Posted on August 31, 2008
Fest organizers are rednecks, not red-faced
By midday, thousands of people -- many wearing cowboys hats, suspenders or camouflage clothing -- crammed into Weissport Centre Square, some of them coming from out of state
When Weissport Councilman Tommy McEvilly came up with the theme for this weekend’s festival, he was shooting for something different and fun that could raise money for his cash-poor borough of 434 people.
He never thought his Redneck Festival would strike the kind of nerve that ripples right to the heart of this year’s presidential election.
Race.
A day after Bethlehem’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president, Esther Lee, condemned the festival theme as racially insensitive, the event drew thousands and went off without a hitch, albeit while drawing the kind of attention McEvilly never intended.
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Fest organizers are rednecks, not red-faced
mcall.com
