GOP 2012 presidential hopeful Pawlenty suddenly adopts fake southern accent

[Bluebear]

Hey, if thrice married and multiple adulterer Newt Gingrich can woo the religious right as a family values conservative who claims he banged his mistress on his office desk because he loved his country so darn much, then Pawlenty can adopt a fake accent to trick naive GOP voters:

But the next day at the Statehouse, the talk among several Republicans was that it seemed he had suddenly developed a Southern accent as he tried connecting to voters by speaking louder and with more energy.

The political blog of Radio Iowa heard it too and noted, “Pawlenty seems to be adopting a Southern accent as he talks about his record as governor.” As he spoke of the country’s challenges, he dropped the letter G, saying: “It ain’t gonna be easy. This is about plowin’ ahead and gettin’ the job done.”

http://www.americablog.com/2011/03/gop-2012-presidential-hopeful-pawlenty.html

[Hardrada]

1. Auditioning for the part of Blanche Dubois

[dmr]

10. "I don't want realism … I want magic!"

:rofl:

[Tx4obama]

2. Sounds like he's been takin' some lessons from Palin.

When Palin wants to try and sound folksy she drops her 'g's.
But if you listen to some of the videos of her 'before' the McCain era, she always used a 'g' on her 'ing' words.

[Golden Raisin]

8. Or Dubya...

Ike sounds like King Lear compared to these good ol' boy/gal-wanabees. Yeehaw!

[subterranean]

3. He still needs to work on that accent.

I believe the correct pronunciation is gittin', not gettin'.

[Zoeisright]

4. That fucking little weasel reminds me of Eddie Haskel.

Simpering, two-faced, mean, and sneaky.

[divine_truine]

5. plenty o' icky!

these republicans are worse than bush/cheney! Their hellish worldview must never see the light od day! Stay calm, empower each other, don't take things too seriously, don't tolerate any more nonsense from fearful teabagging-gop...fly above the drama! Fly above the hate!

[midnight]

6. Another religious man who vaules Palin as someone who

is underestmated.... And want's more tax cuts cuz growing jobs is the key Blah blah blah.....

[MNBrewer]

7. Hey T-Paw... Lick the underside of my moist, salty

snowboots

[Liquorice]

9. LOL I hate it when politicians do that. And a lot of them are guilty of doing it. nt

[dreamnightwind]

11. Worked for Obama

I don't know if "southern" is the exact accent he adopted, but there was a very apparent accent he would put on whenever it suited him during the campaign, usually when speaking to large rallies. I was surprised he wasn't called on it more. He was pretty good at it, it almost sounded real.