Well, I just brushed mah tooth

[RoseMead]

and I'm about to roll my racist, hillbilly, cousin-fuckin', underedumacated trailer-trash ass out the door and go cast my pathetic, useless vote for Obama. Then ahm, uh, gonna go eat a possum, or somethin'.

But don't mind me. Y'all have fun trashin' my state today, y'hear? :hi:

[PBS Poll-435]

1. LOL...

Cousin-fuckin'!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:




And its Opossum !!!

[RoseMead]

15. Elitist!

lol :)

[PBS Poll-435]

83. Thanks for Voting Today!

:toast:

[BlooInBloo]

2. Way to buck the trend!

[tishaLA]

3. At least you're not planning to prepare squirrel

in a popcorn maker like Huckabee. Have fun, ya silly hillbilly. :P

[RoseMead]

25. That was a story that begged

for a thousand and one photo-shopped pics.:rofl:

[wellstone dem]

75. A confession from this Minnesotan

I have eaten squirrel. Squirrel stew, fortunately the man who cooked it for our intimate dinner didn't tell me what it was til the next day.

[book_worm]

4. I think West Virginians are getting a raw deal today.

[havocmom]

10. Some of the shit I see here at DU is BIGOTRY, pure and simple

trashing a population due to location is not much different that doing it about color. And it does not help DEMS win general elections to trash whole populations based on location.

Call the bigots on their shit. It's good for the soul. :hi:

[Texas Hill Country]

21. DU is making me ill today

[Justitia]

24. Why? Your girl is going to sweep it today. Seriously, why? You should be happy. -eom

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

62. While the trashing of WV is pretty lame

Its not anything like trashing based on color..

You can move, be eloquent, educated, charming, funny, and good looking and you're still going to be whatever color you were born.

Meanwhile a state can change the demographics for which it gets mocked and viola no more mocking..

[havocmom]

74. The fly in your ointment: Mocking has little to to with truth or reality

I live in Montana, much mocked and derided. We were the first state to send a woman to Congress, have a really effective (he stood up to bush on National Guard, and DHS on Real ID - winning both contests) DEM governor and passed a medical marijuana initiative here. Long history of labor union support (some pretty radical actions back in the 30s) and a lot of 'live & let live' neighbors.
Still, I see Montana trashed around here by ignorant bigots.

Changing demographics is not the whole solution. We have to change the level of willful ignorance, and sadly, we have to do that withing our own ranks as well as the general population.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

76. I never said it was nice or true

I said its not the same as racism..

YOu dont walk into a store and get tagged a potential shoplifter because you;re from montana..

[havocmom]

78. True that. But BIGOTRY is willful ignorance to justify hatred

and I maintain that any willful ignorance used to justify hatred is something we at DU should point out in an effort to lessen BIGOTRY.

And, actually, I HAVE been treated poorly on a couple of occasions while traveling with MONTANA car license. I know it is NOTHING as bad as race bigotry, but it does exist. Amusing, AND bigotry.

[truedelphi]

92. Having grown up and lived till my ltae twenties in the MidWest

I understand your feelings.

The MidWest is all considered to be a big Bible thumping stomping ground for folks not smart enough to come in when it rains.

I think a lot of this is because our news people are all centered on either coast. And many East Coast people and West Couast people don't visit the interior places.

I was so surprised a week ago to hear that Matthews and Olbermann considered Wisconsin and Indiana to be identical. (Based on the two states having the same white/black demographics)

When I think of Wisconsin, I think of Che Guevara - he'd have fit in there. It's one state with very progresssive values, as farmers since the late 1890's had co-ops and other strategies that kept the bankers out and progressive values in.

When I think of Indiana, I tend to think of Dan Quayle. Though I know that Guevara would have done well in Gary or Bloomington.

[havocmom]

125. Great way to illustrate the nuances the coast dwellers miss

Thanks so much for that. Made my day!

::havocmom wanders off envisioning Guevara and Quayle trying to find some common ground::

[havocmom]

5. RoseMead, I have been busy bustin chops of location bigots around here

You go vote. I've got your back for a spell before I got to work. ;)

[The Great Escape]

6. Git-R-Done

Jennifer Garner is giving me a ride to the polls!:evilgrin:

[Justitia]

18. post back after going to the polls, I love those stories -eom

[The Great Escape]

23. Well....

it would really be a story, if Jennifer Garner was really coming to pick me up! :woohoo:

[Justitia]

26. No kidding, but I figured it wouldn't be THE Jennifer Garner - LOL. Still, give us some stories. nt

[RoseMead]

107. Here's my funny poll story for today

I'm sitting in the line of chairs waiting for a voting station to open up, and I hear two guys who look to be in their 60's talking:

"So, who're you going to vote for?"
"Harry Truman."

