“As a former High School Debate team member, I resent the comparison on behalf of reasoned speakers everywhere.”
I’m from north Alabama. There IS no such thing as a reasoned speaker from SW Alabama . . . debate team or not. I’m being facetious, but it was an interesting and somewhat pertinent reference to a geographical area. Sounds like he is familiar with the area to make a comment like that.
Gotta tell you, I honestly made up the Alabama part. I had no idea he was actually from Alabama and certainly have no idea about how the SW Alabamans differ from the rest of you. Lucky (kinda scary, lucky) guess.