Important PSA/reminder — it’s pronounced “Cooper”

As a Western North Carolinian I regard the ways of people from eastern NC and the Piedmont the way Hobbiton residents regard Tooks and Brandybucks, but we are all bound together by our contempt for South Carolina

This is the kind of reporting that only your local news can do

Former Congressman Jim would basically say Cupper. I still can’t say it the right way without falling into Cupper either.

Nice try, Diddy

If we are having a mispronunciation contest on nuance 🖐️

I know another politician that used the weird pronunciation of his name as an asset

how does one explain a comment like this when they're seeking renomination in a Democratic primary three years from now

A Senate Dem aide chimes in: "Does Fetterman think his job is beach like Ken from Barbie?! He’s a United States Senator! You’re expected to work long hours and take hard votes."

Being a Democrat is so much fun. You’re in charge of the government even when you’re very specifically not in charge of the government.

Fetterman when asked re: timing “Oh my God, I just want to go home. I've already my I've missed our entire trip to to the beach…, there's no drama that we know the votes are going to go…And I think, I don't think it's really helpful to put people here till some ungodly hour.”