Which State is the Armpit of America?

Arthur Wildfire! March

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Ok fellow freepers. The aristocracy had fun deciding which 'hick town' was the armpit of America. Naturally it had to be rural and conservative. A tad redneck.

They were way off the mark. I would have picked New York prior to 9-11. I mean, good grief. Hellery's husband pardoned bomb terrorists to get her elected, the scandal is exposed to every New Yorker and they elected her anyway? She was silent on the issue for at least a week. But well, perhaps NY had been reborn in blood. So, I'm tempted to give them a pass.

Arkansas? Could that be the armpit of America? The home of NationsBank, Tyson Chicken, Walmart, Web Hubbell, and the Big Creep himself?

Then there is the delightful state of New Jersy, which is batting a thousand at elected scandal-swamped senators. Not only the Torch, but also Corzine.

Some might choose South Dakota. Not only do they keep re-electing Timber Tom [also called Rushmore Daschle], but they also go three days without brushing their teeth. So many choices....

[rintense]

Not true. We get thundersnow here in Michigan. I remember back in 1991 while I was at Michigan State, we had a thundersnow storm while there was a tornado watch. It was incredible! We had snowball fights with snow falling- and thunder and lightning!

[Paul Atreides]

I going to a dinner engagement in a while, I sure hope the limo driver is on time this time.....

Is that just a Californian way of saying that you are going to Pizza Hut and you're waiting for your best friend to pick you up in his car?

[Dan from Michigan]

It's called "Michigan Weather" for a reason.

[crystalk]

Lower cost of living, New England history and culture without being looked down upon as badly, the charm of all things small like Liechtenstein or Monaco; Newport; Narragansett Bay; Block Island. Everyone loves an island, even if in name only, leads to insular mentality.

[Joe Hadenuf]

No it's my way of saying if you never been here, your voting blind....Come on out to my ranch for a heap good time...Yes, Cal has it's problems, but what state don't?

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Well, Bud, when I said "a few good conservatives", I knew it was more than could be counted on both hands. However, I didn't have the demographics at hand or I would have pinpointed it down.

Well...I hate to be a stickler for detail here, but 4.5 million people isn't even close to the fingers on both of my hands. Yours?

I mean, you were just trying to make it sound like very few Californians are conservative. That's not even close to the truth. The whole Central Valley is very conservative. Heck, Free Republic was founded here! It's really only two small, very heavily populated areas that rule California, LA and SF.

How do you think we 4.5 million Californians feel that our state is a winner-take-all state when it comes to electoral votes? It makes us feel like our vote does not count.

[griffin]

"Minnesota - Wellstone..., Dayton..., VENTURA..., YIKES!"

Huh? How bout Grams, Loni Anderson, ah...ah...Garrison Keillor...come on now. We have somewhat reputable folks here...well, ok. At least a few.

[crystalk]

Ok, y'all listen up. I now have the complete 50-state-and-DC list.

STATES RATED

1. Florida

2. Georgia

3. South Carolina

4. North Carolina

5. Virginia (not DC area)

6. Tennessee (E better than W)

7. Texas

8. Louisiana

9. Mississippi

10. Alabama

11. Kentucky

12. Oklahoma

13. Arkansas

14. Arizona

15. Nevada

16. New Mexico

17. Idaho

18. Utah

19. Indiana

20. South Dakota

21. Maryland

22. Missouri

23. Colorado

24. Wyoming

25. Kansas

26. West Virginia

27. Montana

28. Ohio

29. Oregon

30. Washington

31. New Hampshire

32. Rhode Island

33. Delaware

34. Pennsylvania

35. Hawaii

36. Maine

37. Nebraska

38. Connecticut

39. Illinois

40. Michigan

41. New Jersey

42. California

43. Iowa

44. Minnesota

45. Wisconsin

46. Alaska

47. North Dakota

48. Massachusetts

49. New York State

50. Vermont

51. Dis. of Col.

Read em and weep, or cheer, as the case may be.

[handk]

And if Anna Nicole gets any plumper,California will fall in the sea.

[luckodeirish]

Our vote did not count on prop 187.....

[Joe Hadenuf]

California is the crown jewel of this great country. If any state is worth fighting for, it's California!

[crystalk]

also great Italian food everywhere in little restaurants, Old World atmosphere. Is it upscale English (Henley? Oxbridge?) or is it Naples?

[Joe Hadenuf]

You out of staters really follow that garbage?

[HelgaHawk]

The nose hole.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Yeah but 187 passed by a hugh majority. That in itself says something about the folks in Cal!

[crystalk]

California must be placed very low, for it has all the DISadvantages of retiring in Mexico, with also all the DISadvantages of retiring in the most expensive places in the USA, without having the ADvantages of either.

I view that it has seceded, or been conquered, I would like a FEW of my own kind around, just to raise and lower the flags.

[Fraulein]

California and New Jersey

[eloy]

The Peoples Socialist Republic of Maryland
"The Free State"

[Samwise]

I am sorry to say that Terre Haute, Indiana is truly the armpit of America. Armpits stink, and Terre Haute stinks, too. Truckers driving by on I-70 laugh about the foul odor coming from the town. People claim that the stench comes from a creosote plant and and the waste treatment plant. But I suspect that the dirty politics has a little something to do with it. Yep, it's a Dem town and county. The economy, of course, sucks. Their two local heros are Eugene V. Debs and Paul Dresser (Dreiser). I can still feel the wrath of a prof who corrected me for saying that Dreiser was a socialist.

[handk]

You out of staters really follow that garbage?

Are you referring to the gargantuan whore?