When did "redneck" become a bad thing... Aren't these the pockets of the

glowing

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Tue Oct-21-08 03:39 PM
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When did "redneck" become a bad thing... Aren't these the pockets of the

country that Republicans love..

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noiretextatique

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Tue Oct-21-08 03:40 PM
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1. they don't love these folks

http://www.rednecks4obama.com/page3.php

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RedLetterRev

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Tue Oct-21-08 04:07 PM
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2. Thanks for the link!

I represent that remark :) Gonna read more when I get home.

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On the Road

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Tue Oct-21-08 04:16 PM
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3. They are the People

with Confederate flags on their pickups that Howard Dean wanted to convert to Democratic voters. He was vilified at the time, but it looks like his strategy is beginning to pay off.

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Winterblues

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Tue Oct-21-08 04:16 PM
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4. "Redneck" originally got it's place in our language during the

Harlan coal mining fights. That is also where the infamous Hatfield and McCoy Feud began. The miners tried to strike and the mine owners brought in hired police to keep the miners in their place. The miners wore red bandanas to identify themselves against the hired cops of the mines. They were called rednecks and many were killed just for wanting a fair and decent wage and tolerable hours. I believe the head of the miners was a Hatfield and the head of the Police was a McCoy..

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HEyHEY

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Tue Oct-21-08 04:18 PM
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5. Ha!

"A poor man voting for a Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders."

- Sent to us by Adam, in North Carolina

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Tue Oct-21-08 04:20 PM
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6. I want a smart President. So I don't have to. n/t

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