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Kentucky Dem Caught on Tape Discussing His ‘Redneck Constituency’
- Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:25pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Kentucky Republican Mike Wilson has launched a new campaign strategy in his attempts to unseat his Democratic rival. Wilson has launched MikeReynoldsUnplugged.com, a site for the constituents of Kentucky’s 32nd district to listen to Democratic Sen. Mike Reynolds in his own words. The latest soundbite: Reynolds describing his constituency as “rednecks.” Nice.
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Comments (102)
NHABE64
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:29pmHa! Ha! Another Democrat cockroach talking out his backside. I am sure Kentuckians appreciate his candid comments about them. Have a nice trip to pink slip city you meathead.
Report Post »redneck
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:14pmEveryone is entitled to have a little fun. What‘s fun for me ain’t necessarily fun for ya’all. I get by with what I’ve got. Ain‘t much to you but it’s mine.
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:04pmIt‘s water off a duck’s back. As the many posts show, ‘it aint no thang.’
One poster says “Git R Dun”…another says “I wear the term proudly.”
Fact of the matter is, even us high-falootin’ high-tech rednecks are kinda fond of the term!
Report Post »wodiej
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:59pmGood grief….Democrats, the gift that keeps on giving. How many October surprises are they going to give us? LOL….
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:43pmThere is definitely not a lot of deep thought that goes into some of these campaign ads. Some of the others also deem it a good idea to insult the constituency in order to gain votes. Then again, many of the elected insult us on a daily basis, believing that it will garner support for their policies.
Report Post »Somehow they can’t understand how these actions are counterproductive. It just emphasizes the disconnect.
RichF
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:28pmMust be a slow news day. Who cares about a state senator from Kentucky.
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:50pmNote to self: I live in fly over country, I need to know what’s going on out East, I need to know what’s going on out West, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS DOING!!!! United we STAND, divided we will most assuredly fail, epically….
Report Post »wodiej
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:00pmUhm…..because who gets elected in any state affects the whole country with their vote. Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 4:07amYou apparently do, you commented on it, duhhhhh.
Report Post »Freedomfromsocialist
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:25pmWhat a hoot, he sounds like a the people he was making fun off.
Report Post »RoyHowell
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:15pmYou might be a Redneck if your whole family is Democrats
Report Post »‘cept little Mary. She lernt how to read. :)
ann123
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:14pmforgot I’m west ky. too
Report Post »ann123
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:14pmI live in ky. and a proud redneck .. can’t wait to vote these kooks out
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:47pmThis kook doesn’t need the redneck vote, he has the ******* vote now …
(see how 2 can play the game) :D
Report Post »fobama
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:04pmhorny rednecks: hey sis you awake!
Report Post »SND97
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:38pmRotflmao
Report Post »TattooQ
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:59pmGive the guy the running for office rule book and he eats the book. I would only add that , if there is any truth to his constituents’ coloration , it‘s because they’re having to bust their backsides twice as hard in this economic downturn.
Report Post »KissMYgritZ
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:54pmThe reason our necks are red is because we’re outside farming, building, working…how else are we to pay our tax burden?
Report Post »SND97
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:54pmI live right beside Louisville In Mount Washington KY, I’m a little bit Country, I’m alittle bit rock and roll, I now declare that Mike Wilson is nutin but a big ********
Watch it Mike, I’m a writer, and you don’t want to make me angry, I turn all green and you won’t like me if I get angry, RedNeck my Butt, sorry Mike I wear shoes, take a bath everyday, shave, fart and do all the normal stuff..Take that Ya’All
Report Post »raybojabo
Posted on October 17, 2010 at 11:52amYEA! That guy ain’t nuttin butta big fat ********,commie rat-ba#$urd, inbread cityslicker! (BUURRP, POOT-POOT)
Report Post »steve4u55
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:53pmHeck yeah, If you live in the coal fields of southeast Ky. Your a redneck for sure. I knoe cause I is one :)
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:08pmYour grammar is wrong, sir, the correct terminology is “I ARE one.” LOL!!!!
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:52pmDo you think that he has any idea what a redneck is? It refers to the color of bandanna worn around the neck by unionized coal miners to identify themselves during a conflict with company “enforcer” thugs. I hope Kentuckians remember his kind and dignified reference to them during the next election. BTW, when we bought this property 3 years ago, we were mowing the lawn and found a car….
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:49pmEven in MN, if you’re calling your own people/friends/constituents rednecks, it’s a term of endearment. If you’re calling the other side rednecks, it’s a slur. If you’re an elitist calling anyone a redneck, you’re a jackass. Being this far north, I don’t know this guy, his constituents need to hear this and make up their own minds.
Report Post »rebel
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:37pmThe only people that will be offended by this are non-rednecks. Country folk have no problem with being called that. It’s kind of a badge of honor for working class southerners
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:04pmthat and us very proud American Florida Crackers.
Report Post »red penny
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 6:24amThat be me Bubba-don’t you know!!
Report Post »caitlynsdad
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:32pmOh, that’s okay. It’s a term of affection. ;)
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:39pmIt is to me. I wear the term proudly! :D
Report Post »DaddyKev
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:47pmOnly we rednex can call another a redneck. :-)
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:18pmIt’s my understanding that the original meaning of Red Neck applied to farmers who worked long hours under the sun. When one does this without taking proper precautions, one gets a RED NECK.
It was used by snotty, intellectual by there own definition city dwellers to make fun of the farmer. It’s turned now into being stupid and racist.
Report Post »TexasHillsPatriot
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:37pmThe term “redneck” comes from the West Virginia Coal Miners March or the Battle of Blair Mountain when coal miners wore red bandanas around their necks to identify themselves as seeking the opportunity to unionize. The fight occurred in 1921. The bandanas were used so that they could distinguish themselves from the deputies, trying to stop them from forcefully setting up the union.
