Once again this dude from michigan wants to appear like an expert but can only come up with biased silliness. Only problem is, it is more destructive for common dialog and understanding that even Obama the man would advocate for. But that is the way it is in this country. Appalachia has a stigma- one that grows in the multicultural America because of fools like him. We are an exploited people, embattled. In WV we have an embattled candidate meeting our embattled culture and people. It is a match made in heaven. Hey it is almost heaven in WV!
DHinMI has an idea of what it means to be appalachian (apparently one that is somewhat racist.) But the boy's never even been here (Please give my voice a twang when you're reading this just so it burns a little more.) I support obama in spite of some of his supporters.
He sounds just like every other elitist who thinks, "oh well, they're so ignorant and stupid that we can never like a candidate who doesn't look like us or sound like us."
Carnacki, I thank you taking this guy on. He's ignorant (kinda like those types who use science to prove racial or cultural inferiority). But He will reach many more than anyone of us trying to get Appalachia some respect. He's content to throw a region and a people to the wayside and make sure our land and resources are plundered so they can sit at their computers and write their little pithy posts about how we need to be pushed aside for their "progress". And what is really humorous is that he has some maps to show how our "racist" or "ignorant" ancestors went and spread their seed in other places in the other parts of the country and Obama can't win them either. I don't like th smell of their racist stench.
Hehe. Obama hasn't run a campaign in WV. He has offices but the point is moot without a candidate. Let's look at facts: Carter 2x, Dukakis 1x(!!!), Clinton 2x and then... Bush??? Why? The guy was here- 3 outta 4 July 4's/ That is one way to win the hearts and minds. I know in this day that there is a tendency to believe almighty in the tv commercial, but in this state it will not always work. Politics is personal and requires some friggin's respect and that is something you don't find on this website. At least clinton ACTS like she respects WV Democrats.
DHinMI is bigoted because he is foolish to think that he knows something about a people and their homes when he's have never entered their domain. That makes him about as bad as those we oppose on the Republican side. He's bigoted in the worse way because he applies a "scientific" analysis to a region and people without really interacting and understanding it. It is destructive Nice maps btw. Apparently we've spread our evil seed to the Ozarks to TX, AR, MO and CA... hahahhahahaha!
Obama has spent a total of how many days in WV? I can still count them on one hand. How do you win or even come close to winnin' like that? How well did Obama do in counties in Appalachia in PA? Well he didn't win but he did improve his margins didn't he? John Kerry won some counties here. It is not like Obama couldn't, he's just gotta show up. I have to wonder if his advisers say the same things as DH.
Why is someone just gonna jump on the bandwagon and vote for a name they don't know? Appalachia the region has been exploited by many outsiders in its time and now another fella comes in here and says he's got the answer for us? Heh, well, we've heard that before. You might as well forget it. Until you prove yourself with us, you can't expect our vote. I just call that being a smart voter.