neo-con hate mongers

Are neocon "hate mongers" the only kind of "hate mongers" around?  What about those who would never use the "n" word (I wouldn't myself) but have no qualms about calling white people "rednecks,"  "white trash," or "crackers"?  Of course I don't mind being called a redneck.  I've gotten in touch with my inner redneck and have actually embraced him. 

Furthermore, you say Obama is going to do amazing things.  What sorts of amazing things might those be?  You talk about him like he's Jesus Christ coming to save the world.  That sort of blind, niave trust is what emboldened potential despots. 

With all of that, I do thank you for speaking your mind, and for contributing to the dialogue here.  You will be missed, even by neocon rednecks like myself. 

Goodbye for now Tridge~ take  care and we will see you down the trail.

WTH they edited redneck? First off redneck is not a name for white people. It is a name for a very small, specific group of white people, so comparing it to the N word is a really poor correlation. Cracker is closer, but I dont remember ever calling anyone cracker. And Jason Sperber... you need to loosen up dude. The ability for people to express themselves without censorship is something you obviously dont care too much for. The funny thing is the comment on my blog for the last 2 years has be "Sup Rednecks" and it has yet to be edited, showing that the editing process of this site is solely what Jason feels like deleting at the moment. Anyway.... Redneck is not a racist term. Sorry. Prejudiced maybe, but not racist, and therefore perfectly acceptable in my eyes.

I'm actually quite impressed that Jason is such an equal-opportunity defender.  It makes me proud to be from Bakersfield, a city a city where you are free to come and go, but a city where you need to be careful how you make your grand exit. 

I wonder why it( the term) is allowed in the BnR's comments then?

I use it to describe myself.  I've discovered, through my own soul-searching, that there is an inner redneck within, and I've decided to claim that redneck, and embrace him, rather than get into the whole process of self-loathing.  I think the rule should apply that you can call yourself a redneck, just as many African-Americans use the "N" word to describe themselves. 

But if someone doesn't want me offending myself, then I don't mind being censored in that way.  It's very nice of you, by the way, to be so concerned about me calling myself names. 

So it's not alright to say rednecks in general, but evidently it's okay to call liberals chicken necks? Sounds pretty even handed to me. After letting nobama post repeated hate spewing rhetoric for days, redneck goes over the line? LOL

Goodbye Tridge. Be careful on that big parking lot they call the LA freeway.

Tridge,

Congratulations on leaving Bakersfield! If you stayed much longer, you'd probably be sucked into the Bakersfield black hole and wouldn't be able to escape. Who knows maybe I'll find a decent job in a progressive city. Bakersfield's economy sucks. Take care.