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Thank you so much for this JVL. I will share your video far and wide. I remember the bit about firing everybody and replacing them with loyalists. I'm going to ask around but isn't this pretty much the Stalin playbook? And as far as his book, I can draw on my deep WV roots and tell you he was an easy to spot phony. I remember seeing him on Morning Joe and wondering "what the hell is this guy doing on here?" I tried watching the movie because of Glenn Close but couldn't stomach it for 20 minutes. If anybody is looking for a genuine account of recent Appalachia life check out Beth Macey.

Now what's with the eyeliner? Oh, very Scotch-Irish Hillbilly. Ask me about my relatives first encounter with Culture Club some time.

Mountaineers Are Always Free.

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