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Posted on 05.28.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:29 pm
I spend a significant amount of time on this blog defending rednecks against bigoted and inaccurate attacks from elitists who look down their nose at the common man, and I don’t shy from using pointed rhetoric against the attackers. If an individual reveals himself as an elitist or a bigot, it’s fair to call that person an elitist or a bigot. But I try not to jump to the conclusion that all people who share some unrelated trait in common with elitists or bigots, like where they live or how they dress, is also an elitist or bigot. That would make me guilty of the same kind of stereotyping I hate to see aimed at rednecks. Unfortunately, rednecks are as susceptible as anyone to repeating stereotypes. That happened in Tennessee this week when the Shelbyville Times-Gazette ran a story about an international convention for “geocachers,” people who use global positioning systems for outdoor treasure hunts. Several people who reacted to the story online ridiculed the people at the convention as hippies and geeks, and a local columnist chastised them for the stereotyping:
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Posted on 05.28.09 by Danny Glover @ 12:11 am
I used to think I ate deep into a piece of watermelon because I consumed all of the pink and a little bit of the white at the start of the rind. Then I saw what my 9-year-old son does to his watermelon.
That’s a boy who loves his watermelon. I have to wonder why he doesn’t just eat the whole rind if he’s going to gnaw all the way to the outer shell. Filed under: Food Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.27.09 by Danny Glover @ 11:43 pm
I didn’t know it until today, after following traffic to this site from a blog at the Dallas Morning News, but the mayor of Irving, Texas, visited The Enlightened Redneck last month after I blogged about him. I owe him an apology. I misinterpreted the meaning of his “redneck” sound bite in The New York Times. He wasn’t being the least bit sarcastic. Herbert Gears is a Bubba, the same Southern nickname we’ve given to our Hispanic son, and proud to be a redneck. We’re happy to know you’re part of the family, Mr. Mayor. And thanks for reading. Filed under: People and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.27.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:48 pm
Have you seen any of the new Lincoln pennies in circulation — either of the two designs that feature a log cabin and Abraham Lincoln reading on a log? Neither have I. And I don’t expect to see either of the other two designs when they are released later this year. Coin dealers and collectors are hoarding the pennies by the roll and selling them for exorbitant premiums over face value. Earlier this month when the second design was released, people stood in long lines in Indiana and Washington, D.C., for the chance to buy the pennies. In the nation’s capital, the supply of rolls lasted only 30 minutes. One policy advocate is blaming the U.S. Mint for the lack of supply when the public is demanding so many pennies, and he wants you and me to yell at Congress. From Numismatic News:
I’m as disappointed as anyone that I don’t have any new Lincoln pennies at face value for my collection yet, but I’m not inclined to start screaming at Congress. It’s the free market at work. If people are willing to pay outrageous premiums to get the new pennies in their prime, and if dealers are willing to speculate that they will maintain their value, more power to all involved. Eventually people will realize that their 2009 penny hordes will be virtually worthless over the long run because the Mint produced hundreds of millions of them, and there will be a glut on the market. That’s when I’ll buy. Filed under: Coin Collecting and Government and History and Human Interest and News & Politics Comments: 3 Comments |
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Posted on 05.27.09 by Danny Glover @ 5:32 pm
Supreme Court wannabe Sonia Sotomayor once implied in a speech that she is better qualified to be a justice than any white male because of “the richness of her experiences” as a Latina woman. That got me to thinking about how the left, as inspired by the likes of President Obama and Judge Sotomayor, defines guys (and gals) like me. Here’s a recap from quotes in the news over the past year or so:
No doubt there are other rhetorical examples I’ve forgotten (remind me in the comments), but the point is that while liberals preach the doctrine of tolerance, they definitely do not practice it in word or in deed. They hold a huge swath of the American populace in utter contempt. There’s no “hope” for enlightened rednecks in the age of Obama, where “identity politics” is as strong as ever. Filed under: Culture and Hatin' On Rednecks and News & Politics and People and Religion Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 05.26.09 by Danny Glover @ 8:09 pm
I’m not a beer drinker, or a drinker of any alcoholic beverages, but I like the concept of grilling a chicken over a can of something to keep the meat moist and give it flavor. Other names for the recipe include beer-butt chicken and drunken chicken. At least one company is trying to capitalize on the craze by selling its own “Beer Butt Chicken Rub.”
One person who commented on the recipe suggested different flavors of soda. That’s definitely on my grilling to-do list now. Filed under: Food and Human Interest Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.25.09 by Danny Glover @ 8:56 pm
Five or 10 minutes outside any U.S. or Canadian city — that’s all the farther you need to travel to find the rednecks who are “the backbone of society,” according to comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who was born in Georgia and knows a thing or two about rednecks. Here’s what Foxworthy told the Calgary Herald in Canada:
That’s the difference between real folks like Foxworthy who appreciate the everyman and judgmental people like, say, reality television flop Stephen Fowler and Manic Mother. Filed under: Entertainment and People and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.25.09 by Danny Glover @ 12:03 pm
I used to golf regularly and watch it religiously on Sunday afternoons (mostly to put me to sleep), but I hadn’t heard of Tim Simpson until I saw a story about the self-proclaimed “Georgia redneck” after he moved into contention for the 70th Senior PGA Championship over the weekend. He has had a tough life ever since a fateful hunting trip after the 1991 Masters. Here’s what happened then and what he has endured since:
I was pulling for him after reading the piece. Unfortunately, Simpson didn’t play well yesterday. He shot a 73 and finished in a tie for ninth, six strokes behind winner Mike Allen. Filed under: Human Interest and People and Sports Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 05.25.09 by Danny Glover @ 10:41 am
Uncle Jay covers everything from waterboarding to “American Idol” and the latest “Star Trek” movie in this episode. He also takes a crack at explaining the “deliberative process” in Congress. They call it that because lawmakers are deliberately sneaky. Filed under: Entertainment and Government and Just For Laughs and News & Politics and People and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.24.09 by Danny Glover @ 4:29 pm
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Posted on 05.23.09 by Danny Glover @ 12:16 pm
I loved Sarah Palin from the minute she stormed onto the national political scene last year as the Republican vice-presidential candidate because she is the quintessential enlightened redneck. That’s why I named her the “Enlightened Redneck of the Year.” But I missed this gem about her background amid all of the frenzied coverage in the fall: She registered the name Rouge Cos Co. for a potential marketing and consulting company before she became the governor of Alaska. The company name is French, and it means “red neck.” I love it. Palin talked to an Anchorage Daily News reporter about the name.
