What embarrasses you about your state?

[undeterred]

People in WI paint their houses Packer colors, yellow and green. Its just too much. :blush:

There's that, and then there's Sensenbrenner. :nuke:

[pagerbear]

1. George Pataki

[ThomCat]

22. Agreed.

[speedoo]

52. Him, but more important to me...

the fact that five years after 9-11:

nothing was done to protect, or, since then reimburse the disaster workers who were allowed to work at Ground Zero without protective breathing devices (thanks, Rudy you evil, phony bastard):mad:

and there is no coherent plan for a WTC memorial or reconstruction, despite all the rethug promises.:puke:

[Broken_Hero]

2. that they keep voting

for Don Young, and Ted Stevens...

as for Missouri, which isn't MY state, but the state i'm living in now...Roy Blunt, Matt Blunt, Jim Talent, Kevin Wilson...I got a list...:)

[ChickMagic]

3. Do I really have to answer that? Texas.

I wouldn't even know where to start. We've almost conquered rickets, though.

[Sugar Smack]

4. Jesse.

:cry:

[citizen snips]

27. Are you talking about Jesse Helms?

Because if you are I agree with you 100%

[Sugar Smack]

30. Oh, I am. *hides*

:hide: You know.

[pagerbear]

33. I feel your pain.

I lived in Union Co., NC, as a teen, and went to HS with people who were related to him.

Highly recommended: Dear Jesse, a documentary by a gay filmmaker who is also from Union County.

[Sugar Smack]

42. Oooh, THANK you. And yet:

:cry: :grouphug:

[Jamastiene]

191. That was a great documentary.

I saw that. Somewhere in storage, I think I have a copy of it. It was on Sundance a few years ago, or at least I think it was Sundance.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

126. JESSE HELMS !

That's the first thing I thought about when I read the original post.

[NC_Nurse]

187. Me too!

My first thought also!

[Jamastiene]

190. Helms. The jerk. The asshole. The nasty old man

who says gay people deserve to die of AIDS because he doesn't understand anything not spoken in "grumpy hateful old man."

Granted he's not senator any more, the mentality that elected his ass is still alive and well in this godforsaken red state. Btw, did I mention this state is still red. :cry:

We (dems/libs/progressives) are trying though. Who knows? Maybe we can turn it blue sometime within the next 10 years, or 100 years.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

207. If it's any help, I am returning to NC

while I'm not happy to abandon this big blue cocoon that is NYC, I will injecting a little blue in the Raleigh/RTP area once again!

[CantGetFooledAgain]

221. Welcome to the Triangle!

From a former New Yorker...

Politically, the best that can be said about this area is that it's probably the best in NC (besides Asheville). But that's not saying much.

Great climate, though. Anyway, welcome. I think that there are many Triangle DU'ers.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. George Allen -'nuff said.

[undeterred]

96. "I didn't know what it meant"

That went over about as well as when I told my mother that "fuck" and "shucks" were the same thing. (of course I was only 7)

[petronius]

99. I was gonna say Arnold, but it looks like we own a piece of Allen too...

The jackass was apparently born in the same town I was...:(

[Calliope]

188. Let's not forget

Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. (Much as we'd like to.)

[Writer]

6. That WalMart is the largest employer here...

:cry:

[Broken_Hero]

NW Arkansas huh? nt

[Writer]

13. No.

The entire state of Colorado.

[Broken_Hero]

23. walmart that big there?

I haven't been there in 6yrs, and I cant remember a walmart being there...:)

[Writer]

28. Six years? Enough time for WalMart to take over and propagate...

itself. Especially since the tech sector collapsed at the turn of the millenium. Now there's a likely chance that if you work in the state of Colorado, you work for WalMart.

[Critters2]

47. Isn't that true everywhere? nt

[Radical Activist]

7. Over 30 years of crappy Governor's.

We send great people to the US Senate but Illinois has had three decades of crappy Governor's. There was a Democrat who went to jail, followed by 26 years of Republicans, and then, even when we finally get a Democrat again, he's kind of an embarrassment.

[1gobluedem]

Dick DeVos

And he's running for governor.....:puke:

[WannaBeGrumpy]

26. *PUKE* *GAG* *SPEW*

:puke: blech!

[1gobluedem]

37. E-zackly

Gag.

[BlueStorm]

65. Yeah.. Dickie DeVos

[lizziegrace]

8. I live in Ohio. Just where do you want me to start?

Cleveland leads the country in poverty, Ken Blackwell handed the repukes the last election and, and, ...

[FedUpWithIt All]

98. LOL, beat me to it. n/t

[hyphenate]

113. My sympathies eom

[InkAddict]

117. Ah, the shame grows...

I was in Cleveland for the mayor's hairburning on the Cuyahoga/Lucille's bowling night.
I was east of there for The October Surprise.
I was in Dayton for the "Peace" Accord.
I'm now in the capitol for what?...the October Surprise redux?

It's the end of the world as we know it!

Thank heavens for Kid Kucinich, the youngest mayor of a major American city (I knew him when...)
For the Lake Metroparks System.
For the Dayton 90-minute market (Too bad it headed south on I-75).
For a pillow to lay my head because all this CRAP wears me out.

Here's to new beginnings, however they may shape up.

[Ohio Joe]

128. hahahaha

That was the exact same thought I had when I saw he thread title. I mean... it's Ohio, everyone knows what our problems are.

:hi:

[Maccagirl]

197. Amen, Lizzie

The thought that Blackwell has a chance in hell to "govern" me (I think rule would be the better word) scares the living crap out of me.

Letsee... Kent State, the Reds last three owners have been RW lunatics, the ecomomy's in the toilet and the Indians are back to being the Indians. Also, the weather sucks (except for the occasional glorious autumn weekend).

Peace.

[LeftyMom]

9. The current governor and the fact that Prop 187 ever passed.

:nuke:

[Xithras]

215. Yes, no state can top AHNULD for the embarrassment factor.

n/t

[CottonBear]

10. Zell Miller Sonny Perdue, Johhny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss.. n/t

[RebelOne]

143. Yup, I was going to post Zell Miller.

Also, I am embarassed that there are so many illiterate people in this state. For example, the town just built a road down from my house to cut through to Towne Lake Parkway and it the street sign says "Handcock." I am certain that it was meant to say Hancock.

[Dulcinea]

161. Don't forget Newt Gingrich. eom

[calico1]

11. This:

x(

[RedStateShame]

164. Maybe you could help me out

I have to watch some of the Hartford news for my job, and I've seen a lot about the attorney general, Richard Blumenthal. He seems like hard-nosed Spitzer type Democrat. Could you give any more info about him, ie his stances on specific issues and any known political aspirations above his current office?

[Haole Girl]

12. Texas? Uh...where do I start?

The people really are nice though. And, it's the only place I've ever lived where people will stop and ask if you need help if your car breaks down on the side of the road. Hey, I have to look at the bright side, or i would cry every day. And, before you ask, yes, I know--I should just move. But, hubby doesn't want to! :cry:

[ceile]

19. I feel your pain.

But people are pretty darn nice. My hubby doesn't want to leave either.

[Momgonepostal]

39. I understand

I would also like to move and my husband wants to stay. It's impossible to compromise on this issue!

A friend just moved to Round Rock and says the same about the people. She said by the end of their first week there, just about everyone on their street had come over to introduce themselves.

[av8rdave]

54. I've been living in Tx temporarily for 19 years now...

The most embarrassing thing about Texas?

It's living in DC at the moment.

Best things about Texas?

Great people
BBQ Brisket
Earl Campbells on the grill
Molly Ivins
Jim Hightower
Hill country in the morning (some of the greatest riding roads anywhere)
Big Bend country at sundown
Sundance Square, Fort Worth
Bass Hall, Fort Worth
The Big Texas Toy Run every December
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Smirnoff Ampitheater
Texas State Fair
Alliance Airshow
No state income tax
Shiner Bock
Did I mention the Brisket?

[Haole Girl]

57. lol

The BBQ is good alright! I attribute at least 20 lbs I've gained to it!! :9

[av8rdave]

58. That's weight gained for a good reason!

I've probably packed on a pound or two thanks to that as well.

[yellowdogintexas]

95. no question it is W. I totally agree with all the GOOD things

you listed above and would add a few of my own:

Jim Wright
Ann Richards

Hip Pocket Theatre in Fort Worth
First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth

the amazing variety and quantity of great Mexican food around here.

FW Zoo

Kimball/Modern Art/Amon Carter/CowGirl Hall of Fame/Science Museum Complex, which surrounds the Will Rogers Buildings in Fort Worth.

Casa Manana

Our lovely mild practically non existent winters

[av8rdave]

130. OMG...you reminded me of several things good things I missed!

Thanks!

I love the hip pocket theater...forgot to mention. Ann Richards goes without saying.

Mexican food - yes! Make sure you try Esparza's in downtown Grapevine, if you haven't already.

