[Iron Munro]

"There’s a difference between white trash and southern."

EXACTLY!

I posted this because I feel it shows that southern and country culture is not yet dead in the ObamaNation.
These young people might not be celebrating in the same way country guys and gals did a generation or two ago but to me they show the same spirit.

At these gatherings you will see plenty of American flags and patriotic bumper stickers, and will hear a lot of country music with patriot themes and messages.

And don't ignore the fact that the author seemed to be hell bent on showing the seedier side of the gathering, and writing with a tone that is definitely snarky at times. If there were arrests, shootings and significant abuse of anything or anyone we can be assured this reporter would have had it in the headlines - but there isn't any mention of such events at all.

I believe the real message still comes through loud and clear - for the most part this is relatively (by today's standards) wholesome fun by good old boys and gals.

[SeminoleSoldier]

Agreed. Having grown up in a mostly black neighborhood I could write something much snarkier about them, but I hope I’m not so narrow that I don’t see that there are good folks there.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And it would have to be confessed that there is no scientific instrument to measure “sexual tension in the atmosphere.” This might be mostly the writer’s dirty mind running away with him. Though I still wouldn’t approve of a four year old kid demanding a stranger lady show her endowments, that’s awful precocious. Can’t his dad or mom or uncle or aunt, whoever is watching after him, make him wait till he’s 13 or something.

[Melas]

And don't ignore the fact that the author seemed to be hell bent on showing the seedier side of the gathering, and writing with a tone that is definitely snarky at times.

Don't kid yourself. The author didn't go nearly far enough. A snarky tone was not called for here. Outright condemnation would have been fitting, if not castigation.