Comments on: Voinovich: Republican party too “southern”

By: Tracy, txmom2many

Tracy, txmom2many — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:55:43 +0000

Despite what you may think, we are not obsessed with a war that occured a little over 140 years ago.

Although I do still have family that refer to it as the War of Northern Aggression and can’t say Yankee without spitting. They just don’t talk about it very often.

By: Magnus Caseus Formatis

Magnus Caseus Formatis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:34:25 +0000

Stephanie, I’m with you. John Kasich IS impressive. He knows why he believes what he believes, and doesn’t wither “under fire”. He’s beginning to strike resonant chords in a lot of people around here. The thing is, Ohio will have to elect socially and fiscally CONSERVATIVE legislators if the turnaround is to happen. (No RINOs allowed.) Kasich will be fairly helpless if the legislature doesn’t support him.

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:24:41 +0000

MY COUSIN VINNY works because, if a smart-ass New Yorker like Joe Pesci (note: even he is a stereotype) visited the South for about a week, that is probably the experience they would have.
Which is why it would not be surprising to believe that the writer came up with the movie while travelling through the South. Not staying here long, just driving through. Also, the fact that MCV went through most of the movie (maybe ALL) without mentioning the Civil War, Segregation, or Racism gives them high points. (The only reference to incest was by a Yankee, in a room full of Alabama cops)

Movies like Sweet Home Alabama, however, try to portray the home life.

Here are somethings about the South for Hollywood writers who are thinking of
-Mobile homes often smell wierd and the wallpaper and floors and ceilings often have an ugly yellow color.
-During tornado season, mobile homes are Death Machines (just ask the weather channel)
-Despite what you may think, we are not obsessed with a war that occured a little over 140 years ago.
-If a person goes from living in a mobile home in the Sticks with a father on minimum wage to living in an Apartment in SoHo making millions a year, unless that person utterly abandons his/her loving and hard-working family like the Prodigal son, that is not something to be ashamed of, it is actually called, I believe, the American Dream.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:12:50 +0000

Great band. Highly recommend Decoration Day, The Dirty South and their magnum opus Southern Rock Opera.

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:58:22 +0000

Never heard of them.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:53:27 +0000

You even a casual listener to Drive-By Truckers, Kit? I love their songs about the South, Alabama in particular. Well, the songs that aren’t bitching about Reagan or Bush that is.

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:34:17 +0000

Oh, and favourite Alabama parody: MY COUSIN VINNY.

It works from the point of view of a cisiting smart-ass and not-too-bright Yankee and his crash with the very different culture.

Seems like something based a 3 day to 1 week trip to the South by some Californian or Alabamian.

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:31:16 +0000

As an Alabamian, I didn’t like SWEET HOME ALABAMA. (Actually, hated, loathed, despised . . . )

WE AIN’T THAT OBSESSED WITH THE CIVIL WAR!!! (I also thought it was not very funny in my opinon, the humor fell flat -at best and the characters were consistently annoying.) They seemed to push that joke about as far as they could, and then some more to the point it seemed condescending in the worst way. The kind of way in which you have a person TRYING to be pro-Alabama, but has never been south of Mason-Dixon. (Probably like how blacks feel when a white guy tries to impress them by acting hip.)

But maybe I will have to watch it again.

It is also fun in how it depicts

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:56:57 +0000

John Kasich can win this election. Make no mistake and Ohio will come back. Best thing to happen in Ohio is the crappy economy. Lets see how this plays out but really give Kasich a chance. He is an amazing guy and a good guy.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:20:36 +0000

The south has a higher concentration of conservatives than on the coasts or Midwest. Naturally, the party will contain more Southerners. Bonehead.

I drive around metro Detroit and there are still bozos proudly driving their stupid Prius or Volvo’s with obnoxious Obama stickers on them. We have a 17%+ unemployment rate with no signs of slowing down, and a lot of people in Michigan STILL blindly support Democrats. There has not been a Republican Mayor of Detroit since 1962. How’s that working out? There are plenty of people who want to elect the current Lt. Governor for the top job in the 2010. Can you believe it? Michigan has been in recession for over SIX Years and people still want to elect him Governor. He’s part of the problem!

Sorry about the ranting….

Anyhow, if 17% unemployment is not enough to sway Democrats, nothing will. So Mr. Bonehead Voinovich, take the support where you can get it and don’t bite the hand that feeds you.