Monday, August 04, 2008

Thanks Nancy!

For admitting the social benefits of Starbucks while simultaneously demonstrating extreme elitist paternalism:
“These people can’t just walk out of Starbucks and get a job at a grocery store or a factory,” said House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA. “They would need ESL classes and cultural training to learn how to relate to ordinary Americans and function in society.”...
HT: Greg Mankiw

2 comments:

danarch said...

Is she implying what I think she is implying? What Starbucks does she go to?

Thomas said...

I think the article is a satire...