"And they are almost as good as 'real' people" is the sub-text." Pure crapola. I didn't say that, that came from your own brain, not mine. Frankly, the distinction between shanty and lace curtain is one that I learned from Irish-Americans. I have never made such a distinction. In the case of Dowd vs Clinton, I suggested that as a possible basis for her antipathy. I don't blame you much for your sensitivity, but I have never felt badly about being singled out as a Norwegian farm kid from North Dakota. We have multiple ethnicities in our nation, and they all give each other crap over it. If you're looking to justify a grudge, knock yourself out.  I want no part of that ethnic resentment.  That's what has got this nation into the fix it's in now. When you sober up tomorrow, I expect you will come to your senses.