Appalachian Pride

Dr. Forrey,
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed all the tired Northeastern Liberal clichés you spewed all over the internet from that venomous little cesspool of self-aggrandizement and hysterical accusations you call a blog. Try to imagine how tired us poor hillbillies are of hearing easterners like you telling us exactly what our problems are. In fact those of us who are not inbred check drawers and that would be the majority of us, know full well that the people who settled Appalachia and who stayed here were and are the kind of hearty self reliant people who made this country the greatest country in the world. We may have been poor but we were proud and fiercely independent until big government morons like you decided to save us from ourselves. How dare you look down your arrogant New England nose at those of us who are natives of this region. If you're really such an outstanding intellectual with Ivy League credentials how is it that you would condescend to teach in such a backward wilderness? Perhaps like so many other opportunistic foreigners who come here because they can't succeed in more competitive markets, you realized that in Appalachia you could con people into believing you were as important as you imagine you are. Get a clue old man you don't matter to anyone but a bunch of paranoid drama queens and convicted felons most of your students know that your a fraud and no one really cares what you and your crew think. Perhaps its time you retired to a place more suited for someone with your superior sensibilities or hell, you could just jump off the Grant Bridge and do everyone a favor.