And Now for Something Completely Different
When Barack Obama’s campaign bus made a swing through Missouri in July, the unlikeliest of supporters were waiting for him — or rather two of them, holding the banner: “Rednecks for Obama.”
In backing the first African-American nominee of a major party for the US presidency, the pair are on a grassroots mission to bridge a cultural gap in the United States and help usher their preferred candidate into the White House.
Tony Viessman, 74, and Les Spencer, 60, got politically active last year when it occurred to them there must be other lower income, rural, beer-drinking, gun-loving, NASCAR race enthusiasts fed up with business as usual in Washington.
And from the NYT almos 2 months ago:
“We hunt, fish, drink beer and support Barack Obama,” said Tony Viessman, a 74-year old former Hillary Clinton supporter from Rolla, Mo. He and his buddy Les Spencer co-founded “Rednecks for Obama,” a grassroots organization that announced itself outside the Pepsi Center with a huge “Rednecks for Obama” sign. How big is the organization?
There aren’t many of them, but these guys certainly aren’t voting their resentments!
Tags: 2008 Presidential, Barack Obama
I think I’m in love.
I love this, and I think there might be more than you think.
My redneck barometer has made a clean break with the Republicans this year.
McCain’s healthcare plan was the last straw.
Issues, baby, issues. We’re not talking flag pins anymore!
Cass-they can’t read their sign-it was the beer wages getting them to hold it.
No self-respectin’ redneck would have ever supported Hillary Clinton, so therefore this is an obvious liberal invention.
Also, there are no registered rednecks named “Tony”, but several named “Les”. And remembering my logic….if A and B are true, then C is true…..since A is false…..B and C are done up the crick wit out a paddle!
What you get with a room full of 20 rednecks?
47 ex-wives
148 children (known)
4 running autos
123 non-running autos
23 teeth
147 fingers
and….drum roll, please……..
ZERO votes for Obama!
I might have been wrong, it looks like this country is making a turn for the better. What a breath of fresh air to see that maybe, just maybe the color line is blurring…
On the “Liberal Invention”, I’m happy to see that we’ve now finally accepted the fact that the entire world is run by Liberals who just want to take over the world. Give me a break…
Celebrate the fact that the line is blurring and maybe just maybe this country will gain some respect again in the global community…
“the entire world is run by Liberals ”
Just the media…..last hold out for the losers club. We shouldn’t have let them get so much power.
Down with the 4th estate! And their 5th column cronies!!!1