Normally I believe Andrea Mitchell's (of NBC/MSNBC) reporting is spot on, even if she is slightly elitist. Well...she let her elitism get in the way of reporting on Democratic Presidential Nominee Barak Obama's visit to Bristol, Virginia today. Below is a reprint of what Mitchell said live today on MSNBC during MSNBC live:
MSNBC's Mitchell: Southwest Virginia "is real redneck, sort of, bordering on Appalachia country"http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050005?f=h_latest
On the June 5 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Andrea Mitchell noted Sen. Barack Obama's appearance that day in Bristol, Virginia, with former Virginia governor and Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner and asserted, "Interesting images today. Barak Obama, Mark Warner in southwest Virginia. This is real redneck, sort of, bordering on Appalachia country. This is not the Northern Virginia, you know, sort of high-tech corridor. And these are voters that he would not logically be, you know, gravitating to. This is the beginning of a pivot."
The link is above so you can view it yourself. You will notice the big time "red neck" Rick Boucher behind Senator Obama. For those of you not from our beautiful neck of the woods (pun intended), Rick is far from a redneck.
We have two Starbucks in Bristol now! How can we be rednecks? :-)
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