Look, I live about as far south as is possible in the US, and I *loved* it.

Of course, my hometown New Orleans is "in the South but not of it," like Miami except different.

Of course, the author goes a bit overboard -- half the Founding Fathers were from Virginia and the other half from New England, for one thing -- but the basic thrust of his rant is DEAD ON. There's a lot of hypocracy out there (e.g., rabble-rousing about the "sanctity of marriage" by repeat-offender divorcees). I found it helpful to read "The South" as referring not necessarily to a geographical area but to a state of mind.

And you gotta admit, even if you disagree -- it's pretty funny!