So there: West Virginians *will* vote for a Democratic president - from 1948! lol

[Justitia]

120. LOL - That IS a funny story, thanks! -eom

[helderheid]

7. !

:spray: :rofl: :yourock:

[DevonRex]

8. That's a good one! Sendin' you some love from an

ex-Mississippian who can definitely sympathize. I never once ate chitlins. But I did taste head cheese once. If anybody tries to get you to do that, run AWAY!

[Pierogi_Pincher]

29. Is head cheese like 'souse'?

I love that stuff. There's a Slavic dish made from pigs' feet that is served in the jelly that the meat makes when cooked. It's has an acidic, pickled taste. I could go for some right now. Where's my Baba? :9
P_P

[DevonRex]

35. It's made from boiling the head of pigs or cows. The jelly it makes

is then mixed with what little meat is boiled out in the process. Then it's formed into blocks of head cheese and refrigerated.

It is truly disgusting.

[Pierogi_Pincher]

56. Souse is more of a 'lunch meat'.

It's pieces of chewy pork in a kinda gel. I bought some when we first landed down south here, and I like it much. I have strange gastronomic leanings, I guess.
P_P

[lumberjack_jeff]

73. Waste not, want not. n/t

[DevonRex]

88. That must be how it started. I can't think of any other reason to

eat that mess.

[sammytko]

119. a coworker's family saying was

that they ate everything from "the rooter to the tooter" of the pig.

[lumberjack_jeff]

123. The original form of "reduce, reuse recycle".

I like the old sayings better.

And welcome to DU!

[Lugnut]

129. My dad used to love that stuff too.

It always grossed me out. My mother boiled pigs feet to make it for him. Now that I mention it I'm still grossed out by it.

[MattBaggins]

124. Are you crazy?

Headcheese is tricky and has to be made properly, but man is that good stuff. Got to have it out of jar though so that it doesn't lose any of the nice gelatin and soft fats.

Some nice delicious homemade Schwartemage.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

9. Yummy!

And next week, I'll be doing the same here in Kentucky! We should get together and discuss the "shoe" and "pregnancy" options!

[RoseMead]

34. Wait a gul-durn minute!

Pregnancy and shoes are options?! lol

Yeah, you guys are gonna get it too. DU's nothing if not equal opportunity.

[Schema Thing]

11. I wish this site had the collective humor to allow me to post

my response, lol.

Let's just say that Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, and probably you, would be laughing with me.

[RoseMead]

67. Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle

are both awesome.

[Schema Thing]

87. I'm a Texan, but I have a very unusual family name

that is found almost exclusively in WV, where my father is from.

The name is Waggy, and if you ever meet one, they are my relative; separated at most by two or three generations before you will find commonality. The really sad thing is, we can trace the name back to people coming into WV from Ohio back 200 years ago or so.... and then it's lost. We have no idea what our European lineage is. I'm tempted to see what kind of DNA testing services there are that could at least tell us where to look for clues as to where the name came from.

[Schema Thing]

89. oops, meant the above to reply to RoseMead, not myself n/t

[RoseMead]

94. That's not a name I've ever seen here.

What part of the state do they live in? I'm in Huntington.

[DangerousRhythm]

136. DNATribes.com

I got my DNA done there and it confirmed at least half of what I knew (back to the 1500s!) but added other odd things I had no idea about. Definitely worthwhile if you have the cash for it! You can check out sample DNA results on the site, too.

I don't know how "into" your geneology you are, but some results may take more research to understand the connections... basically who sacked who in olden times, who invaded what countries and perhaps made their way into your family in whatever way. It's actually very interesting from a historical perspective. :)

[Justitia]

12. Some support from a fellow red-stater! Thank you so much for voting today!

And don't let the other stuff get you down. Being from TX, I've been on the shitty end of the stick too. I lapped it up when TEXAS went for Obama (and Pennsylvania didn't - neener, neener)!

I tried to post some support for our fellow WV Dems on another thread, I know how tough it is to be an "out" Dem in such a red place - ya gotta be tough, don't you?

Don't take it too hard, obviously you have a great sense of humor about it.

