[Timeout]

Tim Blair blogs his reaction here.

[Izzy Dunne]

He told us he rarely saw people like himself portrayed in "the media," except as objects of derision.

He had a point there.

Duhhhh..

[Izzy Dunne]

One of the first things worth noting about the Red Sea is that people live there because they like it.

Gee, this clown really is visiting the moon, isn't he?

[Viking2002]

Already posted. And typical WaPo spin piece.

[Salman]

bump

[Izzy Dunne]

I couldn't help noticing that among the people Paul Kern won't likely hit with a far-flung snowball are black people, openly gay people and people born in foreign countries. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, York County, Neb., is 97 percent white and more than 98 percent U.S.-born.

Hmmm. They live there because they like it. Other folks DON'T live there because they DON'T like it.

Must be time for a civil lawsuit or something...

[FreedomPoster]

>>We met dozens of people along the way. We asked them about themselves, about their communities, about their votes. Some were leery of us. Several asked politely: "What are you trying to accomplish?" Others were more blunt: "What's your angle?" Another version: "What are you hoping to find?"

We aren't stupid, WaPost. We recognize someone with an agenda pretty quick.

[Congressman Billybob]

The author of this piece probably thinks he was honest and fair in writing this story. He certainly tried. He did drag out his gravel rood story from his Colorado childhood. But he is too steeped in blue to write fairly.

Witness this paragraph:

"Bush would like to restore the previous standard. You might recall that many Democrats howled that Bush was willing to poison people, but in these parts, Bush's proposal was greeted as simple common sense."

The danger of arsenic in ground water is not a matter of opinion. Whether it is true or not does not depend on where people live, or how they voted. An honest reporter would not have used the dismissive "was greeted as simple common sense." Instead, an honest reporter would have said, the experience here showed that the decision of the Clinton Administration was both wrong and costly.

I continue to spit on the Washington Post for its bias.

Congressman Billybob

Click for latest, "Social Security, AARP and Coots"

[ScottFromSpokane]

It's like Jane Goodall with the chimps!

[treeclimber]

I give him a pat on the back for trying to figure out Red America.

But at the end of the story one thing missing from his analysis is the recognition of the total absurdity and falsehoods the Democrats try to put forth.

We all rememeber Algore and his nonsense. Kerry flip-flopping. Those in the Democratic party have no credibility.

I believe THAT is what drives many of us to vote Red.

[Yardstick]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Tim Blair's response. He pretty much tore the WaPo article to confetti.

The comments from the others were pretty sharp, too. How does that work? Can anybody write comments on a blog like Blair's?

[Bars4Bill]

The article is a WashPost version of Easy Rider.



"We blew it!"

[Cicero]

Already posted (I think under another title) and the WaPo server is being repaired. But the Tim Blair site is worth a visit.

[dead]

The reporter probe parachuted through the previously unexplored atmosphere and relayed data back to the mothership in Washington for an hour and a half.

It will take decades to analyze the treasure trove of data.

[ladtx]

bump for later

[jellybean]

This is all I get when I go to your link:

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