“On election season politicos dawn their timber boots and red handkerchiefs. Many claim salt of the earth roots every time they eat a watermelon, but they never bite the bitterness of the rind. Everyone likes a good show and the politics of poverty never disappoint.” PoliticsPovertyWatermelon Book:Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy Source: Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy