http://poligazette.com/2008/05/14/west-virginia-media-narrative/ Politics and world events from a moderately liberal and conservative perspective Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:45:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://poligazette.com/2008/05/14/west-virginia-media-narrative/#comment-50921 Interested Sun, 18 May 2008 02:56:16 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/05/14/west-virginia-media-narrative/#comment-50921 Daily Kos, TMV?  I'd suggest you upgrade your reading material. Daily Kos, TMV?  I’d suggest you upgrade your reading material.

]]> http://poligazette.com/2008/05/14/west-virginia-media-narrative/#comment-50281 Lynne Wed, 14 May 2008 20:48:34 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/05/14/west-virginia-media-narrative/#comment-50281 Actually, if you ask me, the real loser of this primary was the state of West Virginia.  It's been a long time since I saw a state get this beat up by both left and right.  The ugly stereotypes flung into every blog and broadcast have been downright depressing; it's been a tough week for Mountaineers. Apparently, we're all toothless, smelly, inbred proto-humans.  In the name of denouncing racism among voters, the pundits have called Mountaineers an inferior race.  Here are some things I've been seeing: "genetically deficient...cousin marrying" (Daily Kos comment) "their legacy hasn't changed much in the last 50 or 60 years- neither has their DNA" (Don Surber comment) "this sad pocket of people represent remnants of bigotry, race hate, and social and economic paranoia...these are people who are easily led.." (Moderate Voice comment) "uneducated, unwashed bigots" (Buzzflash comment) Some commenters have even suggested that West Virginians surrender their right to vote until they "progress" and "get education."  Others claim the state is so poverty-stricken that nobody's judgement there can be trusted. Gee- literacy tests for voting, anyone? How about a poll tax? West Virginia was born when it seceded from the Confederate states in disgust. Maybe it's time to secede again- this time from the whole union. We're already an isolated, "irrelevant" bit of dreck, after all. Excuse me while I go scrape the nasty taste out of my mouth. Actually, if you ask me, the real loser of this primary was the state of West Virginia.  It’s been a long time since I saw a state get this beat up by both left and right.  The ugly stereotypes flung into every blog and broadcast have been downright depressing; it’s been a tough week for Mountaineers. Apparently, we’re all toothless, smelly, inbred proto-humans.  In the name of denouncing racism among voters, the pundits have called Mountaineers an inferior race.  Here are some things I’ve been seeing: "genetically deficient…cousin marrying" (Daily Kos comment) "their legacy hasn’t changed much in the last 50 or 60 years- neither has their DNA" (Don Surber comment) "this sad pocket of people represent remnants of bigotry, race hate, and social and economic paranoia…these are people who are easily led.." (Moderate Voice comment) "uneducated, unwashed bigots" (Buzzflash comment) Some commenters have even suggested that West Virginians surrender their right to vote until they "progress" and "get education."  Others claim the state is so poverty-stricken that nobody’s judgement there can be trusted. Gee- literacy tests for voting, anyone? How about a poll tax? West Virginia was born when it seceded from the Confederate states in disgust. Maybe it’s time to secede again- this time from the whole union. We’re already an isolated, "irrelevant" bit of dreck, after all. Excuse me while I go scrape the nasty taste out of my mouth.

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