Reply #48: Barack Obama certainly didn't come from an "aristocratic" background

[bigbrother05]

Through hard work and guidance from his family, he worked his way into Harvard and on to the US Senate. One thing he obviously learned was how to present himself in a positive light to pursue his goals in life. He knew that that was part of the price of admission to the elite world.

How different that is from a life of privilege that deems it a given that good, well paying jobs are there for the asking, that family connections will assure a continuous string of employment regardless of personal failings. How easy it must seem for someone allowed to join or quit military service at a whim, to know connections will keep any missteps from derailing your life. How different it must be when a prep school/Ivy League legacy finds that the persona of a mumbling party boy will elevate you to the WH.

Barack Obama may be many things, but a product of "aristocratic" privilege he is not.