What's your redneck advice for yankee politicians?

Rex at the Deer Camp Blog brought this image and article, "How to lose your inner Redneck" from Politico.com to my attention. I couldn't pass it up, since I'm a member of the Hillbilly White Trash Blogroll , Lemuel Calhoun proprietor and the Red Neck Wednesdays at Six Meat Buffet .

With Michael Bloomberg's announcement that he's dropping his Republican card for an independent one, the country now faces the specter of three New Yorkers -- two mayors and a junior senator -- competing at once for the presidency. Throw in a front-running former Massachusetts governor and we're looking at a full-on nor'easter. While folksy Fred Thompson of Tennessee is waiting in the wings and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has placed his newly svelte self squarely in the GOP second tier, the Southern domination of national politics would appear to be waning.

The media will surely mourn its passing, as the phenomenon takes with it the spectacle of Northern elites dressed up comically in hunting outfits or getting quoted saying things like, "Who among us doesn't like NASCAR?"

The point is, we as a nation have come to expect Northeastern politicians to act the fool while trying to look down-home. But all that may be about to change. And it's gonna catch a lot of good-ol'-boy Republicans -- and even a few red-state-coveting Democrats -- as unawares as a chicken in a slaughterhouse.

So, to help these folks transition into the new world of Northern elite dominance (which includes, generally, the left coast as well), The Politico has a few suggestions.

Nope, I'm not going to give you Politico's suggestions, you'll have to go over there and read them for yourselves. Don't forget to read the comments at the bottom.

The point of this post at Right Truth, is to solicit YOUR advice for Northern candidates. What should they do to fit in with the Southern good old guys and gals, the Southern Rednecks? Come on, put on your thinking caps. Leave your ideas here in a comment.

I wonder what these rednecks and yankees will have to say:

Texas Fred, (The Future of The GOP…)

Richard at Hyscience, (Iran's Gas Rationing 'Sparks' Violence)

Chad, In The Bullpen, (The Gift that Keeps on Giving)

Rastaman, Islamanazi, (War Rationing.)

Maggie, Maggie's Notebook, (President Eisenhower Put Americans First and Closed the Borders)

Otrho at Baudrillards Bastard (the words of scholars)

Angel, Woman Honor Thyself, (Occupational hazard?)

Jay Tuch , The American Israeli Patriot (Rice: Hamas a Resistance Movement-MSM Covers Up)

Layla, The HILL Chronicles (Giuliani not pleased with some fellow Republicans)

The Mad Pigeon, Diary Of The Mad Pigeon, (Palestine: The Pigeon's Response)

G.M. Roper, GM's Corner, (The Future of The GOP…)

Comments

[Debbie]

Rex: This was from JUNE of last year!!!

[Rex]

thank you for the link, good to hear from you again.

[Jim Jerkhans]

Yep you can always spot the yanks. they come down here with a can of sterilizer and a dr mask. They are usually pretty nerdy and they love to watch the yankees and red socks. But the way they say it sounds like soaks. They all love to have a pop at a soaks game. haha I love my yankee friends, I know they have a thousand ones about us. Although I just have a southern accent though.

[Stormwarning]

Well, I'm one of those "Damn Yankees." Although I also must tell you that a number of the local business leaders have told me that I am one of the "damn yankees" that they want to keep.

Good luck to Debbie and you tomorrow!

[Thomas Hamilton]

I've found most yankees to be loud and often obnoxious.

In a quiet southern restaurant you can always spot the yankee due to the fact that you can enjoy his/her conversation from all the way across the room. Why do they sound like they have a bean stuck in one of their nostrils?

The conversation is frequently punctated by inexplicable fits of irritating staccato laughter (fake yankee laughs as my ham radio friends and I call it).

I'm sitting there saying to myself, "Well, it really wasn't that damned funny."

I have also found that yankees tend to be meddlesome creatures that revel in telling other people what to do. They have been this way since the war of yankee agression way back in 1861.

So my advice to yankees come south is:

1. Hey tone it down an octave or two. We only blow the sirens when a tornado is coming.

2. Hey yankee, I don't need to be lectured by you. In 54 years I have done pretty well making my own decisions.

Believe it or not, some of my good friends are yankees and we get along just fine. Anything is possible.

[Layla]

Thanks for the mention Deb. The Giuliani article was unexpected but when Salena beckons I have to publish!