Posted on 03/13/2012 5:20:37 AM PDT by Zakeet
Mitt Romney’s transformation into a cheesy grits- and catfish-loving, ya’ll-uttering good ol’ boy in the face of tight contests in Mississippi and Alabama today is being panned by critics — skeptical Southern party officials and pundits.
“If you’re going to pander, at least pander well, and this isn’t pandering well,” said Stephen Gordon, a Republican consultant based in Birmingham, Ala. The former Bay State governor is a Yankee, Gordon said, and will always face skepticism no matter how many catfish filets he raves about.
“People in the Deep South have a bit of a natural distrust for Northerners, especially folks from the Northeast,” said Gordon, who is not affiliated with any campaign in the Republican presidential contest. “There are cultural differences, stemming all the way back to the Civil War, and they affect the way people perceive Mr. Romney.”
Romney, who praised the local delicacy known as cheesy grits during a campaign stop in Jackson, Miss., last week, told a crowd in Mobile, Ala., yesterday that he’s developing a taste for catfish, after telling a South Carolina restaurant owner that he’s “not a catfish man” earlier this year.
“I’m learning to say ‘y’all’ and I like grits. Strange things are happening to me,” Romney joked while stumping in Pascagoula, Miss., over the weekend.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Cheesy Grits a Food Network thing?
Real grits have salt, pepper and butter in them and are served with fried eggs.
And ham, country ham.
Every time I'm in Georgia visiting my girlfriend's family, I pay a visit to the mountains. It reminds me of my old home outside of the elevation and accents. Unfortunately, there's more and more retirement homes there....like my old area.
Then these same people run for office and change the very things they like! We’ve had enough of those kind of outsiders.
Yep.....citiots.
I'll eat catfish, but only in the south.
Yes. Especially if you’re from Virginia.
My nieces hunt ... deer, turkey, quail, pheasant & varmints of all kinds. Both shot sporting clays on a college team so they are crack shots. The one who got married is also a really good archer with a couple of nice bucks to her credit. She is currently teaching archery instructors and working to get archery programs in the schools in the state where she lives. The wedding cake topper had a gal dragging a guy away from hunting - little sign said ‘no hunting’. With 20-20 hindsight, it would have been more accurate for the sign to say ‘go hunting’ with my niece dragging her hubby out in the field! His friends all ask him how he got so lucky - she’s a true hunter ... and beautiful, too.
A Southern woman only needs 3 things to survive any social situation: a little black dress, a string of pearls, and a Smithfield ham. :-)
‘swhy I can’t listen to Sean Hannity.
15 minuts and I start talking like him.
4, really, a smile :)
:) Yes.
Sean lost his accent a long time ago.
You should hear me - I am worse than michael savage.
Donnie Brasco
you Sir are correct...I’ll take em over catfish any day of the week
Too glib, too affable, too malleable, the eRepublican answer to Algore.
But the thing is... EVERYBODY loves pizza and canolis. Grits are ok, they’re like oatmeal, only made of corn, but they’re not to die for... It’s like when they say blacks like fried chicken and watermelon. Who among us DOESN’T like fried chicken and watermelon? Which goes back to John F’in Kerry’s famous pander, Who among us DOESN’T enjoy NAHSCAH?
“Whoever came up with the name “grits” wasn’t being complimentary. They taste just like a Texas sand storm. Gritty, gritty, gritty.”
Those are undercooked, or don’t have enough water, or both. Grits slow cooked with a bit of milk, and served with a pat of butter, salt and pepper are laruppin’. Stoneground grits are even better. Grits are basically polenta, without the ad campaign.
Yeah ?
Add a barking sound coming from the trunk and your image is complete!
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