Color me shocked...

[babylonsister]

[BootinUp]

1. Where did you find that?

[babylonsister]

4. FB. nt

[rrneck]

2. I am rrneck, and I approve of this message. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. The times, they are a'changin'...

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Yeehaw!

That is somethin' to crow about.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. You be surprised there are alot of rednecks voting in the south for Obama. You don't see these

kind of rednecks acting like assholes on the streets.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

7. They have been around since the 2008 election

They are from Pennsylvania if I remember right. We were proud to have their bumpersticker on our pick up. There are lots of blue collar country Dems and it is good to let folks know they don't have to be Repuke if they are country people.
Look them up I'm sure they'd love to send you a bumpersticker for a small donation.

( They spawned a knock off that I saw 6 months ago " Crackers for Cain" I kid you not there was a picture of a Saltine on it!

[underpants]

12. Obama won Indiana

so yes they have been around since 2008

[Samantha]

26. I have always loved this picture from 2008

I originally found this posted by nytimes in the caucus.blogs. Loved it from the moment I saw it. Look at the expression on Obama's face!

Sam

[freshwest]

27. I love it too! And thanks for the information on the scarves. A miner's son told me about them.

[Samantha]

32. It is these little moments of levity I think which keep us going in these difficult times

I am glad you enjoyed it.

Sam

[Warpy]

8. Not me, I've known some wonderful rednecks

who were beer swillin, gun totin' good ole boys who remembered that Democrats are the only ones who ever recognized that the rest of the country exists between elections.

[JNelson6563]

11. I've known a few too!

Great guys, really. The love their redneck ways but are the first to stop to pull a car out of a ditch in a snowstorm or help a neighbor in need.

Stereotypes are the enemy of the 99%.

Julie

[barbtries]

9. should say "rednecks with brains"

for Obama.
we need all the votes we can get. i like that sign.

[happerbolic]

10. probably a representation...

... of this group?

http://www.redneckparty.org/

[Fantastic Anarchist]

13. Very cool. Thanks for posting.

[annabanana]

20. Hey thanks! Looks like a great group.

(just sent for my bandana)

[joshcryer]

24. That's fantastic! :)

[freshwest]

28. I love them! There's a video of them going to support the workers in Wisconsin.

I've got it posted in Southern Democrats and Progressives:

Jeana Brown Throws Down on Scott Walker

A woman from Georgia has gone up to Wisconsin to support the unions there.

"Wisconsin lit a fire that I saw clear down in the swamplands of Georgia"

She's taking back the language to be progressive! She's also involved with OWS. I love this woman!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/111357

[freshwest]

30. Adding the channel. Somone who supports Obama and Occupy.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RedneckPartyInc?feature=watch

[happerbolic]

34. Thanks Fr-W

couldn't remember how i had that bookmark. but you jogged the memory.
& thanks for the youtube vid!

[freshwest]

35. You're welcome!

[freshwest]

14. Working people who know Romney's record as a 'job destroyer.'

I've been informed by southern socialists that before the right took over the label of 'redneck,' the term referred to their practice of wearing a red bandanna around the neck to identify themselves.

The GOP stole it to fake solidarity with working people, although most probably wouldn't believe that. Anymore than they'd believe the POA was written by an atheist or the Dewey decimal system was created by a socialist.

That was before Americans turned 'yellow' and began running like chickens with their heads cut off in this country from socialism and communism and their brains got stuck in stupid at those words.

Whatever its origin, we should reclaim the word 'redneck' and all the rest, and the south itself, from the GOP spin machine. They are the party of royalty and privilege, not working people.

Not all 'rednecks' are dumb, and this proves it.

[happerbolic]

15. and go back far enough...

... and you will trace it back to the Ulster-Scottish

http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/rednecks/rednecks.html

and Hillbilly to all those orange scarved folk coming down from the rise in support of ousted king William

[freshwest]

17. Thanks. Not regressive in their time, and hopefully not now! And Scots aren't afraid of the word.

[druidity33]

19. excellent diversion. thanks! nt.

[Samantha]

25. That is true--the red neck scarves were originally donned in years gone by by unionized coal miners

West Virginia was one of the early states where the miners donned the scarves to signal they were members of the union. They wanted to distinguish themselves from non-union coal miners. They wore the bandannas proudly.

How exceptionally ironic it is that the GOP union busters have purloined the concept to, as you put it, "fake solidarity with working people."

Sam

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. Excellent!

[Tx4obama]

18. There is also a 'Tea Party for Obama' group, see below

Here: http://teapartyforobama.com/

[Jamaal510]

21. WHAAAAAAAAA???

[freshwest]

31. There are infinite possibilities, if one's open to it. Thanks for the photo source.

[marshall gaines]

22. cute

real cute

[Kennah]

23. Poor farmers and union coal miners

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck#Political_term_for_poor_farmers

[ewagner]

29. With apologies to country-western fans...

"Red Neck. White Socks. And Blue Ribbon Beer." And Obama in 2012...

[freshwest]

33. +1