"Hopefully, word gets out so that these hicks from Oklahoma and Ohio..."
There was a "hick" born in Dixon, Illinois, a tiny town who went on to a very nice career - his name? Ronald Reagan. There was another "hick" born in Denton, a small town north of Dallas who also had a nice career - his name? Dwight David Eisenhower. In fact, there are a lot of us "hicks" who've been born in the so-called red states who have done quite nicely, served in the Military with Honorable Discharges, fought in war zones without complaint and have retired and feel no need to talk down to people in the states in between the western border of NYC and the eastern border of Cali.
This is a lesson you might want to take to heart.
I love the red state folks. Its your disfunctional relatives who move to New York that upset me. Think Michael Moore instead of Ronald Reagan.
Actually he was born in Denison, Texas :)
There was a "hick" born in
Lamar Missouri named Harry Truman
Plus several generals born in Kansas and Missouri
Chrysler from Kansas
Earhart from Kansas
Disney from Missouri
Will Rogers from Oklahoma
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Lets all join in!