rest of the country.
Comments like these show just how out of touch with America John McCain really is. Let's get a real candidate of change in office who doesn't think that people are elitist or anti-American just because they live in certain liberal states.