[yellowdogintexas]

133. are you a Tarrant Countian? Hip is closing R Crumb Comix

this weekend. Then the last 2 weeks of Sept, they are doing The Little Prince with those marvelous puppets.

OH Yeah, Brave Combo tonight in Sundance Square.

I FORGOT TO PUT BRAVE COMBO ON MY LIST!!!!!!!!!111111111111

[av8rdave]

166. I am in NE Tarrant County

I'd love to see that, but unfortunately I have to fly this weekend.

[fudge stripe cookays]

176. I'll have to add...

glorious spring weather with bluebonnets everywhere...
Chuy's Enchiladas Verdes
little antiquing towns (and First Monday Trade Days in Canton)
Shiner Bock
That one ice storm in January that usually gets you out of work for a day! :D

[yellowdogintexas]

198. hey there. Bless that one ice storm, huh?

Hey, I suddenly have a conflict on your Goolapalooza, unfortunately. I will keep you posted.

hug the Fargo for me

[fudge stripe cookays]

202. Unfortunately,

I may have a conflict too. I may end up having my surgery right about then, and won't be able to get around very well. We may have to cancel the party this year. :cry:

I have a doctor's apptmt on Tuesday, so will know more then.

[yellowdogintexas]

204. surgery? Whatup? PM me if you prefer. nt

[fudge stripe cookays]

205. No biggie.

Hysterectomy, which means I won't be doing much heavy lifting! Or cooking, or cleaning, or prop-making....

You know....my girlie plumbing issues.
fsc

[yellowdogintexas]

222. I had one of those too, about 11 or 12 years ago.

For all practical purposes, a vast improvement. Enjoy that time off and don't forget to walk even if it hurts. Are you going to have to have a big incision or can they do it with the laproscopic method? I had to have the big incision, so I was out 6 weeks.

Maybe we will see you on the board more regularly during that time, hope so.

Take care, keep in touch!!!

[fudge stripe cookays]

210. Fargs says thanks for the hug!

Mommy was in California all last week, so he moped around and sighed a lot. He's barely left my side all week!

fsc

[cyclezealot]

14. A state not necessarily represent it's worst pols.

California is a pretty desirable place to live. In spite of their mistakes, pols in California are a pretty dedicated lot.
Heah, the Legislators in the General Assembly just passed "Single Payer Health Insurance." They all deserve a ticker tape parade. Of course, Arni will end up ruining the day and making all our lives miserable.

[ForrestGump]

15. It depends what

state I'm in.









Oh, that kind of state.

Hmmm...when you live in a town with 24-hour drive-through weddings, a Mafia lawyer for a mayor, and large replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the Giza pyramids, and the Statue of Liberty all within a block or two of each other, it's kinda hard to feel embarrassed about much -- the threshold gets kinda high.

There is always Yucca Mountain, I suppose.

[nosillies]

29. I truly miss living in Nevada

Only in Vegas are you considered lucky because your hospital room has a strip view. I had just given birth, and THAT'S what everyone was impressed with.

[ForrestGump]

35. That's pretty Vegas, all right

"Hey, cool baby. Wow, I can see into the top of the Mirage volcano from here!"

Was that Sunrise hospital? I walked there, via the Strip, from Henderson one night. A nice, 21-mile stroll. :D

[nosillies]

48. St. Rose Siena

It's fancy-schmancy

[ForrestGump]

51. With, apparently,

a great view!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. It's a tossup between Bob Hairlick and WD Schaefer

I think Schaefer's going senile, so at least he has an excuse.

[SofaKingLiberal]

17. Florida - I can't think of anything that doesn't.

[nosillies]

24. My FL shortlist

The panhandle
The property taxes
The "God's Waiting Room" moniker
Palm Beach County -- multiple reasons
Yeehaw Junction -- just because it's called Yeehaw Junction

[cobalt1999]

32. Hey, leave the panhandle alone.

Okay, so it's full of republicans, but it's still the best part of the state and my home.

[nosillies]

43. Yeah, I drove through it the other day

It is some pretty scenery :D With much cheaper gas than here.

[Benfea]

18. Illinois: political corruption.

The pinnacle of which was former a former Republican governor who was actually trading the lives of constituents for campaign money. That's outrageous even by Illinois standards, and we have a really high tolerance for such shenanigans!

[Critters2]

21. And that both parties do it.

It would be one thing if Ryan were the only one--but it's like the national, err, state pastime.

Psst....want a driver's license, or a job?

