Commentary: No New Beverly Hillbillies

Published February 4, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Commentator Bob Sloan says CBS is bigoted for pushing ahead with its plan to create the Real Beverly Hillbillies reality TV series. He says it will only reinforce the negative perception of people in Appalachia.

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