Thanks again for voting for Obama today! :pals:

[gateley]

13. Bless your heart!

It must be difficult listening to all the crap about your State. As much as we all decry stereotyping, we sure seem to fall prey to it.

Let us know what's going on at the polls, okay?

:hug:

[redqueen]

14. Hah... I need to react to Texas bashing like that!

Brilliant! :D

[helderheid]

22. Same here on Utah bashing!

[Justitia]

33. Are you kidding? I LOVE ME SOME UTAH! They are 18% more wonderful than I knew previously!

:yourock:

[RoseMead]

37. Texas Dems have had it hard too

Sendin ya some hillbilly love. :hug:

[redqueen]

39. Aw, thank you!

And here's some redneck love for ya! :hug:

[SwampG8r]

16. as a tennesseean i understand your feelings

but i always tell my self
put on a nice face and go out and do whats right
what anyone thinks of us as "hillbillies"is beyond our control and we still get the advantage of the most beautiful views in america

like i was tellin aunt momma the other day i said
'aunt momma, tell sister grandma how obamas gonna win whatever they say about us." and she turned to uncle daddy and slapped the tooth outta his mouth.
oh well i gotta go stoke the coals on the still

[K Gardner]

28. I'm a Tennessean, too. When I worked in RI, they were surprised I could complete a sentence

and that my house had an indoor toilet. :hi:

[Clark2008]

99. I had someone from Michigan ask me once where the hillbillies were.

--> Tennessean, too <--

[RoseMead]

30. Priceless! nt

[WeDidIt]

17. Any state that has the Canaan Valley

has my support as a truly beautiful state.

[cliffordu]

19. Aw, come on we know you and that guy from down in Wheeling

who are voting for Obama are alright....Everyone else? Maybe not so much.

:hi:

[RoseMead]

42. That guy from Wheeling is my cousin!

lol I kid.:P

[Justitia]

43. LOL

[cliffordu]

54. LOL

:hi:

[smoogatz]

61. How long y'all been married?

:hide:

[K Gardner]

20. OMG ! My guy is getting ONE VOTE today ! God love your pea-pickin' heart !

[RoseMead]

45. Two actually

There's actually two Obama voters in this house. And my husband's cousin at the end of the street (not kidding about that one) - he's voting for Obama, too.

So that's three! Three Obama voters! Ha ha ha ha!

[K Gardner]

68. Good for your street, Rose !

[boppers]

130. Three Obama supporters, Muwah ha ha...

But the count has TWO toofs!

[WA98296]

27. LOL...thanks!

[RethugAssKicker]

31. LOL... Well.... Who said life is fair ?

Just like they say all of us New Yorkers are rude and obnoxious.... we all have to deal with stereotypes !

[pompano]

41. Well you just....

brush all you want to. If Obama looses I'll have to figure out a way to gnash mine. Ever tried to gnash ONE tooth? B-)

[pompano]

44. reply to original post. n/t

[RoseMead]

64. LOL! nt

[Jamastiene]

103. You have GOT to be shitting me.

Stupid and obnoxious ain't got shit on being called reeee-tarded, nasty, racist, and inbred. Besides, the ones like you earn your sterotype by being such assholes. :hi:

[DangerousRhythm]

138. We're also elitist latte sippers, don't forget.

:rofl:

[Champion Jack]

32. Just got back from voting -me and the missus 2 votes for Obama

Oh, and everybody who trashes WV...
Fuck You

[Justitia]

38. TEXAS thanks you, my friend!

:yourock:

[Aloha Spirit]

46. Sweet! Any sense of how your area, your district, is voting?

[Champion Jack]

51. No Idea, but, saw about 15 Obama signs yesterday and none for Hillary

[progressoid]

36. Possum huh? Well, la de da. Ain't cho speshul.

And ya still got a tooth!

Elitist!

[JimGinPA]

40. One Thing I Want To Know Is...

Which side are you on?

[RoseMead]

105. Hatfields of course!

The McCoys were from mostly from Kentucky. :P

Years ago, a guy who was a descendant of one of the feud families put out a record with a bunch of songs that told the Hatfield/McCoy story.

My parents copied it to tape so we could listen to it on car trips. No kidding. lol

But actually, when someone says 'Which side are you on?' the first thing I think of is the old union song:

Come all you good workers
Good news to you I'll tell
Of how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell

Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on?

My daddy was a miner
He's now in the air and sun
He'll be with you fellow workers
Until the battle's won

Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on?

They say in Harlan County
There are no neutrals there
You'll either be a union man
Or a thug for J. H. Claire

Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on?

