I used scare quotes specifically because Zionist Conspirator (a proud, self-described "redneck") uses this phrase to refer to salt-of-the-earth conservative Southern Protestants.
As he will attest, it's part of a long-running commentary between him and myself.
There are plenty of "redneck" Catholics as well, and I much prefer their company to the common jaded, urban cafeteria Catholic of the Northeast.
Wideawake is one of the good guys, Alex.