[Benfea]

46. Yeah, both parties do it.

Ryan was notable only because he managed to fall below a very low bar.

[Initech]

20. The fact that THIS is our governor:

Shall I post some other crappy movies that Ahnuld has been in?

[huskerlaw]

101. Don't forget this one...

Doh. x(

[Initech]

146. Or how about this:

:evilgrin:

This is the tracklisting for the CD:

1. Save The Overtime For Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
2. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
3. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
4. Let Your Body Rock - Champaign
5. Love Not War - Michael Case Kissel
6. Think I'm In Love - Eddie Money
7. I'm So Proud - Deniece Williams
8. Save The Overtime For Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
9. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
10. Let Your Body Rock - Champaign
11. Love Not War - Michael Case Kissel
12. Burning For You - Blue Oyster Cult
13. I'm So Proud - Deniece Williams

:rofl:

[u4ic]

25. Ralph Klein

:grr: :nuke: :puke:

(and the whole conservative redneck mentality)

[Richard Steele]

31. Where to even begin? Elizabeth Dole should do for starters.

Not just her personally...the fact that ANYONE voted
for her "visited-once-in-20-years-but-usin-my-mom's-old-place-to-pretend-I'm-a-resident"
carpetbaggin' ass!

It's EMBARRASSING!

[idgiehkt]

66. lol

I didn't know she was a carpetbagger, in addition to all her other flaws. She makes me sick. I always get these snarky letters back from her when I write.

I guess I should add Sue Myrick too, for her extramarital affair, her horrible make-up, and her 'these colors don't run' comment.

[Momgonepostal]

34. At least your governor isn't the Kindergarten Cop

1. Our governor is the most embarrassing thing about CA, hands down.
2. Hollywood and all the silly things/people that go with it

[Initech]

38. Eees not a tumah!!!

[Momgonepostal]

40. I LOVE your sig line!

[NewWaveChick1981]

36. The fact that NC was the last state on the East Coast to get a state

lottery. :eyes: Fundies kept it out of the state until this year.

[Catbird]

167. Probably not just the fundies.

If the politics was anything like it was in South Carolina, there were a lot of interesting bedfellows on the lottery issue. I voted against the lottery because I don't think the government should be in the gambling business, and I would rather just deal with regular taxes. And I am not now and never have been a fundie, just opposed to gambling. But, now that SC has a lottery, I don't spend a lot of time worrying about it. It's a lot better than the previous video poker (sometimes referred to as the "crack cocaine" of gambling).

[evirus]

41. Michigan

the whole anti gay marrage thing, bunch of hicks!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

44. Pineys.

I believe northern NJ should secede from the south. It will save us a lot of embarassment. The south doesn't like us and the north is sure as hell embarassed by them, so it's really for the best.

Meanwhile, the shore can be their own third little state. Even though they're technically south Jersey, they are truly a completely seperate place. One that is far better than south Jersey, even though the shore people don't really like all the Bennies invading their towns.

[name not needed]

224. Damn straight

[JitterbugPerfume]

45. I live in Indiana

the whole thing is an embarrasment

[lizziegrace]

49. I was living in Illinois when the Indiana tourism slogan was

"Wander Indiana". :rofl:

[av8rdave]

56. Kurt Vonnegut is from Indiana

That, I believe, redeems anything else...even Dan Quayle.

[JitterbugPerfume]

87. yes

Kurt Vonnegut is our saving grace

[Ariana Celeste]

186. hehehe

yeah pretty much. :hi:

[deucemagnet]

50. Rick Santorum,

but we're working on that. :)

[Ikonoklast]

140. Then you must live in Virginia

Just like Senator Carpetbagger.

[TommyO]

203. I'll second that!

Casey isn't perfect, but he's not Santorum, and he's not a Republican!

[terrya]

53. The fact that Alan Keyes parked his digusting, right wing ass here.

:grr:

[taterguy]

55. the number of idiots who drive instead of ride bikes

Since I'm sure this lunacy is confined to my state

[LaurenG]

59. Well where do I start

it's Ohio...

[Arkham House]

60. I live in CT--one guess...

...you have it--Joementum...:-(...

[begin_within]

61. Arnold Schwarzenegger

[alittlelark]

76. Same here.... sigh

[LibDemAlways]

163. Unfortunately, I'm with you....and the

fact that the idiots in this state allowed an election to be undone and installed the gropinating asshole in the 1st place.

