Rural, white America beat down
by Matt | May 13th, 2008 |Let the cracks on rural, Southern, mountain white folk begin.
If it weren’t for Chris Crain’s Southern origin over in Little Rock, I’d be able to blame it all on those Northern political and media elites. Oh well.
But seriously…
From Chris (who at least admits his roots):
I’m not a snob. Really. I’m originally from Arkansas, after all, so I’ve felt the brunt of redneck jokes and the like. But now that Barack Obama has a mathematical lock on the nomination, it seems a bit silly for CNN’s Bill Schneider to dissect the exit poll data from the Mountain State as if it were Iowa or New Hampshire (or even North Carolina or Indiana).
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One other West Virginia nugged, this via Politico’s Ben Smith:
“I’m going to vote for the colored guy,” said Henry Ford — “no, not that Henry Ford,” the 87-year old retired carpenter in the Napa Auto Parts hat pointed out. “I don’t dislike her, but I don’t think a woman can be president of the United States. I don’t think she can handle the job.”
Even Borat couldn’t have said it better.
And, then, to top it all off, Chris leaves us with this gem…
Saturday Night Live - Appalachian Emergency Room
Unfortunately (and as funny as it all might be), (Southern) Chris’ jokes and comments won’t be the last. The worst (and hardest hitting) will come from the elites who have no idea what it’s like to live in the South or in rural America.
Once again flyover country gets the boot.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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