Talk:East Coast liberal
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This article really seems to need some NPOV work. Not being American and knowing nothing of politics I don't feel qualified, can someone have a look? sannse 11:34 Feb 3, 2003 (UTC)
- really? not really.
Well, this one might have to go in the catagory of an urban legend, as I don't know if anyone has actually heard someone use this term. I have heard of it being used by certain political conservatives, but I have never heard it used by one. (I guess that I don't listen to the correct radio programs.) If someone can actually confirm that it has been used by someone, and can write an article that identifies this phrase as a label (please see:E-Prime), I would have no trouble with it being in this fine free encyclopedia. --Two halves 12:56 Mar 4, 2003 (UTC)
The term "East-Coast liberal" is definitely used in print; a Lexis-Nexis search reveals roughly 130 uses in major newspapers in the past twenty-five years (although this includes some hits on, e.g., "East Coast liberal arts college"). A reader could reasonably see the term in print and wonder about its connotations. I therefore think it's worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, although it doesn't merit a much lengthier article than the current one.
I cleaned up the article a bit to improve its NPOV. The suggestion that East-Coast liberals read National Geographic and study Japanese, specifically, doesn't ring true to me; IMHO the stereotype would probably correspond more to reading the New Yorker and studying French. I'm not sure that any good can come from including this type of information, so I've cut it out, but if anyone feels strongly about it, then okay. It's more important that we've covered the most salient aspect of the stereotype--that East-Coast liberals are said to be "out of touch" with the rest of the United States.
hagemani 3 July 2005 00:01 (UTC)
[edit] couple points
1. Adlai Stevenson was from Illinois, not generally called the "east coast" of the U.S., he may have been called a "limousine liberal" or something like that, but I really doubt anyone called him an "east coast liberal". 2. JFK was more moderate than many Democrats, perhaps why he was not often called "liberal". I might point out his brother Teddy is probably the archetype "east coast liberal" though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.72.215.225 (talk) 17:09, 2 April 2007 (UTC).
