[Hoot Gibson]

No single individual has ever done as much damage to eastern Kentucky as Carl Perkins. Barack Obama ranks as a distant second. Liberals like Perkins sowed the seeds of a culture of dependency among the residents of a region who were one time renowned for their self reliance and work ethic.

Listening to Perkins do his impression of an eastern Kentucky accent when campaigning "back home" turned my stomach. I am sure that I am not alone in remembering Perkins talking about "agculture" on the campaign trail. Perkins could have taught Hillary Clinton a thing or two about phony accents and adopting a condescending attitude towards his own constituents.