"Time we had a Prez who doesn't think 'ya'll' is a foreign language and knows grits is groceries"

from HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-the-bus-reporter/dispatch-edwards-walks-t_b_83536.html


Dispatch: Edwards Walks the Talk In Georgia



January 28, 2008

The following piece was originally published at Georgia Women Vote (http://georgiawomenvote.blogspot.com/).

"I treat Georgia as a place I know," said Presidential hopeful John Edwards to a crowd of more than four hundred in rural Dublin, Georgia, "not a place to fly over on your way from New York City to Miami." The crowd roared. That theme-"I am one of you. I get it. I understand because I've lived it"-resonated with the after-church crowd this afternoon. My favorite line of the day didn't come from Sen. Edwards, though, it came from Sen. Robert Brown of Macon who said, "It's time we had a President who doesn't think 'ya'll' is a foreign language and knows grits is groceries."

The Telegraph, has excellent coverage of today's visit, including video. The article is here (http://www.macon.com/149/story/250080.html). Before coming to the Farmer's Market, Edwards stopped by The Blue Plate, a popular restaurant in Dublin, where hundreds had gathered to enjoy the fried chicken, fresh greens and field peas. (The chicken is excellent, and I hear the squash casserole is the very best-lots of butter.)

Here's that video(http://videos.macon.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1678941),

and here is the video of Edwards at the Farmers Market (http://videos.macon.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1678941).

Let's see:

Bush Jr.--TX sort of.
Al Gore (he did win)--TN
Bill Clinton--Arkansas.
Bush Sr.--pretended to be from TX
Reagan--CA, so he doesn't count.
Carter--GA
Nixon, Ford--not Southerners.
LBJ--TX

geography....it has to do with background as well.

After all, we've had one for seven years that thinks "nukular" is the correct word pronunciation.

But, well, whatever.

I won't go climbing all over him for a little bit of pandering to his fellow Southerners.

As long as it doesn't get to be a "blue collar comedy tour" segment.

initiate - Lord, I couldn't believe how much Darla put away at her cousins wedding... She had a plate full of shrimp and a piece of pie, initiate a piece of cake too!

Not sure I get that headline.

I think Edwards will surprise us in Georgia. Obama has a pretty good lead, but I'm hoping Edwards places higher than third.

She can speak any accent you want. Including ebonics.