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Question by Johnny Tomala: Is there any difference between "country" and "hillbilly" music? Isn't hillbilly music just country music from the 50's and 40's? Is the term "hillbilly" considered offensive in the USA? Would I get in trouble for calling somebody hillbilly? Many country musicians and singers call themselves "hillbilly" and they sing about "hillbilly gals" and other hillbilly things... Best answer for Is there any difference between "country" and "hillbilly" music?:
Answer by IDKcharlie
I dont think there's a difference
Answer by Sally B
What you say is pretty much true.
Answer by Because I said so
Typically, "hillbilly" music is bluegrass and todays country music has roots in bluegrass, folk and southern rock.
Answer by AE
meth usage.
Answer by Wendigo
Hillbilly, and country music are basically the same thing. The only real difference in it is hillbilly music is that it's more Appalachian in nature than country music. Country music itself though, can be from different parts f the U.S.A. In some instances the term hillbilly can be considered derogatory, based on how it's used, and what is insinuated when it's used. It can be a point of pride with those who are more true to the roots of of country music. Yet the ones that use it as a derogatory word use it to insinuate that the person to whom they refer are of low intellectual capacity, and are inbred. So it comes down to intent and the content surrounding how the word is used, to give it context.
Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan went at it in a strong, substantial debate Thursday night. Both men succeeded in articulating their campaign's main talking points, and both likely helped boost the candidacies of their presidential ticket partners.
In a strong, substantial debate marked by testy exchanges as well as mutual personal respect, Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan spent 90 minutes Thursday night arguing about everything from the nation’s economy to abortion to Iran and Syria.
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If the job of both men was to support and boost the candidacies of their respective presidential ticket partners, then both succeeded in what likely will be seen as the most important vice presidential debate in US political history.
Mr. Biden strongly questioned the major policies espoused by Mitt Romney, injecting vigor and humor into a campaign tripped up by President Obama’s lackluster and somewhat sour performance in his first presidential debate. Mr. Ryan held his own in the rhetorical cut and thrust of political disputation with his far more experienced opponent, showing what some analysts found to be a surprisingly detailed knowledge of foreign policy and national security issues.
Much of the success of the debate was attributed to moderator Martha Raddatz of ABC News, who deftly kept the two men on track through the nine subjects covered in 10-minute segments â€" permitting enough back-and-forth to keep it a real debate without allowing the disputants to take over, as many observers had noted about the first presidential debate moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS.
In terms of style, both Biden and Ryan seemed to be natural. At times, Ryan â€" who acknowledges his love of Power Point presentations â€" bordered on wonkishness. Some post-debate analysts found Biden bordering on condescension to his much younger opponent, chuckling and rolling his eyes at times as Ryan spoke.
"That is a bunch of malarkey," the vice president declared as Ryan criticized the Obama administration’s foreign policies. "Not a single thing he said is accurate," Biden said when Ryan had laid into the administration for what he said was its failure to provide adequate security at the US consulate in Benghazi,
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