Appalachia exposed? or Kentucky exposed?

I find it amazing that Kentuckians apparently do live in the stone age. I defended the Bluegrass State but will no more, as it appears the people have spoken on the so called issues of gender and race. See Poll results (Here)

21% of likely voters say Obama's race would be a factor in this primary. Too me that is a very high number and the undecideds rest at 19%, so split that percentage and you get some odd 30.5% of likely voters figure Obama being Black is a bad thing or could keep him from being elected. That is a legacy Kentucky holds and the data indicates Kentucky will continue to hold that terrible reputation. But it is not isolated to the Highlands of Kentucky, the entire Commonwealth carries this burden. And Kentucky's Black population apparently believe that Obama's race will keep him from being elected the most, at 31%.

Apparently the comments made by Reverend Wright mean a little something to Kentuckians.

• Either Very important or Important - 43%
• 29% says it doesn't matter
• 28% are not sure

If you split the undecideds, it is very apparent that Reverend Wrights comments have caused Obama big trouble in Kentucky.

Obama's comments in regards to bitter rural Americans mean very little to Kentuckians according to polling data collected by the Lexington Herald Leader.

Comments

Just remember, in 1860 Lincoln didn't even get 1% of the vote in Kentucky.

Kentucky better shelve its evil ways. we are ignored already now president Obama will ignore us even more.

Is it racist when blacks go 94 per cent for Obama?

White Americans wouldn't go 94 per cent for Jesus. Yea it's racist.

As long as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are around race relations will never improve. Does it seem odd that they have been invisible for the last several months.

Kentucky is registered democratic state that votes conservative.

If Obama is the nominee and they show their faces they will loose the election for Obama!

Racism is big business for those guys, they make mega cash keeping it alive and it looks like Obama is putting them out of business just for showing that America has changed. Kentucky may be stuck in the 1920's but the rest of America is not.

Mark it down When McCain slaughters Obama in November it will be because we are all KKK racists and not because Obama is a liberal frikkin joke.

[bulletbob]

No, "it" is not isolated to the Highlands of Ky. About 10 years ago or so, I was heading east in far Western Kentucky and came across a Klan meeting in complete regalia. I think it's worse out there than in the hills, frankly. But at any rate I don't like Obama but it's not because of his race.

Kentucky IS exposed as being the backwoods uncle-daddy state it really is. When Obama is elected president Kentucky will be 50 in everything thanks to all you racist closed minded people.

Kentucky's problem is semi
socioeconomic,but mainly an education problem, surprisingly concentrated in the big cities. I saw Coach Hendrickson get beat, not by racist people, but by people who just weren't too smart. He taught me college chemistry at Southeast College in Middlesboro. And he was very good. Yet the people were not smart enough to elect him to a state office. So like that person says above about other candidates not getting much out of Kentucky,it is really a shame that we are known as the Redneck Capitol of the U.S.

[Jim]

Kentucky is stuck in a time warp.

Kentuckians still vote for people who keep them down such as McConnell, Bunning, Davis and Bush (twice).

Kentuckians have kept a State Senate which won't find funding for K-12 and higher education. ---No wonder Kentuckians are seen as not too smart.

Then Mitch McConnell won't find funding for federal interstates and bridges such as the Brent Spence in Covington and instead wants state and local government pay for it or citizens to pay tolls.

[CW]

I'm not very proud to call KY home sometimes. Then I go to Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia West Va., Texas, etc.

We ain't all that bad, could be better. Got some learnig we need to do yet.

We can always drop your ass off in E St. Louis C.W. You can sing Kumbaya on the corner.

I am always proud to call Kentucky home. It is just so sad that our people still live in the 1860's, waiting for their Master to tell them what to do, and how to vote. And guess what, I aint talking about African-Americans, I speak of all races; the pitiful, helpless, weaklings that can not piss without being told how to and how much.
Kentucky has to grow up and be adults; speak and actually think for themselves. Listen to what their heart tells them, not to what Boss Hog with the cigar says.

[kentondem1]

Obama draws 70,000 at an event in "swing state" Oregon.

What could possibly be "wrong" with West Virginia and Kentucky?

[kentondem1]

Obama draws 70,000 at an event in "swing state" Oregon.

What could possibly be "wrong" with West Virginia and Kentucky?

[Drew]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90694386sc=emaf

this is my best friend ada. listen!

[Hairy Ainu]

Yeah, we're all a bunch of sheet wearing racists, at least us crackers.

The blacks voting overwhelmingly for Barky Oh, well, that's not racist.

Put Colin Powell on the ballot and see how many Paleolithic cracker Kentuckians would vot for him. A lot.

Barky Obama's resume reminds me of a John Hiatt song: "Paper Thin".