Colbert: Jeff Foxworthy is no longer a ‘redneck’ for endorsing Romney

[Playinghardball]

Stephen Colbert previewed the upcoming Mississippi and Alabama contests in the GOP presidential race Monday evening with a faux Southern accent imitating Mitt Romney’s new country slang.

The Comedy Central personality was particularly enthused with comedian Jeff Foxworthy endorsing the former Massachusetts governor and joining him for a campaign stop.

“Now if you’re a multimillionaire entertainer supporting the candidacy of a wealthy financier from Massachusetts, you might no longer be a redneck,” Colbert said.

WATCH: Video from Comedy Central, which was broadcast on March 12, 2012.

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[wilt the stilt]

1. This was always a classic- fooling the redneck

His dad was an IBM executive and he worked at IBM for 5 years and went to GT. There is nothing redneck about this guy.

[TlalocW]

2. "Faux" southern accent?

Colbert is from South Carolina. That's probably his former natural accent as he worked hard to create a speaking voice that was as accent-neutral as he could get that he used in comedy as well as the short while he actually became a television news reporter when the comedy game didn't seem to be working out.

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[zbdent]

3. and on the subject of faux southern accents ...

Jeff Foxworthy has shown that he actually "enhances" his accent ... for effect. So I'd call that "faux accent".

[TlalocW]

4. As does Larry the Cable Guy

Actually, he's like the anti-Colbert - he doesn't have a real thick accent to begin with but when performing, he turns it on.

TlalocW

[3waygeek]

5. Larry the Cable Guy

is from Nebraska, so whatever accent he has wouldn't be recognized as Southern.

[TlalocW]

6. Nebraskans are considered to have some of the most neutral accents in America

That's why a lot of telemarketers set up shop there.

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[ScottLand]

7. I'm from Georgia and I can talk like a hick if I want (and get away with it)

but most people are surprised I'm from the South because I don't have the stereotypical accent.

[Rittermeister]

8. Mine ebbs and flows depending on company

The southern middle (and upper-middle) class is a pretty new thing; most of us were farmers or mill workers two generations ago. So, you hear a lot more accent than you might think.