Peter King Knows What He’s Doing
Peter King, the New York Congressman, should probably start leading seminars for his fellow Republicans on how to must effectively stir up resentment against liberals and their cultural and educational elite supporters in as few words as possible. This is from Politico:
“I wouldn’t have gotten involved if the president hadn’t used the word ‘stupidly.’ I know the pressure cops are under. Whatever Sgt. [James] Crowley did here, it was well-intentioned, and he conducted himself as a gentleman throughout,” said King. “If race was injected, it was injected by the Harvard professor. I don’t see it as a racial issue. The underlying issue here is the arrogance of the Harvard professor toward a working cop. It’s the academic elites who look down on firefighters, cops and the military. It’s a class issue, not a race issue.”
The guy manages to say “Harvard professor” and “academic elites” three times in four sentences. Also, throwing in “arrogance” is a nice touch. But one would think that Republicans who say things like “It’s a class issue, not a race issue” wouldn’t be so quick to denounce marginally more progressive economic policies as “class warfare.”
