Disclaimer: I like Lady Gaga , Frank Sinatra and James Taylor. The radio buttons in my car are set to public radio , classical music , the Top 40 and oldies stations. I admit to watching way more Food Network , Bravo and TNT than PBS . My web browser's bookmarks run the gamut from the New York Times to a site about makeup . But PT Barnum got it partially right. It's not underestimating the intelligence of the American people that makes people rich; it's underestimating the taste factor combined with intelligence. I'm prepared for jeers, flaming and catcalls and to be called elitist, effete and snob. Bring it. The bottom line: We Americans could use a dose of elitism and snobbery. We could also use a mega-dose of discretion and discrimination. No, not the "no Jews, Catholics or Blacks allowed" or "no Mosques in my neighborhood" kinds of discrimination. The discrimination I want to see more of is the one that's defined in Webster's as"
Because cantors talk, too.