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Democrat Says He Understands Rural America Because He Watched Classic Shows Like ‘Waltons,’ ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’
Daily Caller ^
Posted on 04/24/2026 3:47:17 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
Democratic Virginia state Sen. Lamont Bagby claimed Thursday that watching “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “The Andy Griffith Show” and “The Waltons” as a child taught him about rural America.
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“And listen, I almost took issue with the other side saying that we don’t understand [rural America],” Bagby said during the floor debate. “But I grew up watching ‘The Waltons,’ I grew up with Opie [the son of a sheriff played by Andy Griffith], I even watched the ‘Dukes of Hazzard.’ I think I know a little bit about rural America.”
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: abigailspanberger; demagogicparty; gerrymandering; hb1384; virginia
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To: central_va
A bunch of Bagby’s constituents were shot in Virginia Beach a few weeks back.
Three shooters have been arrested . All from Richmond /Henrico county
Virginia Beach has had two mass shootings incidents already this year, the city tried to impose curfew’s, they were smacked down in court.
To: DFG
I need to study them harder
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:14:09 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: Blue Highway
they are actively doing this in every state.
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:19:54 AM PDT
by
b4me
(Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
To: Tench_Coxe
I watched Star Trek. Guess that makes me an astronaut.
Now that's FUNNY!!! Great line...
To: DeplorableTrumpSupporter
I watched Star Trek. Guess that makes me an astronaut.
Now that’s FUNNY!!! Great line...
I read the lying media, guess that makes me an expert on Trump
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:31:40 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
To: Tench_Coxe; All
Step away from the TV...read a book
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:32:54 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
(In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
To: Tench_Coxe
I watched Amos and Andy. Learned everything about his people.
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:48:06 AM PDT
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: OldHarbor
“I learned that from Sanford & Son.”
Be careful quoting Fred Sanford online. (See my tagline).
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:49:31 AM PDT
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: GOPJ
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:51:07 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
To: Candor7
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:52:16 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
To: Tench_Coxe
Yep - had to respond....
@SenBagby
There’s a reason they called TV “The boob-tube” for decades....if old shows are your “credentials, you have no credentials.
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:53:31 AM PDT
by
trebb
(So many fools - so little time...)
To: Liz
I understand the black culture by watching the news.
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:56:29 AM PDT
by
stevio
(Fight until you die!)
To: stevio
I understand the black culture by watching the news.
Glad to hear it....../s.
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posted on
04/24/2026 5:58:49 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:01:27 AM PDT
by
sit-rep
(START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
To: OldHarbor
Lamont, you big dummy ! I learned about rural America from Sanford & Son.
Only way to go........chuckle.
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:03:11 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
To: Liz
Just as accurate as he knows rural folk.
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:04:01 AM PDT
by
stevio
(Fight until you die!)
To: omni-scientist
Well, if he didn’t watch Beverly Hillbillies or Green Acres, then his education is incomplete.
Now I know where Hunter got his education in the oil and gas industry...
The Beverly Hillbillies...
Green Acres...You can learn about pig farming and/or child raising... 😀
To: dforest
I learned brain surgery because I watched Marcus Welby MD.
When can I make an appointment?
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:05:45 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
To: Tench_Coxe
... and I learned all I need to know about Democrats from watching “Reds”.
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:08:37 AM PDT
by
glennaro
(2026: The year to crush the growing internal communism and jihadism in our free Republic)
To: stevio
Bagby was too dumb to get into college......so he turned on the TV.
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posted on
04/24/2026 6:09:29 AM PDT
by
Liz
(Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
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