Oh workers can you stand it?
Oh tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?

Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on?

Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Poor folks ain't got a chance
Unless they organize

Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on?

[maxsolomon]

47. predjudice against appalachians is the last acceptable bigotry in amurka.

but you gotta admit: some people in appalachia are freakin' SCARY.

[RoseMead]

52. Oh Lord yes

Some of them are. No kidding.

And ironically, some of those scary people probably think I'm scarier! lol

[The Great Escape]

53. Why Do I Have To Admit That?

[maxsolomon]

104. to make me feel better about my bigotry

i admit that i am wary of appalachians. even though i have met many appalachians i like, i do not trust many young male appalachians - i find them proudly ignorant & prone to unprovoked violence. and believe me, having gone to HS & lived in Over the Rhine in downtown Cincinnati prior to the riots, i know of whence i speak.

[The Great Escape]

116. I'm Sorry...

Young Male Appalachians are my brothers, my nephews, my cousins, my co workers and my friends the overwhelming majority of YMA's that I know are wonderful kids. Of course being called "briarhopper" could give a young man an attitude.

[maxsolomon]

139. An attitude that would lead to hitting someone in the head with a baseball bat?

Because that's my experience. The Cincinnati Urban Appalachian Stereotype: I'll kick your ass for no reason except that you go to college & i'm drunk & full of testosterone.

It's the exceptions to the rule that ruin it for everybody.

[The Great Escape]

140. I Was Robbed at Gunpoint by a White North Carolinian....

I hold the other white North Carolinian's totally responsible for this.

[maxsolomon]

141. You misunderstand my point

but i concede yours.

[havocmom]

59. Wanna talk 'freakin scary'? I grew up in Southern

CALIFORNIA.

Manson family years
Reagan in the Governors chair
Flash cars
Movie stars
and some really weird societal dis-ease

Freakin SCARY is everywhere. So is sane and gracious. Seek out and contribute to the latter ;)

[smoogatz]

71. I grew up in SE Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills.

And you got that second part right, good buddy. True story: one of my coworker's neighbors shoots her other neighbor while he's taking a crap in the outhouse (this is in the early 1990s, mind you). Neighbor 2 survives gunshot wound, crashes pickup truck into neighbor 1's trailer, seriously injuring neighbor 1. Neighbor 1 finishes the job with sawed-off shotgun blast, literally decapitating neighbor 2. Neighbor 1 gets sent up to Lucasville for six years on manslaughter charge. Six Years! For blowing the guy's head off! Turns out neighbors 1 and 2 have been literally feuding for almost a decade. A feud! In 1992!

But actually, bigotry against atheists is the the most acceptable flavor.

[Blue-Jay]

48. Tell your cousin/wife/sister to call me!

:thumbsup:

[flakey_foont]

49. although never a resident

have spent many pleasant hours in West by God Virginia.........
some awesomely beautiful scenery and friendly, good hearted people,,,

there will always be a special fondness for WV

[damntexdem]

50. I tried trashing it, but I couldn't find it.

Is it North Virginia or South Virginia. Either way, it's not on my map.

;-)

[RoseMead]

58. LOL

I believe it's actually at the junction of West Kentucky and South Pennsylvania. Nowhere near Richmond, though. :P

[grantcart]

55. Well after that no one is going to enjoy trashing it - you do it so well lol

Question:

Are there differences between the two sides in WVirginia particularly empassioned or is it no real big deal?

[RoseMead]

60. Honestly, around here

there seems to be more interest in the local races than the presidential primary. I've seen something like two Obama signs and three Hillary signs in my neighborhood, compared to dozens for local magistrates, sheriffs, school board members, and so on.

[grantcart]

82. I have to admit the posts by WV DUers have been the most interesting I have read anywhere

I am fascinated by a population that takes so much pride in being different and doesn't mind what others think about it - that in itself is not a bad thing. Just out of curiousity how are inter racial couples and folks who openly practice other religions treated in WV?

[RoseMead]

101. Well, from my experience

things seem to be getting better as far as treatment interracial couples, but my experience is limited. I do know that in the 80's, when I was in high school, people seemed to look down on interracial dating and marriage more. Now it seems to be a situation where people are more tolerant; or if they're not, they don't feel as comfortable saying so in public.

