A tad bit of truth to it....

Now, Obama is in the dog house. His remarks about rural voters riled quite a few feathers. It didn't seem like a good thing to say: that they cling to religion and guns and are bitter. Well, there could be a tad bit of truth to this. But I don't look at rural people as bitter in general. Like here in Colorado, sometimes rural voters dislike the liberal state capitol, Denver, and feel that it has too much power. There's room out in the boonies to have hunting and frankly if you live in a remote area, owning a gun might not be a bad idea. People in rural areas tend to have more traditional values, though all of them do not necessarily go to church.

What I have noticed is a definite libertarian streak there. This is less talked about than the religion aspect. Due to their self-sufficient nature, there are those who feel the government has no business in their lives. But lest I be accused of stereotyping people, many people rely on the same entitlement programs in rural areas as they do in cities. Also, big corporate farms rely on government subsidies to grow their crops.

That last part is a contentious issue with many people. I, myself, don't know enough about it to know if these subsidies should be eliminated. This is a subject for another post.