Ol' Dan's rathered that sayin' too. I've heard that saying for 'bout as long as dirt was created - although it was wrong. I saw chickens fly into a 20ft high Mimosa to roost - and they used their wings to do it....
I think ole farmer Dan needed to refine his "aw shucks" hayseed act a bit before going public with it on election night. He still came across as an elitist left-wing snob talking down to the unwashed masses just as he always has.