A few personal anecdotes relating to race/racism in WV:

On the first day of school this year, a mother of one of my daughter's friends was at the bus stop with us and made a comment to me about kids listening to "n***** music." I politely let her know that I don't appreciate language like that, and she never used the word again in my presence. Is she a racist? Probably, but she's not willing to push it with people who aren't obviously of a like mind.

As a child in the 70's, I was at my grandmother's house and I said the racist version of eeny-meeny-miney-mo. My grandmother let me know in no undertain terms that I was *never* to use that word again. I actually didn't know what it meant at the time, though (I didn't even know it referred to people). And my grandmother used "colored," which might have been considered offensive by some people at the time. Was my grandma racist? I'd say no, not really; but she was more concerned with politness than inequality. To her the use of the n-word was an offence against polite manners, first and foremost.

I attended a high school with 400 students. There was one black kid in the whole school. To me, he seemed to be well-liked, and the fact that he was black didn't seem to matter much. Years later, however, he told me how hard it was for him to be the only black kid in an all white school, and he said he had experienced racism from some people.

As for religion, I was raised a Roman Catholic, and I was treated like an exotic creature, to some extent, because of it. (After about the 900th time, explaining that no, Catholics don't actually *worship* Mary, it gets a little old.) But I wasn't ill-treated or threatened because of it. In the 80's pagans had it hard, because everyone was convinced that anything pagan must be Satanic. That seems to have stopped now, pretty much. Other than that, it's all various flavors of Protestants here, and they tend to get along or ignore each other.

Honestly, the thing I run into most here is homophobia. In my personal experience, I meet many, many more people who are anti-gay than anything else. Maybe there's more homophobia than racism here, or maybe it's considered more acceptable to voice in public, I'm not sure.

[thewiseguy]

57. Dont vote for Hussian! You hear me?!

:bounce:

[snooper2]

63. possum is only good in a stew...

Kind of tough, really tough on the older ones...

Clean it and stew it till the meat falls off the bones; you will be good to go :)

Don't forget to add the veggies :hi:

[K Gardner]

70. Speaking of possum.... pic >>>>>

[cascadiance]

65. is this picsher of you?...

Tho it don't look like you brush much here...

[CoffeeCat]

66. Don't forget your latte!

You'll need to be bright and pumped up when you pull that lever!

[Barack_America]

69. Isn't squirrel better this time of year?

;)

Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with all of the WV bashing around here. I'm from Michigan and...

1). About 50% of my family is straight up racist

-and-

2). I do know people who have eaten squirrel :blush:


So I really don't know why WV is being singled out like this. These attitudes that are being ascribed to WV exist everywhere.

[CoffeeCat]

72. I know how you feel...

I'm from Iowa, and many people are shocked to hear that we don't ride around
in covered wagons--and that we actually have electricity.

I was in an airport in Arizona and I struck up a conversation with a fellow traveler. Upon learning
that I was from Iowa, she said, "You're from Iowa? Do you know Eugene?". She didn't even have a last
name. She assumed there were less than 50 people in the state and that we all met at the one local
coffee shop and talked corn farming to pass the time.

Every state has their stereotypes..but please, step away from your cousin! :wave:

[NoSunWithoutShadow]

77. Kicked for the Beautiful State of West Virginia

[crimsonblue]

79. looks like you have progressed from sister-shagging

to cousin-shagging. Good for you! Living proof that people can change. :P

[RaVeN_MeaD]

80. Well Darlin I just cast ma vote for Obama...

What say we go out fer dinner tonight...some place fancy like Hillbilly Hotdogs (real place).

[Justitia]

85. Yay! TEXAS thanks you too!

:yourock:

[myrna minx]

111. Welcome to DU RaVeN_MeaD.

:hi:

[Rose Siding]

81. Why honey, bless your heart

'Hits because of folks like you that I swanee yes we can. ;)

Take it from this Welch born Hatfield that fried squirrel beats possum.

[ccharles000]

84. You should be ashamed of yourself!

:puke:

[RoseMead]

102. Oh, I am

I'm awash in shame. But that's because I was raised a Catholic.

What exactly do you want me to be ashamed of?

[ccharles000]

106. For stereotyping southern people.

[RoseMead]

108. I think you missed the point of the OP

I'm not stereotyping southern people. I *am* southern people. Those things were all said about West Virginians by other people here on DU. I'm making fun of that bigotry.

[ccharles000]

112. Thanks for clearing it up.

[bunkerbuster1]

86. Ah dun voted for Edwards here in Joe-juh

And then the stupid white trash went and pulled outa the race!

Could drive a man to vote for that colored guy, Hussein Osama. So I understand where you at.

