Charlie, I really admire and like what you do at The Bulwark. I look forward to the podcast every day as well as all of the contributions by the other Bulwark members. I didn’t know who you were before the Bulwark and honestly am not sure I would have admired you in your previous roles, but I do now.
Charlie, I really admire and like what you do at The Bulwark. I look forward to the podcast every day as well as all of the contributions by the other Bulwark members. I didn’t know who you were before the Bulwark and honestly am not sure I would have admired you in your previous roles, but I do now.
I want to push back a bit on what I hear a lot of conservative people say about democratic politicians — that they insult and talk down to rural people. I come from a rural background and I have an older sister and brother who are sure that Democrats are evil and want to take away their way of life. I listen to them and go, huh? Then I realize where they get their news and it is the usual suspects like Fox, Limbaugh, etc. who have constantly promoted such nonsense. My brother and sister don’t expand their news horizons and can’t be moved.
I have heard people such as yourself, JVL, Rick Wilson adopt a hillbilly accent and talk about missing people missing teeth when talking about rural folks and that IS insulting but I have never thought it to be the norm from the democratic political left. I just might suggest that people such as my sister believe she is being talked down to because the people she gets her news from constantly says that she is. I do fault our general media for giving to much press to the minority far left versus the majority middle but that is a different issue.
Anyway. This has troubled me for quite a while. Thanks again for what you do.
Charlie, I really admire and like what you do at The Bulwark. I look forward to the podcast every day as well as all of the contributions by the other Bulwark members. I didn’t know who you were before the Bulwark and honestly am not sure I would have admired you in your previous roles, but I do now.
I want to push back a bit on what I hear a lot of conservative people say about democratic politicians — that they insult and talk down to rural people. I come from a rural background and I have an older sister and brother who are sure that Democrats are evil and want to take away their way of life. I listen to them and go, huh? Then I realize where they get their news and it is the usual suspects like Fox, Limbaugh, etc. who have constantly promoted such nonsense. My brother and sister don’t expand their news horizons and can’t be moved.
I have heard people such as yourself, JVL, Rick Wilson adopt a hillbilly accent and talk about missing people missing teeth when talking about rural folks and that IS insulting but I have never thought it to be the norm from the democratic political left. I just might suggest that people such as my sister believe she is being talked down to because the people she gets her news from constantly says that she is. I do fault our general media for giving to much press to the minority far left versus the majority middle but that is a different issue.
Anyway. This has troubled me for quite a while. Thanks again for what you do.
CJR/ St. Louis