I wish I could give you 10,000 stars. I grew up in Grafton, WV but spent alot of time in Elkins and down south in Bluefield. I KNOW how people are in WV and the vast majority of people there are extremely racist. As a POC they made my life a living hell. When I turned 18 I got out of there as fast as I could.

As someone who gave living in West Virginia a try (I’m originally from California, lived in WV for about two years, then moved back to CA) there were some good points to this article, but I think you really underplay the role of racism/sexism in Donald Trump’s election there. When I was living in WV, I routinely heard…

My brother cried when my mom got rid of her Blue 87 Chevy Cavalier Wagon. It was replaced with a white 89 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport Wagon. Lasted a whole year and a half before it started falling apart and she replaced it again with a 91 Jeep Cherokee, which they kept for 8 years.

Respect for the fans! They seemed to know exactly what was needed each time.
-Quickly realizing the front drive car needed weight on the hood, one guy standing watch while others righted a car,properly locking the rear hatch,etc

Actually... she does.

“The action of going mudding makes you a redneck. It’s just reality.” Spot on. I love mudding!

This man states a truth.

What should they be called then? Either way the folks who did this are shitheads.

The action of going mudding makes you a redneck. It’s just reality.

You can be a wealthy hedge fund manager from Wall Street named Kip Smithers, but for those five minutes that you’re ripping donuts through a field in your Mercedes GLS, you’re a redneck.

Exactly. You don’t need an engineering license to do a study and report findings. You only need one if you want to tell people you’re a professional engineer.

I think it has less to do with what is missing and more to do with what could be missing; in this case, cash income from red light fines.

I don’t know if it is or not, but nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to government bodies trying to rape, rob, plunder, and pilliage more money from those whom they feel are their peasants - never mind that they are the one who are actually the servants. Skools don’t teach the Constitution anymore, so I would…

I doubt it. This is what happens to people who challenge a racket.

“The car, according to Blue Ribbon News, was donated to the Genesis Center by a local resident battling cancer:

Get a dashcam, and get him some publicity.

It’s times like these I wish I had a 30 year old f 250/350 or at least a beat up panther car.