When the Rovites among the McCain campaign talk about Senator Obama's alleged "elitism," they're directing that attack to an audience they think will be receptive to it. Namely, older, usually white Americans living in rural areas who epitomize "traditional values." In other words, Ralph Stanley.
It didn't work.
Or, as my mother, the soon-to-be master of Appalachian studies, put it: " Country music icon, guy who won a Grammy for singing 'O, Death' on the 'O Brother Where Art Thou' soundtrack, and has pages devoted him in all the books I have to read for my history of country music class --- that guy. RALPH FRICKING STANLEY endorsed the 'arugula-eating' black guy!!!"
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