[begin_within]

184. With millions of Democrats in this state, how could they have let that

happen? And if they let him become re-elected I'll be even more ashamed. Why aren't CA democrats ganging up on him now!?

[LibDemAlways]

185. I think it has a lot to do with apathy. Politics is

way down on the list of priorities for the average Californian. There just aren't enough people who take an interest, become informed on the issues, and get involved. I really do think people in this state (especially in So. Cal) are very starstruck - which explains Ahnold.

[begin_within]

189. California is filled with what I call the "bubble people" - people whose

world extends only to a 6-foot radius around them. Literally, they don't even know or care about what is there or what is happening if it is more then 6 feet away from them. All I see all day long is people trying to parallel park their SUVs while talking on their cell phones - completely oblivious to the fact that they are holding up traffic for an entire block while they are gossiping on the phone and inching carefully into a parking space that isn't large enough for their army tank - and it's all so they can just drop off one baby sock at the dry cleaner.

[LibDemAlways]

192. You just described my area perfectly...except the

SUV drivers mostly plow ahead oblivious to the dangers, rather than inch carefully anywhere! One day right in front of the drycleaners (where she was about to drop off that one baby sock), a woman parked her Escalade so close to me that I couldn't get out of my car.

The worst offenders all have kids at my daughter's school. The first day was yesterday and the steady stream of gigantic new SUVs was just appalling. These idiots apparently don't care how much gas costs or how much of it they burn. Absolutely terrifying watching them trying to park those things.

The other night I was sitting in the cafe in Barnes and Noble having a cup of coffee and reading a book. At the next table was a group of moms from school yabbering on and on about designer clothing and "Desperate Housewives." Nothing between any of those ears except stale air.

[Courtesy Flush]

62. I'm from Louisiana

Where do I start? :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[SacredCow]

72. I share your shame...

:ROFL:

[sfdiva]

63. Not Having A Strong Candidate Against Arnold n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

74. Nobody could have won against Ahnie

Too many peckerheads in this state think it's cool to have "The Terminator" as governor.

[begin_within]

64. People are unable to parallel park unless they are talking on cell phones.

[StellaBlue]

67. 'Nother Texas here.

My answer?

The Texas Aggie football team.

[GOPisEvil]

73. Watch it, sister!

Don't make come over there.

[JackDragna]

82. A pox on all Texas teams..

..and their overhyped, overblown importance. :)

[StellaBlue]

88. Football is our religion here. nt

[StellaBlue]

68. 'Nother Texas here.

My answer?

The Texas Aggie football team.

[Cannikin]

69. Its Arkansas.....nuff said.

[Fox Mulder]

70. Purple and gold is just as bad.

Although, I've gotta hand it to the Minnesotans...at least we don't paint our houses those colors.

Norm Coleman is an embarrassment to me and to the state of Minnesota.

[CatholicEdHead]

71. Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Mark Kennedy, John Kline

Michelle Bachmann

[tigereye]

75. that would be Senator Santorum

pray, chant, wish, etc. or send dollars so that he is defeated in November.

[Bleacher Creature]

77. Bob Ehrlich nt

[Pendrench]

212. Amen!! n/t

[bigwillq]

78. That Joe Lieberman is my US senator

:puke:

Not for long though!

GO NED GO! :bounce:

[Briarius]

80. beat me to it!

stinkin Joe!

[bigwillq]

81. Loser Joe

that's what he'll be come November! :bounce:

[Mr. Blonde]

79. We are at the top of the list in any

negative statistic and at the bottom of the list in any positive statistic.

[QuestionAll...]

83. my state of confusion with either too much or not enough data. nt

[Leo 9]

84. It's redness.

It's the fourth or fifth reddest, depending on what results you're looking at. :banghead:

[bertha katzenengel]

85. That they passed Proposition 13 and elected Schwarzenegger as governor.

If I had been old enough to vote on Proposition 13 . . .

If I had been a resident for that gubernatorial election . . .

:nuke: indeed.

[Gormy Cuss]

86. That the most recent polls suggest they may re-elect Ahnold.

California: we vote for anyone we've seen on the big screen.:grr:

[texas1928]

89. University of Texas Fans.

GOD GIVE IT A REST ALREADY.



























:hide:


















GO AGGIES!!!!!!!!!!

[StellaBlue]

193. They piss me off, too

The drunken, booing ones.

I have noticed a marked decline in Aggie hats, T-shirts, etc. in the wake of the last football season. Everybody and their dog is on the Longhorn bandwagon now. I chock it up to state pride more than anything else. I would've rooted for the Aggies, had they been in that position. I always support them against foreign teams. ;)

:hi:

Hook em!