Report Post »LadyLiberty
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:32pmLOL…oh lord, no slur is safe this campaign season
Report Post »LastChance
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 11:16amOMG–The “R” word!
Report Post »Vanes
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:32pmAs a Kentuckian I am sad that he isn’t in my district to vote him out. :(
Report Post »RebelAlliance
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:10pmYou and me both….
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:24pmThere are other ways you can help. Where I live (just a couple of states south of you) the Democrats walk around with bag-money on election day to pay off people so they vote Democrat. If they do the same in Kentucky, go to his district that day and try and track down anyone with bag money and make them think you are following their every move that day. Its not easy but it can be done. I have seen it work.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:32pmReynolds describing his constituency as “rednecks.”
Report Post »*****************
Loose lips sink ships. :)))))
cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:43pmI doubt his ship will sink.
Report Post »He used that term to insult his constituents because they oppose his efforts to provide taxpayer funded services to illegals.
Illegals will thank him by voting for him in record numbers.
Democrats don’t need no citizen – votes to win elections
:O
HKS
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:47pmRednecks could be the only real logic left, I can’t believe the crap people are engaged in today. You name it and someone has corrupted it.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:08pm@ CheezWiz
You are right…I didn’t think of that – I don’t know why they are doing the same thing here in California. Meg Whitman was ahead in the polls and WHAM! A story comes out that she hired an illegal (she says she didn’t know and I believe her) and when she finds out this bit of information fires the illegal and is now being sued by the illegal.
This is outrageous to me…not necessarily the “redneck” comment as much as they don’t respect American voters and I believe they are trying to replacing us by giving amnesty to illegals so THEY can vote.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:36pm@ angrymob
Report Post »Illegals can get CA driver’s license using fake SS# and no one asks the current CA AG how and why is it happenning ? Why is CA DMV giving out genuine documents to fraudsters ? This AG was the one who refused to even investigate 2 SoCal ACORN offices after they got busted and dumped their documents to get rid of evidence. In fact there is audio of ACORN type people discussing how Brown assured that he won’t investigate ACORN.
Soon Brown will be assisted by Newsom and Kamala Harris will be the new AG, both SF defenders of illegal alien murderers and cop-killers.
Dems don’t need no stinkin citizen-votes.
angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:34pm@ CheezWiz
I think Democrats are allowing floods of illegals into this country so that one day amnesty will be granted to them…they are potential votes. Some liberals are sick of us Americans because we resist their wacky ideas. I think their solution is to just cancel us out by expanding a different demographic into society that will go along with their ideals.
Illegals cost states money; there’s more crime; and the take away jobs American’s need right now (they don’t just pick fruit). California’s a haven state for this kind of stuff and our state is almost bankrupt as a result.
It‘s going to eventually cripple this country and I’m tired of it.
Report Post »theninthplanet
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:31pmGet ‘r DUN!!!!!
Report Post »TheyTookOurJOBS
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:16pmThey Took Our JOBS!!!!
Report Post »theninthplanet
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:59pmDey tuk UR JOB?
Report Post »JGP
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:26pmDay tukour dobs!
Report Post »Anonimouse
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:31pmSome of my favorite people are rednecks.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:35pmmost of my friends have necks that are red, mostly by being aggravated by an out of control Congress
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:17pmYeeeehah!
Rednecks are fun people to hang with because they won’t put up with BS. Plus, in a fight, I want them on my side.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:29pmMurtha used to use similar language too..they are dems, whats the big deal ?
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:14pmGood point. We have come to expect this behavior out of them. Especially considering they are the ones that brag about being so ‘tolerant’ of others. What a bunch of jerks.
The good news is… it looks as if the election in 17 days is going to be a HUGE WIPEOUT for the Dems. All we have to do then is make darn sure the Republicans keep their promises.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »2
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:20pmAll Dems think that.
Report Post »H2OBoardem
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:24pmWhat a moron! Don’t these idiots know that those of us that actually qualify as rednecks are as proud of that “slur” as we are of those limp wrists calling us teabaggers. Call me “*******”, call me “redneck” call me “*********”, just don’t call me a progressive. My family values don’t include “family planning;” I learned to shoot late (in grade school) and had my own gun by junior high (again late) and my parents were married; to eachother; at the time I was created. Therefore, I wouldn’t qualify to be part of their vision of America.
Report Post »SummerB
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 6:08amWell, Murtha was a redneck. It’s really just perception: some people will be offended, others will agree that they are, indeed, rednecks & others won’t care. No story here.
Report Post »WestOfThePecos
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:02amThe original rednecks (the red bandana) were union miners. How did that definition get changed over the years?
briar t
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 11:22amYeah, we ‘uns still got one vote for each one of us’uns
Report Post »JackBoot101
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 8:27pmProud to be a red neck.
Report Post »JackBoot101
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 8:29pmAnd one of those ******* SOBs.
Report Post »White Devil
Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:21pmWestOfThePecos: You are 100% correct on the origin of the term “Redneck”. It doesn‘t surprise me that the American public does not know it’s history. Redneck was a positive term, not a slur. While I’m on the subject, While watching a cable channel the other day run the Jeffersons and Good times, hearing them use the term “Honky” illustrated the double standard in the U.S.A. today that you can call white guy anything and get a chuckle, be it Redneck, Honky or *******. Thank you Mr. Half White president for lowering the standard and raising the color barrier to it’s highest level. Vote your brains out on the 2nd. For all you libs out there, they changed the vote date to the 3rd. I didn’t know if you got that memo from moveon.org or not.
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