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The Southern Drawl's Double Standard

Only GOP candidates are allowed to 'tahlk like thee-us'

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2008 4:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – When Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stumped in Arkansas, each tried on a Southern drawl, and both were roundly mocked as pandering Yankees. Even John Edwards, a native Southerner, was accused of “carefully maintaining” his accent for political effect. Yet Fred Thompson and Mike... Read full story »

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