[KamaAina]

90. It is perfectly legal to ride in the back of a pickup truck

despite all the inevitable fatalities, moves to change this are always opposed by Neighbor Island residents who, due to the near-total lack of public transportation, have no other way to get to town.

Of course, plenty of O'ahu residents take advantage of the dubious privilege as well.

And:

* Increasing numbers of people, working families included, are being priced out of the housing market by affluent mainlanders who only want a second home for two weeks out of the year; they (the families, not the mainlanders, alas) end up living on the beach, right up until the police run them off in a sweep.

* We still do not fluoridate our drinking water. The nutty guy from Dr. Strangelove must've been from here.

* Public education blows. The well-off can choose from a wide variety of excellent private schools, some dating back to the monarchy era, leaving the DOE schools (one statewide district!) to try to edumacate everybody else. You know it's bad when teachers in the public schools send their own kids to private school!

* The state mental hospital is under a Federal consent decree meant to keep it from being such a snake pit.

* Speaking of snakes, a certain movie is set on a plane that supposedly took off from here, even though we have no snakes in the islands!

Just another shitty day in paradise...

[dropkickpa]

104. Aggie joke time!! (used to live in tejas)

Three Aggies were stumbling home from the bar one night, and decided to try hitchhiking. Two farmers in a pickup come by and "Well, hop on into the back, we'll git ya home!"

The Aggies hop in and settle down to enjoy the wind blowing their hair. As the truck crosses a bridge, the farmer driving has a heart attack and drives through the railing into the water.

Survivors?

Two. The farmer in the passenger seat pulls the other one out of the truck and swims to shore.

How did the Aggies die?

Because they couldn't figure out how to open the tailgate.

[KamaAina]

107. The average Texas family has 2.1 children

The .1's all go to A&M. :evilgrin:

[alarimer]

177. Did you hear what happened to the A&M hockey team?

They drowned during spring training.



I got a million of 'em.

[WCGreen]

91. That this state has spent billions on sports venues...

and has three inner cities that can't seem to find the money to educate their children...

[mainegreen]

92. Old Orchard Beach

Tacky as hell

[Alleycat]

93. Ricky Santorum

I live in PA

[dropkickpa]

102. Same here n/t

[femmocrat]

94. Santorum.

And the lousy roads.

[momophile]

97. Two names: Tancredo and Musgrave...

Oh, and Focus on the Family!

[reyd reid reed]

100. I live in Colorado.

Specifically, Colorado Springs. Need I say more, really?

[Union Thug]

103. Bellevue and Medina (Washington state)

These are two of the most pretentious, pompous, snobbish areas in western Washington.

[xmas74]

106. Bellevue used to not be that bad.

I had family living there for years until they couldn't afford it anymore.

[xmas74]

105. Ashcroft.

That's a nice start.

[alarimer]

108. The fact that Kinky Friedman is running for governor

Thereby probably ensuring Rick "Good Hair" Perry's reelection.

Although I am pretty embarrassed about the fool he replaced too.

[Fuzz]

109. I live in New Jersey. I don't have the time, nor the energy

to address this subject properly, perhaps ever. :D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

114. Make it easy on yourself. Just say Pineys. nt

[alternativethot]

110. CO

New here and glad to be here.

Was embarrassed by the mass transit system spanning (or not) the metro Denver area. However, that now appears to be changing. New line into the tech center in south denver should be up in Nov. 2006. Only another 8 years or so for the east-west line.

[hyphenate]

111. Um

Massachusetts is a very liberal state, but the last few governors have all been Repubs. I suppose that's embarassing enough.

Now, when I lived in L.A., it would have been much easier: they elected an idiot for Governor, who did shit, and now he's the most popular choice to be re-elected? That's pretty embarassing!

Oh, wait--that also happened in D.C.--didn't it?

[mitchum]

112. Zell Miller, Sonny Perdue, Margaret Mitchell, Saxby Chamblis...

"The Town Too Busy To Think", Lester Maddox, and a large number of its citizens

[Ellen Forradalom]

115. CA: the price of a house

A million dollars for a crummy little shack? I don't think so.

