Redneck Spoofs Spice Up 2008 Campaign
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — From behind an anchor desk ringed with empty Budweiser cans and Jack Daniel's bottles, the pundits of "Red State Update" dissect election politics from the good ol' boy point of view.The Web-based sketches star "Jackie Broyles" and "Dunlap" deriding Democrats' inability to talk to NASCAR fans or inflating and then deflating home state hero Fred Thompson. (He's not lazy, the real-life former Tennesseans insist — "he's just real old.")
They ape cable network talking heads with such comedic commentary as volunteering to help Mitt Romney on his yardwork so he won't be criticized for hiring illegal aliens or speculating on Rudy Giuliani's love life. They focus on national politics but play to blue collars outside the Beltway instead of Washington insiders. * * *
Jackie and Dunlap got a shot at mainstream celebrity during CNN's YouTube Democratic debate in July when they asked the candidates whether all the media attention on Al Gore "hurts y'all's feelings?" * * *
They ARE funny! I loved the “Democrats do NASCAR” bit!