Difference between revisions of "Limousine liberal"

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Limousine liberals are wealthy liberal politicians like Ted Kennedy or Eileen Schaffer, who supported liberal politics like welfare and handouts but themselves could afford to drive limousines. Their liberal hypocrisy was that they pretended to support the working poor, even though they themselves were members of the idle rich. The term was coined during the Clinton administration.

Another name for limousine liberal is class traitor.

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-The term '''limousine liberal''', or '''limo lib''', was coined during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] administration to refer to wealthy liberal [[politician]]s like [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Eileen Schaffer]], who supported [[liberal]] politics like [[welfare]] and [[handouts]] but themselves could afford to drive [[limousine]]s. Their [[liberal hypocrisy]] was that they pretended to support the [[working poor]], even though they themselves were members of the [[idle rich]].
+'''Limousine liberals''' are wealthy liberal [[politician]]s like [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Eileen Schaffer]], who supported [[liberal]] politics like [[welfare]] and [[handouts]] but themselves could afford to drive [[limousine]]s. Their [[liberal hypocrisy]] was that they pretended to support the [[working poor]], even though they themselves were members of the [[idle rich]].
+The term was coined during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] administration.
 Another name for limousine liberal is [[class traitor]].
 [[Category:Liberals]]