Scott you need to stop looking in the mirror. I'm not saying that people who fit the stereotype don't exist, but its the automatic assumption that that is all West Virginia is. It would seem that there is a certain contempt being displayed by the RNSC.
btw Sam from what I understand the ad was filmed in Philadelphia. On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I live in WV, I see the hicks all the time :D. > > I guess I am not offended by the stereotype since I don't consider > myself a 'hick' :D > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Funny, I just have not seen a lot of hill-billy types driving around >> towns like Rosemont and Grafton etc I saw more who fit the stereotype >> in Southwest Virginia and northern Ohio than in West Virginia. >> >> I guess its the stereotyping and the automatic assumption that all of >> West Virginia is like that. >> >> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> When I go out and about around town, most people I see look 'hicky' - >>> and I live in one of the least 'hicky' counties in WV. >>> >>> So is outrage because the GOP is using a stereotype, or because the >>> stereotype being used is pretty accurate? >>> >>> :D >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> You really have to wonder about the sheer contempt that the NRSC holds >>>> for a lot of citizens. Hick actors? Really :/ >>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/07/AR2010100703009.html?hpid=topnews >>>> >>>> GOP pulling W.Va. Senate ad with 'hicky' actors >>>> By LAWRENCE MESSINA >>>> The Associated Press >>>> Thursday, October 7, 2010; 7:22 PM >>>> >>>> CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- National Republicans pulled back a West Virginia >>>> Senate ad Thursday after Democrats revealed its casting call had >>>> sought actors who looked like hicks to play state voters. >>>> >>>> The 30-second spot, filmed in Philadelphia, was dropped from the >>>> National Republican Senatorial Committee's YouTube channel Thursday. >>>> >>>> Republicans expected it to also be withdrawn from TV, where it has >>>> been in heavy rotation since Tuesday, according to a party official >>>> not directly involved in handling the ad. The official was not >>>> authorized to comment and requested anonymity. >>>> >>>> The ad showed men in flannel shirts and baseball caps worrying that >>>> Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin would side with President Barack Obama if >>>> elected to the Senate. >>>> >>>> It's a theme the GOP has been hammering in the battle to replace the >>>> late Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. But the Republican nominee, >>>> businessman John Raese, denounced the ad. >>>> >>>> "The ad is ridiculous and I am happy to say that no one with the Raese >>>> campaign had anything to do with it," Raese spokesman Kevin McLaughlin >>>> said. >>>> >>>> The casting call listed clothing options including trucker or "John >>>> Deer" hats that are "not brand new, preferably beat up," as well as >>>> jeans, down filled vests and "Dickie's type jacket with t-shirt >>>> underneath." >>>> >>>> "We are going for a 'Hicky' Blue Collar look," it said. "These >>>> characters are from West Virginia so think coal miner/trucker looks." >>>> >>>> The NRSC blamed the wording on Philadelphia-based Kathy Wickline >>>> Casting, which declined comment when contacted Thursday. >>>> >>>> "No one at the NRSC, or associated with the NRSC, had anything to do >>>> with the language used in this casting call," spokesman Brian Walsh >>>> said. >>>> >>>> The NRSC provided a Sept. 27 e-mail in which its production firm asked >>>> the casting company "for someone to represent the middle of the >>>> country Ohio, Pittsburgh, West Virginia area." >>>> >>>> The casting call was first reported by the website Politico. The NRSC >>>> said it spent around $450,000 to air the ad, out of a estimated $3.5 >>>> million it has reserved for ad airtime in the closely fought race that >>>> the GOP believes it has a shot at winning. >>>> >>>> Manchin and Democrats called the ad an insult. >>>> >>>> "Not only have they been spending millions to try and buy this >>>> election with lies and distortions, we can now see once and for all >>>> what (Raese) and his friends really think of West Virginia and our >>>> people," Manchin said in a statement. >>>> >>>> © 2010 The Associated Pres >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328886 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
