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I read your reply several times. I was a little hurt that you though I was CONDECENDING. Let me assure you that I am not condecening. I love the people in: Lubbock, Tx, Muleshoe, Tx, Idalou,Tx, Granite,NM, Battle Lake MN, Marion, IN. St. Paul MN, Barron WS, Clitheral, MN, Tuccucarri,NM All the small towns that have made me the man I stand to be.

The little places that have, and hold the heart, of America carry the love and the fate of this country. I wonder how you could have gotten the impression that I am some kind of elitist?

I liked your little essay (except for the part about fishing- yuck!). I am heartened by what's going on now, but fear the old attitudes will kick back in once things settle down. Remember post Gulf War, everyone said no one would be silly enough to run against GHWB with his high approval ratings. Well, guess what - SOMEONE did - and won.

The Unions and the McAuliffe's of the world will go back to work, and with the help of the media, will return to demonizing Conservatives of every stripe.

While we're being patriotic, perhaps each Freeper should assume responsibility to point out to these people how they have been let down by the MEDIA - not reporting all these things that they knew about. They NOW say they were aware, but education and racial profiling were more important.

BTW, what was the take on what people actually wanted to do in response? My own little poll shows everyone wants the 'full Wolowitz', not the 'half Powell'.

Well, didn't mean to cause you pain. Sorry. It's just lines like this: "The people of this HeartLand are patriots." ... Very nice ... but they are not some amorphous "the people" ... "they" are US, all of us, you and me! It sounded a bit like you were de Touqueville discovering America ... guess what: some of those folks in the restaurant are as erudite as you and me. I think I know what you meant, but those of us who have brains, earning power and contacts, who choose to live in America's rurals, are getting a touch tired of condescension from folks who haven't yet figured out the rurals are THE place to live. No harm meant, tho! Glad you enjoyed the trip, and the folks ...