"I've had several internet "discussions" on other boards and have been called "stupid redneck" almost every time."
Dude, I live in California and hear this "redneck" thing constantly. It is far easier to knock down a straw-man than it is the real thing. The left has constructed a stereotype of conservatives and simply revert to form when engaging in debate. My neighbor had a particularly good time calling republicans "fascists" until I called her on it one day - She was unable to even define what fascism was. "Fascism" and "Redneck" are simply propaganda cups that the left fills with their venom.
Dude, I live in California too. Of course, I live in a part of California where there actually are a lot of rednecks, but that's by choice. I'm originally from the Bay Area, but I just can't stand all of the left-wing freaks and hippies (and the traffic, and the crowds). I'll take rednecks over hippies 7 days a week and twice on Sundays. There's a local station here that carries channel 2 news from Oakland and I actually get pissed off just watching they way they portray their "news" stories.