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Welcome to Pennsylvania, America's Capital of Stupid
American Thinker ^ | 10 Nov, 2022 | Stephan Helgesen

Posted on 11/10/2022 4:07:07 AM PST by MtnClimber

This week, the citizens of Pennsylvania stole the loving cup of stupid from the citizens of another politically calcified state, New Mexico.

Students of American history will remember Philadelphia as the first capital of the new United States of America after the ratification of the Constitution. That city was the center of American politics and political life, but ten years later it lost that distinction to the swampy lands of Washington in the District of Columbia. On June 11th in 1800, Philly faded into the background in favor of Washington. Power had shifted, and the state reverted back to its trade, commerce, and agriculture. Pennsylvania's namesake, William Penn, was a prominent writer and Quaker and the state is in his debt for his efforts to make it a showcase for commerce. Penn's son, Thomas, came to Pennsylvania in 1732 and during the nine years of his stay there he successfully negotiated the sale of 1.2 million acres of land from an indigenous Indian tribe to the new province of Pennsylvania. He died 15 years before Philadelphia became the capital of that state (or commonwealth as it adopted the British term).

Pennsylvania is a very diverse place, and it is a state with a bifurcated political landscape. Most of rural PA is conservative, but hardcore liberals populate its cities. The state is an energy state with abundant resources, and it is home to a prestigious private ivy league research university, the University of Pennsylvania (located in Philadelphia) along with Carnegie Mellon, Swarthmore, and Villanova. It's proud of its working class and its historical intellectual prowess, but the recent mid-term victory of a bumbling, oafish hipster politician John Fetterman, over a medical doctor of national repute is puzzling and reflects the rampant spread of stupid.

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1 posted on 11/10/2022 4:07:07 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Pennsylvania, where everyone is now a stroke victim.


2 posted on 11/10/2022 4:07:16 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Democrat contract with America:

We’ll put up with…

Inflation

Doubling of gas prices

Massive increases in crime
Teaching America is a racist country - defunding the police

Wide open border allowing free flow of fentanyl killing thousands

Wide open border with goal of putting illegal immigrants on welfare and creating democrat voters

Being called a racist, homophobe, etc

Attacks on free speech

Colluding with media and big tech for censorship and to affect elections

No voter ID or voting integrity laws

Allowing illegals to vote

Jailing political rivals

Making up false collusion stories

Attacks on freedom of religion

Attacks on second amendment

Illegal lockdowns and destroying of businesses and economy

Retarding our children’s educational development by stay at home and mask orders

Pushing vaccine mandates for a jab that doesn’t stop the spread, under threat of job termination or non entry to schools, etc.

Grooming our kids for pedos

Allowing men to compete in woman’s sports

Humiliation abroad - Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia

Endless wars

Packing the Supreme Court

Elimination of the filibuster

Making DC and Puerto Rico states to increase power base

We’ll put up with all of this for…

Gimme free stuff
Let us kill our babies in the womb

Democrat Party…

“Deal!”


3 posted on 11/10/2022 4:10:29 AM PST by TiGuy22
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To: MtnClimber

The Rats want JF’s wife in the Senate, nothing more or less. She ran his campaign while he was recovering from the stroke.


4 posted on 11/10/2022 4:10:54 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: MtnClimber

Its not stupidity, is it?

It’s Deep State stealing the election.

And AT aiding and abetting Deep State by ginning up a game of lets-you-and-him-fight that keeps us at each other’s throats.

My advice: Don’t play.

We have one common enemy: Deep State.

BTW, if our fellow citizens were that stupid, Deep State wouldn’t have to steal elections, would it?
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5 posted on 11/10/2022 4:11:31 AM PST by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: MtnClimber

The bottom line is simply that most “Americans” are idiots.


6 posted on 11/10/2022 4:13:38 AM PST by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: MtnClimber

Most on our side have no idea how Fetterman won. While Republicans were begging people to get to the polls, the Ds flooded campuses with hundreds of thousands of ballots, hoping 20-30% were returned. Gen Z returned many to the convenient drop boxes, ensuring victory over the Stupid Party. Thank you China! Thank you COVID rules!


7 posted on 11/10/2022 4:14:17 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: MtnClimber

He won ONLY because there are 500,000 more registered Dems..and they voted party line.


8 posted on 11/10/2022 4:17:03 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: TiGuy22

Well put bro.


9 posted on 11/10/2022 4:18:04 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: MtnClimber

“..._but hardcore liberals populate its cities...”

A universal problem.


10 posted on 11/10/2022 4:18:34 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Started when they picked. Dr. Oz as the nominee. I mean they couldn’t even pick a true Pennsylvanian. I still can’t believe they pick a guy from Jersey.


11 posted on 11/10/2022 4:25:07 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: MtnClimber

Uncle Festerman steps down and his wife takes his place in the Senate in 3....2....1....


12 posted on 11/10/2022 4:26:48 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: mewzilla

If your vote really counted, do you believe they would let you do it? - mark twain.


13 posted on 11/10/2022 4:26:56 AM PST by Ikeon (My fellow americans would put you in shackles if it meant they could not be bothered for one day. )
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To: MtnClimber

This is good. Not in an absolute way, but relatively speaking. It was this bad for years but at least people are paying attention now.

The state’s other senator (Casey) pioneered the tactic of avoiding the media and his opponent and letting party machinery wisk him into office. His initial campaign for senate hinged largely on keeping his face out of the media and tricking elderly people into thinking that he was actually his dead father, and he has stayed in office mostly by virtue of having the PA state Republican party undermine the support of his challengers.


14 posted on 11/10/2022 4:28:23 AM PST by jz638
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To: MtnClimber

They are EVIL AND PSTUPID!!! WORSE COMBO EVER! Don’t spend a PENNY in these CORRUPT STATES and CITIES!


15 posted on 11/10/2022 4:29:14 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: mewzilla

I’m with you. I don’t think Americans are this stupid.

On the other hand, I think there are too many corrupt people in charge and in our media.


16 posted on 11/10/2022 4:29:21 AM PST by lizma2
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To: MtnClimber
Mass mail-in ballots plus vote harvesting = Rat victories forever.

Florida banned mass-mail ballots and vote harvesting, look at the result.

You don't get a 52% compared to 10% mail-in rate by accident, or happenstance.


17 posted on 11/10/2022 4:29:33 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: TiGuy22
Just PROVES that Demoncrats would vote for HITLER if he had a "D" after his name!!!

PURE EVIL!

18 posted on 11/10/2022 4:32:00 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MtnClimber

Maybe Soros hacked the voting machines in Pa.


19 posted on 11/10/2022 4:33:04 AM PST by chopperk
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To: napscoordinator
Started when they picked. Dr. Oz as the nominee. I mean they couldn’t even pick a true Pennsylvanian. I still can’t believe they pick a guy from Jersey.

The fix was in, abortion is in fashion in PA. They could have ran a garbage can against oz. oh wait, they did.. And the moloch worshiper won.

20 posted on 11/10/2022 4:33:29 AM PST by Ikeon (My fellow americans would put you in shackles if it meant they could not be bothered for one day. )
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