Somebody sure pushed your buttons - I didn't get that tone from the article at all. I'm not into sports, and don't like country music, either (although I do love the song Rocky Top). And no Republican from the northeast is conservative, not one. If he/she was, they wouldn't get elected. I think the article was describing old-fashioned patriotism, i.e., Mom, apple pie, football, the flag, etc.
Carolyn
“And no Republican from the northeast is conservative, not one.”
Huh. I didn’t know that.
Odd that my dad, a conservative Republican, held office in northeastern NY for over 30 years.