[Blue_In_AK]

116. Ted "Tube Boy" Stevens

[lost-in-nj]

118. That everyone thinks

we are the exits off the Turnpike and the Parkway.
That we look like the area around Newark Airport...
We are allot more. Mountains, Glacier lakes, Farm land, Ocean and just some beautiful neighborhoods....
Not to mention The Delaware water gap :)

lost

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

121. Exactly. I'm off an exit on Rt. 80 and I'm surrounded by hills & woods.

[NNadir]

158. Shhhhh. Don't tell them.

They'll all want to move here.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

169. They usually don't believe us anyway.

[NNadir]

170. It's just as well.

We really don't need more people.

[astonamous]

119. Utah...nuff said!

[Kat45]

120. Mitt Romney

and the Big Dig debacle.

[bicentennial_baby]

123. Word, and word.

:hi:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

155. I don't know why this isn't said more, but

"The Big Dig happens whenever you put Republicans in charge."

Seriously, how is this not a major Republican failure. They've been the ones directing the fucking thing from the beginning.

[YankeyMCC]

173. Ha I knew I'd see it somewhere!

I kept scrolling down before I posted.

Actually I would expand on the theme and say the embarrassment is that we keep electing Repug Gov's.

Perhaps we can really make up for it this year. :)

[RobbinsdaleDem]

122. Norm Coleman.

[Ghost in the Machine]

124. Bill Frist.... Lamar Alexander....

there's probably more, but why bother digging? :shrug:

[politicat]

125. Focus on the Family and Tom Tancredo.

Everything else is negotiable, but those two have Got. To. GO.

[undeterred]

129. FF came to WI this week to give "free seminars" on homosexuality

since we have a discrimination amendment on the ballot. Assholes.

[NMMNG]

127. Let's see

The obscenely high murder rate (second highest in the nation in '04, up from 4th highest in '03).

Not exactly something you want to "aim for the top" on. :eyes:



Then Baltimore City Schools, already under fire for shoddy performance, decided to lower the score for a passing grade so that previously failing students could squeak by.

Why not? With NCLB it's not like we can expect much anyway. :shrug:

[RumpusCat]

131. I am from Cat-Killer Frist's state

Altho' if all goes well maybe TN will redeem itself with some blue votes in November.

I now live in Washington DC and take a perverse pleasure in liking this city that almost everyone else hates. Go DC! Your crack-heads are funnier than New York's and your river smells better! :party:

[kitkatrose]

134. So do I, but the river's gross.

Lots of dead fish and lead. But I lurve DC as well. :loveya:

As for TN, I vote Frist and the Grizzlies thing some years ago.

[Arugula Latte]

144. I lived in DC for four years and liked it.

It's always interesting and there are many great, free activities in which to partake ...

[Arugula Latte]

145. self-delete

posted in wrong place ...

[RetroLounge]

132. Waukesha County

RL

[Mutley]

135. The gov'na.

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I'm hopin' that'll change this fall.

[RedStateShame]

136. Mitch McConnell, Ernie Fletcher, Anne Northup, Jim Bunning...

Billy Ray Cyrus, etc.

[Phillycat]

137. Oh, well, you know...Santorum.

:puke:

[HERVEPA]

138. Santorum....

(Rick, not the other meaning of Santorum derived from him)

[billyskank]

139. Tony Blair

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[Anarcho-Socialist]

209. Seconded!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

141. Gov. Ehrlich

But fortunately, I have some say in that little matter this fall. :D

[kwassa]

152. Gov. O'Malley sounds much better.

Kick Robert to the curb.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

154. I'm liking the sound of Senator Cardin too.

He's been a great Rep, and he'll make a great Senator too.

[kwassa]

156. don't know much about him down here in Montgomery County

he'll probably be my choice after I do a little more research.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

157. I've had to work with him a few times.

He's been very helpful and responsive to his constituents. Got nothing but good things to say about him.

Well, almost nothing but good things to say - I'd like him to support universal health care, but at least he's put something decent on the table in that regard.

[fizzgig]

142. my colo. comrades have spelled it out nicely, but forgot a few things

two words that sum it up for me
marilyn. musgrave. :puke:

our obscenely low funding levels for mental health/substance abuse treatment, higher education and mass transit (no one wants a light rail or train that runs from ft. collins to denver, nope, no one at all)


:edit: apparently we can't spell either

[Arugula Latte]

147. Oregon: Tonya Harding for one.

Also: Republican idiots in state legislature mean Portland's once proud urban school district is constantly scrambling to stay viable. We have one of the highest enrollments in public schools of a city (granted, not a huge city) in the nation (I believe it's 75 to 80 percent); however, the tenuous situation always puts it at risk of starting the downward spiral where the more affluent kids are yanked out of public schools and sent into private, people w/ kids move away from the city, etc. etc.

