THE REDNECK LOBBY: Yes, it exists. According to a story in the Washington Times, a group called the Center for Rural Strategies has begun an ad campaign in opposition to CBS' plans for a "Beverly Hillbillies"-based reality series, on the grounds that it's offensive to country folks.
Yes, the CRS is following in the footsteps of the ADL, GLAAD, the Arab-American Institute and the Catholic League, putting pressure on Hollywood and Congress in order to advance their unique, narrow brand of identity politics. Nice to see that the rural folks of America can be just as irritable and humorless as everyone else.