I say go lite if someone is capping on your state.Might have been the very personal term, idiot, that set a few of us off.I don't think humor was the intent this time.
I agree with you though, in general, about not getting overly upset by comments from the uninformed.
I agree. It hurts to love where you live and know allot of others that share your values, views ect. but it is the troublemakers who get noticed so others Label the State.
Seems depending on what is in the media is what state gets beat up on.