Them thar Wellesley gals is so country. Kinda like good ol' "can I git me a huntin' license here" John Kerry, nothing makes Hillary Clinton feel more comfortable than to find herself in the hills and hollers. Thus it was entirely natural, and not at all a cynical campaign ploy, for Hillary to slip into some country vernacular when addressing a Mountain State gathering.
Check out the video, aired on this evening's Hardball, of Hillary speaking in West Virginia today. There was something of a Southern cast to Hillary's accent throughout, but it hit a high note with her "sumpin'."
It's really telling ya a lot about history to point out that it was West Virginia that made it possible for John Kennedy to become president. Now, John Kennedy didn't have the number of delegates he needed, when he went to the convention in 1960, but he had sumpin' equally as important: he had West Virginia behind him. Because, it's a fact, that Democrats don't get elected president unless West Virginia votes for you, and --
A sardonic Matthews: "well, that's living off the land."
Yup. Who knows? Next time Hillary's out shootin' at some food, up through the ground could come a bubblin' crude. Nuff to keep a gal warm case she don't make it to that big white house with the indoor ce-ment pond.
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When John Kennedy went to W. Virginny
May 12, 2008 - 18:28 ET by Gary HallWhen John Kennedy went to W. Virginny (I'm assuming he did, did he?), well, if he did - I'll bet you'all that he went there with a Bostonian accent.
I can't believe she said
May 12, 2008 - 18:35 ET by motherbeltWhat a condescending piece of work she is.
"Oh, Stewardess....I speak Hick!"
I loved reading this post Mark
May 12, 2008 - 18:42 ET by Dee BunkIt was hysterical. You put things so well.
Thanks, Dee: must say I had
May 12, 2008 - 18:45 ET by Mark FinkelsteinThanks, Dee: must say I had fun with this one!
Woooooo Doggies
May 12, 2008 - 18:43 ET by BEGRUNTHillary: I ah be hopin that y'all be a votin for mah in that thar eeeeelection comin around da bend. Even if y'all gots to down da road a piece to be gettin to that thar votin booth, y'all pull that thar lever for mah. I thanky, y'all.
Why does she always find the need to do that? She looks like such a bufoon when she does it.....how PHONY!!
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Not only did she say
May 12, 2008 - 18:49 ET by fitzfongNot only did she say "sumpin'", she suggested that "sumpin'" was "equally as important". Not long ago Obama claimed that Rev. Wright "married Michelle and I". And these idiots want to take control of the public education system. Marvelous.
Really?
May 12, 2008 - 18:52 ET by balboaReally?
Yes. :-)
May 12, 2008 - 19:10 ET by fitzfongYes. :-)
Hillary's accent
May 12, 2008 - 21:27 ET by candanceThere's a word we southerners have for people who use fake accents: carpetbagger.
cd... Fits her to a
May 12, 2008 - 21:31 ET by bigtimercd...
Fits her to a tee.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Candance
May 12, 2008 - 21:58 ET by jefflebowskiI have several names for Hitlery. As bad as I hate to see Balack Osama have the chance to be President of the US...I still can't believe I am saying that....I love to see the Clintoons crash and burn.
can,
May 12, 2008 - 22:10 ET by BlondeFor a Minnesotan...that's pretty great!
We Floridians have a word as well....but I can't put it up here....
Doncha just love Hillary's accents? I mean seriously.....she has more personalities than Sybil.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I want to see her go back
May 12, 2008 - 21:28 ET by ThisnThatI want to see her go back to NY Tuesday night and put on a big pot of beans, some fried potatoes, sweet cornbread, and ice tea and invite all them newspaper types over for vitils. Then I'll believe she cares a hoot for West Virginia or anybody else.
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And the beans have to be
May 13, 2008 - 11:28 ET by misterbee241And the beans have to be cooked with a big chunk of fatback floating in the pot, least that's how my mom cooked them, the sweet potatos fried in lard and or bacon grease, and real butter on the cornbread. I prefer the flat corn cakes cooked in a skillet myself. Makin' me hungry.
There is none so blind as they that won’t see. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745
The true sign of an elitist
May 13, 2008 - 20:32 ET by ThisnThatThe true sign of an elitist snob is when they see you eat the beans, and instead of believing you enjoy them (because, in their minds, that's simply not possible), they claim that you're eating them because you're poverty-stricken.
And then they try to gin up another welfare program to try to take your beans and cornbread away from you.
Same attitude with the military. No way they believe anybody would willingly join up. Must be due to the economy. It's the way elitists think.
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Senator Slingblade
May 13, 2008 - 07:08 ET by SickofLibsI saw it and I couldn't believe it - I know she's desperate and a pandering a-hole, but she gets nailed on it EVERYTIME!
"The Thing That Couldn't Be Embarrassed" coming to local theatres soon!
Sickof.......
May 13, 2008 - 09:30 ET by BEGRUNTSenator Sling Blade.....I fell out of my chair ROFLMAO!! Good analogy. "MmmmHmmmm, yes sir, MmmmHmmmm".....LOL
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Bet she likes mustard on
May 13, 2008 - 11:30 ET by misterbee241Bet she likes mustard on her biscuits too.
There is none so blind as they that won’t see. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745
"...I call it a kaiser
May 13, 2008 - 15:59 ET by SickofLibs"...I call it a kaiser blade..."
yes
May 13, 2008 - 08:57 ET by docbSmug, self serving and deluded but let her roll on because that is the ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF HER!
Mizz Hillary says:
May 13, 2008 - 11:16 ET by misterbee241"It's really telling ya a lot about history to point out that it was
West Virginia that made it possible for John Kennedy to become
president."
And I've heard my whole life, and I think there's some documentation to back it up, that JFK's old man bought and paid for West Virginia.
There is none so blind as they that won’t see. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745
Mizz Hillary
May 13, 2008 - 11:22 ET by misterbee241Here: http://www.lil-abner...
There is none so blind as they that won’t see. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745