Doesn’t it suck to be summarily lumped into a stereotype? Your people love to do that to me. I’m sure there ARE a lot of small towners out there that aren’t idiots. But that’s the genius of this forum – it doesn’t matter! You can be totally genuine and people here call you an idiot, a dupe, and many other things that I won’t repeat.

The thing is, I used to have respect for small town citizens, until they became hateful and arrogant. Please don’t ask me to believe that the majority of small town Americans are plugged into current events. I live in IOWA. I know these people. There are some people out there that are exceptions, but rural areas barely have dial-up connections.

Thanks for the response though. You seem intelligent.

As someone who lives in small town America, I take umbrage at your comments. Many of us choose to live here to avoid just the kind of nonsense that goes on in big city America. Contrary to your opinion, many of us have college degrees, read newspapers, surf the internet, and yes, think for ourselves. Just because we don’t agree with you does not mean we are uniformed. On the contrary we probably know much more than you ever will. You see, here we have to learn to fend for ourselves, live in peace with our neighbors, and cope without whining because we know that doesn’t change anything. If we know about cattle, we also know about market futures, economics, accounting, agriculture, meteorology, and animal husbandry, because that is what it takes to be a cattle rancher and farmer. If we know about guns, it is because sometimes we have to protect those assets you call cattle.

I don’t have scorn for celebs endorsement as much as I have a dislike for them assuming I should value their opinion solely based on their celebrity. I value those who give me a legitimate reason why I should listen to their opinion though, even though those are few and far between in the Obama camp. As to Celebrities endorsing McCain, you just don’t hear about them because the MSM chooses to ignore them. The following list took me less that 5 minutes to find.

Entertainers:
María Conchita Alonso, actress- Dan Aykroyd, actor- Stephen Baldwin- Pat Boone, singer- Wilford Brimley, actor- Jerry Bruckheimer, producer- James Caan, actor- Dean Cain, actor- Adam Carolla, comedian, television and radio host- Lacey Chabert, actress- Jon Cryer, actor- Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), musician- Charlie Daniels, musician- Robert Davi, actor- Robert Duvall, actor- Clint Eastwood, actor and director- Erik Estrada, actor- Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter- Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder- Kelsey Grammer, actor- Lee Greenwood, musician- Angie Harmon, actress- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View- Patricia Heaton, actress- Kathy Hilton, actress, business woman, mother of Paris Hilton – Victoria Jackson, comedian- Lorenzo Lamas, actor- Marilyn Manson, Shock Rocker- Gerald McRaney, actor- Dennis Miller, comedian- Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure- Craig T. Nelson, actor- George Newbern, actor- Ted Nugent, hard rock guitarist- Gail O’Grady, actress- John Ondrasik, singer- Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith- John Ratzenberger, actor- John Rich, musician- Kurt Russell, actor- Susan Saint James, actress- Shauna Sand, actress- Tom Selleck, actor- Gary Sinise, actor- Kevin Sorbo, actor- Sylvester Stallone, actor- Ben Stein, actor, writer- Connie Stevens, actress- Rip Torn, actor- Janine Turner, actress and author- Dick Van Patten, actor- Jon Voight, actor- Hank Williams, Jr. musician- Bruce Willis, actor- Gretchen Wilson, musician- James Woods, actor- David Zucker, director

Athletes and Sportspeople:
Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback- Mario Andretti, former racecar driver- George Bodenheimer, ESPN President- Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons- Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL Analyst and Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints Head Coach- John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback- Joe Gibbs, former Washington Redskins head coach and NASCAR team owner- Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner- Mike Helton, NASCAR President- Ken Kennedy, WWE wrestler- Don King, fight promotor- Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner- Al Leiter, Former MLB Pitcher- Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter- Peter Magowan, San Francisco Giants Owner- Drayton McLane Jr., Houston Astros Owner- Art Modell, former owner of the Browns and Ravens- Jack Nicklaus, golf champion- Lute Olso, Fmr. Arizona Univ. Basketball Coach- Arnold Palmer, former PGA player- Bo Pelini, Head Coach, University of Nebraska Football Team- Richard Petty, 7-time NASCAR champion- Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns backup quarterback- Dan Reeves, Former NFL Coach- Rhino, TNA wrestler- Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher- Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher- Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback- Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback- George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees- Joe Thomas, left tackle for the Cleveland Browns

I am sure there are others, but the list is long enough.

However, if you guys had celebrities backing McCain, I highly doubt you’d have such scorn for them. Kind of like I have scorn for the slack-jawed small town idiots who think the financial crisis was a surprise. I’ve listened to small town America and I’m shocked at how ignorant they are. Good values don’t help much if you’re just generally uninformed about everything that doesn’t directly related to guns, cattle, and fertilizer.