Oliver Anthony’s mayor said the singer’s popularity has once again propelled his Virginia town into the cultural zeitgeist and has helped exemplify rural America’s unique struggles. The town of Farmville sits tucked away in Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. While the area may not be immediately recognizable to some, Mayor […]
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MSNBC’s Reid: Limbaugh’s Legacy Is ‘Hardening Rural White Listeners and Weaponizing White Male Grievance’
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MSNBC anchor Joy Reid on Wednesday’s broadcast of her show “The ReidOut,” gave her take on the legacy of late conservatives talker Rush Limbaugh. Reid said, “Rush Limbaugh died today at the age of 70 from the complications of lung cancer. And I would argue that he is among the three people in recent American history…