[Westbrook]

All that may be true, but Red-State children are less likely to be shot-up in school, or killed by drug gangs, or hooked on heroin, or OBESE, or blown up by terrorists ...

... you get the idea ...

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[roses of sharon]

Red State children more likely to actually be born.

[ricardobaltazar]

You're mostly right but I'd bet that red state children would be more likely to get hooked on meth and I know I've seen maps showing red states to have higher obesity rates.

[CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN]

All that may be true, but Red-State children are less likely to be shot-up in school, or killed by drug gangs, or hooked on heroin, or OBESE, or blown up by terrorists ...




...or killed before leaving the womb

[etlib]

Red-State children are less likely to be shot-up in school, or killed by drug gangs, or hooked on heroin, or OBESE, or blown up by terrorists ... you get the idea ...

Yep!

This article is a classic example of selecting the evidence which supports a predetermined position and ignoring anything to the contrary.

PS, the reason for the article lies in the quotes:

Joel J. Alpert: “It is unconscionable for policymakers and parents to allow two very different Americas to exist today for our children. ... We can and must erase the differences that exist today for children in ‘red’ and ‘blue’ states.

Sarah M. Greene: “I am pleased to see that the author correctly recognizes the danger posed to American children ... We wholeheartedly endorse the portion of the ‘Homeland insecurity’ that calls for full-scale national/state-level support for early childhood education … including full funding of Head Start.”

Elizabeth J. Clark: “... We call on the government to make that same investment. ...  we implore lawmakers to make their well-being the centerpiece of the 2008 elections and beyond.”

The book Homeland Insecurity: outlines a 10-year, $500 billion “Invest in Kids” agenda to improve the life chances of all U.S. children, regardless of where they live

 Just another attempt to get more federal level socialist policies.

[alnick]

I'm sure if they threw aborted babies into the mix, it would change those statistic...if the statistics are even credible to begin with.

[aNYCguy]

Here's a state-by-state map of childhood obesity, normalized for population: http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/snapshot.jsp

All the states in the highest incidence bracket are red states. The states in the lowest bracket seem to be about fifty-fifty blue and red.

As for school shootings, heroin addiction, or gang violence, I was unable to find any good state-by-state statistics quickly. Most school shootings seem to be on the Pacific coast and in the South. The terrorism claim is a little confusing to me, though, since I think there have been very few school-age children killed by terrorists.