Here's to the Little People

As we all know by now, Bill Clinton launched into a fit of rage at his interviewer in England during a TV interview this week. Among other things he said this:

"One of the reasons he (special prosecutor Kenneth Starr) got away with it is because people like you only ask me the questions."


"You gave him a complete free ride. Any abuse they wanted to do. They indicted all these little people (emphasis mine) from Arkansas -- what did you care about them, they're not famous, who cares that their life was trampled? Who cares that their children are humiliated?"


"Nobody in your line of work cared a rip about that at the time. Why? Because he was helping their story. People like you always help the far right, because you like to hurt people, and you like to talk about how bad people are and all their personal failings," he said.

Little people - like Susan McDougal who sat in jail for months rather than just testifying before the grand jury to protect the big dog. Little people like Web Hubbell who did the same.

"Little People". Why do I only ever hear liberals talking about the "little people"? Kind of patronizing isn't it. It reminds me of Lyndon Johnson. He used to have a saying:

Son, there's only two kinds of people around here: Elephants and piss ants. And I'm the only elephant.

Same thought.

Why do only liberals talk about the "little people"? That's an easy answer. It's because liberals, like President Clinton, are class elitists.

Conservatives are for the individual - both rights and responsibilities. They want the indivdual to succeed with minimal government support. And they want individuals to be responsible citizens.

Liberals are all about classes, not individuals. Class rights. Class entitlements. They give a lot of lip service to the "little people", but their leaders really are elitists who know more about policy than the class of "little people". The "little people" need caring for.

I don't buy it, but then again I'm just a little people.