Hank Hill's Political Affiliation..

[solinvictus]

Poll question: Hank Hill's Political Affiliation..

Is Hank Hill a Democrat or Republican?

[Moloch]

1. Hank Hill is a Republican....

When talking about America's great attributes he mentions two George Bushes

and when Reagan is mentioned he says "I sure do miss voting for that man"

[Blue Gardener]

2. Republican

No doubt about it.

[Sandpiper]

3. When talking of Ronald Reagan he said

"I miss voting for that man."

[Frances]

4. Hank and his wife are both Republicans

because that is their culture.

If they had more exposure to the rest of the world then I think the wife would be Dem and Hank would be an independent. If their son grows up and moves to New York or California, he will vote Dem most of the time.

[realisticphish]

5. Republican...

but an old-fashioned republican, not a neocon

[JohnKleeb]

6. paleocon or traditional con?

[realisticphish]

7. lol

i'd say a traditional... conservative, but not a racist, or hateful

[JohnKleeb]

8. sounds like a traditional conservative

Makes him a rarity in the south, where many or christian right or neo cons.

[Arkana]

9. He's a Puke, just like the rest of his screwed-up family

That show is truly strange...but I must admit I do find Dale Gribble very funny.

[solinvictus]

11. "Shackleford, Rusty Shackleford"

[Radical Activist]

15. I bet Dale voted for Nader.

Maybe Libertarian. Or else he doesn't vote at all because its a government conspiracy.

[solinvictus]

16. "Guns don't kill people..."

"the government does."
"Right now, the Fair Play for Cuba Committee is retro-fitting my mower engine to power Fidel Castro's one-man escape sub!"

[Dave Sund]

25. I think the latter explanation is more likely

Dale wouldn't vote. I can't imagine that it hasn't come up before, though.

[gyopsy]

10. Could be Libertarian

n/t

[trof]

12. OK, help me out.

Who the hell is Hank Hill?

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. Ever see

"King of the Hill" the animated show on Fox?

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[WMliberal]

13. How about Hank Hill's Laotian neighbors?

"You owe me $20. I told you the redneck's fat son would marry the cousin."

[7th_Sephiroth]

22. Kahn is a repub

big pubbie, a large percent of asian immigrants vote striaght pub tickets for some un-named reason, but i think mihn may be a toss up

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

14. He's a Republican. He did think Bush had a weak handshake, though.

[Atlas Mugged]

17. He votes for Texans

He named his dog 'Ladybird', after the Democratic first lady. And he's a fan of Ann Richards, too. So, if they're from Texas, he supports them. While he might have a lot of Republican opinions, he also is "tolerant" of gays. And, as someone already mentioned, he sure didn't like W's clammy, weak handshake.

[solinvictus]

18. Hank's church..

also has a woman minister.

[Atlas Mugged]

19. Oh, yeah. That too.

Compared to Cotton, Hank's father, ol' Hank is a pinko commie!

And another thing, Hank worked with Jimmy Carter and seemed thrilled by Carter's presence. I can't imagine a brainwashed redneck Republican being caught downwind of a Democratic president, much less eager to work on a project with him for Homes For Humanity.

And Peggy is about as feminist as you can get, short of being a lesbian.

[Zuni]

20. Republican

I remember he was talking about Reagan building a space laser to destroy the Soviet Union and Hank said "I sure do miss voting for him".

[Fenris]

21. If he wasn't a Republican, the show wouldn't make any sense.

[Lex]

23. This show's whole reason for being is to make fun of Hank Hill

and/or Peggy Hill and their narrow-mindedness and xenophobia.

The upshot of the show is at the end of every episode when they learn something about embracing the rest of the world, or that their values aren't the only ones worth anything.

[Frances]

24. I think Hank and Peggy

are basically decent people. I think their son is gay and that they know this on some level. I think that they love their son and will support him.

But Hank and Peggy aren't going to rebel against their culture and where they live being Republican is the same thing as being American.

Ironically, Hank and Peggy's Asian neighbors also equate being Republican with being American.

[marions ghost]

29. Hank and Peggy are

run-of-the-mill Repugs, the kind you can (almost) have compassion for, they're so earnest and community-minded, even as they support the worst in neaderthal thought. There's hope for little Bobby, though...he makes up his own mind.

It's a cliche, but minorities will often take the side of the dominant party in order to fit in. And they way the dominant party is perceived is often superficial--by questionable measures of status and prestige.

[Frances]

31. In the novel

"The Night of the White Chickens" the author mentions a family that moved from the city to the suburbs and immedidately changed their registration from Democrat to Republican.

Also I heard a Mexican-American author say that after his father made some money, he registered as a Republican.

I think that many people, including immigrants, vote Dem when they perceive themselves as needing protection against discrimination of any kind. Once the people think they have "made it," then they vote Republican to show that they have "arrived."

[HEyHEY]

27. The beautiful thing about the show is

He says he's a repuke, but acts like a Dem.

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Hank Hill is my neighbor.

Seriously.

Arlen, the town in the show, is based on Garland, right next to my town.

Mike Judge, who draws it, is originally from around here. His sister used to go to UNT with me years ago before he got big. HE draws what he knows.

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[BigMcLargehuge]

30. he's a republican who doesn't like G. Bush because of a weak handshake

[sniffa]

32. neither

he is a propane and propane accessories saLesman.

[jpgray]

33. Votes Republican, acts like a Dem

And Mike Judge is a liberal, if I recall.