Putnam (R-FL) Wants To Know: Where Were the Rednecks? ("white rednecks" blamed for '06 losses)

[hezekkia]

“White rednecks” who “didn’t show up to vote for us” partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) for ruining the conference’s ability to serve its members....

Examining the 2006 midterms, Putnam blamed the GOP defeat on “the independent vote, the women vote, the suburban vote.” He said that “heck, even the white rednecks who go to church on Sunday didn't come out to vote for us.”

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/11/post_122.html#trackbacks

[hezekkia]

1. hilarious

shows how much respect they have for their rural base!

[BOSSHOG]

2. Yo Putnam, I'm a white redneck

I was in the voting booth here in Mississippi voting for my democratic congressman Gene Taylor who got elected. That's where I was!

[pinerow]

3. That little pissant is the congresscritter from my district...

:puke:

[lpbk2713]

13. Me too

But I would really prefer the real Howdy Doody to represent me over this imitation.

[ixion]

4. maybe the rednecks don't like fascism, either

You may talk about 'liberty' and stuff like that, Mr Putnam, the actions of your party are something quite the opposite.

[rocktivity]

6. DING DING DING! Ixion, you're our grand prize winner!

Maybe...rednecks don't like fascism, either...

So they either stayed home or voted Dem. Either way, they didn't buy what you were selling!

:headbang:
rocknation

[jwirr]

5. Maybe, just maybe those rednecks are just ordinary people

who woke up to a nightmare and decided to set it out.

[anotherdrew]

7. everybody with a brain hates the repig party, go crawl away and die

maybe those 'rednecks' are sick of being used by these evil manipulative bastards?

maybe they HEARD what bush's two 'faith-based' appointed leaders who quit had to say about just what that was all about?

[NastyRiffraff]

8. The "rednecks" showed up...

And voted for their own interests this time. Not for your bigotry and fear.

That said, I'm sure some of the people who Putnam classifies as "rednecks" did vote for the same ol'. However enough of them saw the light, plust the independents came out in droves, and voted for Democrats.

In other words, Putnam, they showed up, but you still lost.

[Lance_Boyle]

9. To Putnam's credit,

at least he got Watts' name right, and didn't call him "Macaca."

[NorthernSpy]

10. the "white rednecks" were in the voting booth, electing Democrats...

The past several years have not been kind to working class Americans of any color. Nov. 7th, 2006 was the day we finally did something about that.

[Sequoia]

11. White Redneck...but I repeat myself.

Who ever heard of a Black, Hispanic or Chinese Redneck? All rednecks are white because rednecks are the ones who are racist. They might even look rich, drive a Hummer...but they're still a redneck.

[DemBones DemBones]

18. It's YOUR opinion that redneck=racist. There are

rednecks who are racist and rednecks who aren't racist.

And not only whites are racist, either.

[QC]

12. He sounds like a lot of DUers. n/t

[snowbear]

17. Say what........?

Can you elaborate QC?

[QC]

19. "Redneck" is a very popular term around here.

Many people seem to think that classism is perfectly OK. Folks who would sooner tear out their tongues with red-hot pliers than utter any other kind of slur seem to have no problem with class epithets.

[Bombtrack]

21. Rednecks are not a "class". It isn't something you're born into

the proud-to-be-stupid/belligerent streak cuts through all classes.

[QC]

22. Find out a bit about the history of the word and get back to me. n/t

[go west young man]

14. The dumbass's probably couldn't afford to

fill up the old Ford F150 and drive it to the church to vote.

[QC]

20. "dumbass's"

LOL!

[laststeamtrain]

15. The necks got red from laboring outdoors in the sun...

It's an anti-labor slur. Perfect for a member of the party of the idle rich to use.
An honest 'neck oughta never vote Republican; it's against their class interest.

[senseandsensibility]

16. Good points.

Redneck=working class. They should all be voting with us.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

23. Sure blame the voters, that'll win them back

:eyes:

They blame people for not voting for them, does Putnam not understand the concept of elections? If you lose in a relatively fair election then you mostly have your own side to blame.

[Zodiak]

24. I hope Putman goes on a national tour

with his new message.

Hell, if I had money, I'd pay for it.

The term is affectionate when used amongst rednecks (like a Jeff Foxworthy routine), but it is not appreciated when it is uttered by someone clearly NOT a redneck, like Mr. Putnam. There are other words that are treated similarly in different groups.

Typical elitist Republican stupidity.