Daily Rant | You Don't Like My Accent?

Daily Rant | You Don’t Like My Accent?

Published date: October 7, 2009 | 1:02 pm

Updated: July 30, 2025 | 12:21 pm

The flap over Creigh Deeds’ stuttering is turning into something more. Commenters on the AFP and other websites are saying the way Deeds talks is an indication that he’s, well, stupid. AFP editor Chris Graham thinks it’s a anti-Mountain Virginia bias thing, and details his upset to that effect in today’s Daily Rant. AFP Video. Length: 2:19.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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