Palin and I are definitely on the same creative wavelength. I’ve always dreamed of owning a big piece of land in the country so I can hunt and do a little farming. Years ago, my wife and I picked a name for our dream farm that would combine her Louisiana heritage with my West Virginia heritage. If we’re ever lucky enough to own that land, we’ll call it Rougeneck Farm and have a sign to that effect over the driveway. Filed under: Business and Family and Human Interest and News & Politics and People and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.22.09 by Danny Glover @ 11:27 pm
More than 100 kindergartners from a community in the outer suburbs of the Washington area missed their scheduled time for a White House tour and were turned away at the gate. Parents are blaming inconsiderate White House staffers for rebuffing them when they were only 10 minutes late because of traffic woes. But the White House said the tour group was an hour late, and the president had to meet with players of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers to create care packages for wounded American soldiers. I wasn’t too happy with the White House in the spring for ruining the annual Easter Egg Roll, but I’m on the White House staff’s side this time. While I feel bad for the kids, the parents in the tour group are the ones who blew it. Parents are supposed to be role models for impressionable children. Schools demand that students be in class on time and punish them (or at least they used to) for being tardy, but the parents who organized this trip think it’s OK to keep the White House waiting? And they want the public to be outraged that the White House didn’t reward their irresponsible behavior with a schedule change? Forget the argument that the buses were slowed by traffic. That’s a lame excuse coming from parents in these parts. Men and women travel from Stafford into the nation’s capital for work every day, so they know how long it takes to get into town. When you’re going to the White House, you build plenty of extra time into your schedule for just that reason, like every other commuter. The attempt to spin the White House’s decision into a snub of middle-class children in favor of millionaire football players is equally lame. The White House didn’t choose one over the other. It chose to stick to a tight daily schedule befitting the leader of the free world — but only after first making a generous time allowance for the tardy school party. The parents need not get too angry anyway. This strikes me as one of those stories that will end with everyone saying, “All’s well that ends well. The White House is getting bad press from the bad timing, so I won’t be surprised if the children who made the trip, and the parents who set a lousy example in promptness, end up getting not just a tour of the White House but a private audience with the president. Photo op! Filed under: Human Interest and News & Politics Comments: 3 Comments |
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Posted on 05.22.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:17 pm
If he does, I’ll be able to say, “I knew him when.” Even better, I’ll be able to say I still know him now. We were part of the same congregations as Scottie and his family for several years. I taught Bible class to one of his older sisters. This Sunday, I’ll be preaching at the congregation where they worship. We share not only our faith with the Reynoldses but also a love of adoption. Scottie is adopted, as are two of his siblings, and we adopted our three children from Guatemala. It just blows my mind when I watch Scottie play basketball on national television or see stories about him — especially stories about NBA tryouts. Like this one in The Washington Times:
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Posted on 05.21.09 by Danny Glover @ 10:59 pm
Kris Allen is an American idol now. He won Wednesday’s singing showdown with Adam Lambert in the finale of “American Idol.” That means he has the potential to become as famous as 2005 winner Carrie Underwood. But Allen, unlike Underwood, is a newlywed, and sudden fame can take a toll on marriage. Dave Boehi at FamilyLife Culture Watch shared his thoughts on how Mr. and Mrs. Allen can avoid marital trouble down the road. Here are three mistakes that he said too many married celebrities make:
Read the details at the site. And if any of you enlightened rednecks knows the Allens, encourage them to go read it, too. Filed under: Culture and Entertainment and Human Interest and Music and People and Religion Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 05.20.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:04 pm
I collected enough M&M wrappers during junior high school to amass a large collection of M&M’s t-shirts for my three brothers and me. As a freshman in high school, I accepted the dare of a senior friend and wore a different M&M’s t-shirt to school every day for a week. I was “plain” one day, “peanut” the next. My mother knows my passion for M&M’s — she and everyone else in the family share it — so she always has a stash when we go back home and often brings a big Sam’s Club bag with her when she and Dad come to town. That background will help you understand why I was thrilled to discover the “Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act” via Twitter today. Mars, the maker of M&M’s, is giving away free chocolate every Friday. All you have to do to enter is submit your e-mail address. Why? Because Mars doesn’t want Americans going hungry for chocolate during a recession.
That’s awfully sweet of them. And free M&M’s is definitely one bailout plan I can get behind. Filed under: Business and Family and Food and Human Interest Comments: 2 Comments |
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