Save me some of that possum, y'hear?

[Major Hogwash]

90. Hahahahahaha!

That's funnier than hell!!!

[formercia]

91. If they ain't good enogh for kin

they ain't good enough for me either. :rofl:

[Oilwellian]

93. Hi neighbor...

I've always been amazed here in SW Virginia at the number of people who joke about West Virginia, when in reality the cultures are nearly identical. You'll never find me trashing your state. It's by far one of the most beautiful in the country and its people are salt of the earth.

Oh, and, thanks for voting for Obama. :D

[NatBurner]

95. lol i really wanna crack a joke in here

cuz that's what i do

but everybody's so damned sensitive today :/

but kudos, ellie-may
go chill out by the cement pond

i'd tell u to kick your shoes off, but u know...










...you're probably not wearing any :)

feel free to trash texas and/or oklahoma whenever u feel like it

[walldude]

96. K&R...

:rofl: :spray:

[SoxFan]

97. Well, you guys did invent the toothbrush

After all, if it had been invented anyplace else, it would be the teeth brush...

:hide:

[NatBurner]

100. lol

[Rosa Luxemburg]

98. you're elitist you are lucky you have one tooth!

just kiddin'

[Aloha Spirit]

115. haha

[ginnyinWI]

109. K&R for makin' me smile. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

110. We hear a lot of the same trashing in Arkansas. I'll have to admit, however,

that WV has us beat when it comes to trailer trash according to these census figures.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ranks/rank38.xls

Just out of curiosity, do you parboil your possum before you bake it?

[barack the house]

113. It is very unproductive to be negative towards ANY state getting votes is sweet talking.

[barack the house]

114. It is very unproductive to be negative towards ANY state getting votes is sweet talking.

There is still the GE to consider.

[Meshuga]

117. As long as you don't eat bear cubs

I heard on local TV the news here (DC metro) a few years ago that WV passed a law allowing people to eat road kill except for bear cubs. I thought that was funny. :-)

Anyway, that's my share as far as poking fun at West Virginians. Great post and thank you for voting!

[Bright Eyes]

118. I'll give this a "YEEHAAW!"

[Left coast liberal]

121. You hang in there. You sound like you got your head on strainght.

Gobama!

[Coexist]

122. hey - I'm from Florida, your state only gets trashed during your primary

Florida-bashing is fun throughout the year!

[ecstatic]

126. hmm... I would never get offended at someone trashing Georgia

Trash away! This is a red state that deserves bashing!

[OnionPatch]

127. I'm sorry it's been like this.

I always loved the state, having grown up right across the river in Ohio and all, I had lots of friends there, worked there for many years and loved to go there for vacation. (Snowshoe for skiing, yes!!) But you know what? I moved to California, and everytime I go home, I get a lot of guff about being a latte-drinking, tree-hugging, loony liberal now. I guess every state has its stereotypes. :shrug:

[greguganus]

128. I just watched "CSI: West Virginia". Everyone had the same DNA. n/t

[Catherina]

131. You're hilarious! Thank you Rosemead

Thanks for your vote. Let me know where to send you a pair of Birkenstocks :rofl:

[SoDesuKa]

132. The Solid South

The South went Democratic when Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Then it went Republican when Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Today, West Virginia voted 70-30 for Hillary Clinton after she praised hard-working white people.

Portraying Southerners as ignorant may be a euphemism for what they are . . . nasty racists.

[Maddy McCall]

133. Fuck off, wanker.

[SoDesuKa]

134. Race is the Pivotal Issue

Southerners switched parties when Lincoln declared that blacks were human beings and could not be owned. They switched again when Lyndon Johnson signed into law the bill that said blacks were citizens and have civil rights. A mass defection from one party to another is not a small change. Race is the pivotal issue in Southern politics.

When Hillary praised hardworking white people just before the West Virginia primary, it wasn't a dog whistle. Everybody could hear it very clearly. West Virginia Democrats (not Republicans) rewarded her with a 70-30 margin of victory.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

135. "She's my mother, she's my sister, she's my mother, she's my sister!"

WV statements frequently heard in the Food Lion check out lines, while shopping.

[DemVet]

137. Hey, the possum innards at the Road Kill Cafe be purty good today.

[Buzz Clik]

142. Huntington, WV. Did you hear me honk as I drove by yesterday?

Your roads are in serious disrepair.

[SparkyMac]

143. Takes three rednecks to eat possum. Two to watch for cars.