The mean, vicious, petty attacks on Obama in this campaign have bothered me considerably more than the ones on Palin. Yes, it is ridiculous when "Barack Obama gets ridiculed and criticized for speaking in an articulate, educated way and for coming off as cool, collected, and confident." The way he carries himself speaks well for him and does not make him an "elitist", it just makes him an intelligent person, period.   

However, I am simply commenting on the meanness and pettiness on both sides of the line.

You cannot legitimately complain about others using dirty tactics in politics on your favorite candidates when you smugly use equally petty, vicious and dirty tactics on those candidates whom you are opposed to.

Why? Because it's hypocritical, that's why.

But in any "in group"...people seem to get away with it, don't they? In fact, they delight in it. That's what I'm commenting on.