[undeterred]

199. But you have Thom Hartman, right?

[Arugula Latte]

211. We do indeed!

He does a local show here on AAR before his national show. He seems much mellower on the local show. Either way, I like him a lot. :thumbsup:

[Sequoia]

148. Our Nazi hummer drivin' pip squeak governor of Cali Forni

[NNadir]

149. Jim McGreevey and Christie Whitman.

Other than that, New Jersey is a fabulous state.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

153. Okay, now my list is up to three things.

McGreevey, Whitman, Pineys.

[Katina]

168. Mall rats

and NJ drivers who don't use their turn signal until AFTER the light has changed! :nuke:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

171. The turn signal thing doesn't bother me that much.

I drive a lot up in CT and they make NJ drivers seem like they use their turn signals all the time. Anyway, the mall rat thing is a phase that everyone in HS goes through. There is generally nothing else to do in suburban NJ for a teenager, except wander around the mall or stand outside smoking & sneering. In my town, it was either that or hang out in the woods or at a playground.

[Katina]

172. it's not just hanging out there

it's the whole look that goes with it. ugh.

NJ & CT drivers are bad..the signal thing really irritates me...just one of those things.

[China_cat]

150. SC...not enough room here to even start.

[Catbird]

165. Bob Jones University? Confederate flag at the Statehouse?

I will admit there is a lot to choose from. And if you go with truly tacky, you can't beat South of the Border and its billboards.

[LeftishBrit]

151. Tony Blair and Maggie Thatcher

[izzybeans]

159. Chain restaurants + strip malls + parking lots = empty sidewalks

Really piss poor city planning. I'd rather live in the fields of Indiana than its only pseudo-city. We have urbs, not suburbs, not exurbs, but urbs. Monstrous housing developments with no commercial or civic core.

I grew up here, but miss New Jersey. That is twisted.

[ComerPerro]

160. anti-evolution, Fred Phelps, Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts, Phil Kline

need I go on?

In Kansas, there are two political parties:

Moderate Republicans, and fundie extremist psycho fascists.

[mcar]

162. I'm in Florida

'nuf said.

[Skittles]

174. LOL - TEXAS

it would take me a YEAR

[swag]

175. It's called "The Beaver State."

You can't pump your own gas.

Senator Gordon Smith.

[Ron Green]

182. I LIKE to have a professional pump my gas.

Anyway, it's diesel fuel, which smells pretty bad when I get it on my hands.

I'm embarrassed by the all the "grassroots" anti-tax scammers around the state.

[swag]

183. Good point. They're terrible, McIntyre, Sizemore, and the rest of those

assholes.

[GoneOffShore]

178. Santorum, Scaife, Mayor John Street

Two reptiles and an arrogant POS.

[retread]

179. There are so many things to choose. It starts and ends with JEB. n/t

[pitohui]

180. the pity and the awkwardness

it just starts a long discussion if i'm away somewhere and they find out where i'm from, i don't know if i'm up for discussing the catastrophe first thing, right away, every time i meet a stranger for the rest of my life

and i don't know what is more awkward, if they do mention it or if they don't

so i'm thinking i'll start saying i'm from somewhere else next time i'm traveling

[AzDar]

181. Mormons and McCain. Gak! n/t

[maveric]

194. Ah-Nold as Gov.

Sadly, he'll be re-elected.

[Fenris]

195. I'm new here, but I find I dislike Tim Eyman

[NJ Democrats]

196. All these damn Confederate Flags here in NC

[KitchenWitch]

200. My former state or my current state?

My former state? Not all Minnesotans talk like the characters in Fargo.

My current state? The Gropenator.

[BlueIris]

201. Gay. Marriage. Ban.

Plus, no sales tax (morons) and our population for the most part still doesn't fully appreciate our totally awesome governor. Who rocks.

[undeterred]

216. Who is?

[BlueIris]

217. Google it.

My God.

[riona]

206. The unrelenting

push to mix religion and state

[schmuls]

208. Wisconsin - cheese heads, teenage pregnancy and obese

statistics!

[tallahasseedem]

213. I live in Tallahassee, Florida.

'nuff said.

[LibertyLover]

214. The governor and assistant governor

Ehrlich and Steele. Uck.

[gademocrat7]

218. That our Governor is named sonny.

That he is a rethug. I could go on and on....

[liontamer]

219. it's so close to New jersey

:hide:

[SaveElmer]

220. Felix...nuff said nt

[mvd]

223. Two words - Rick Santorum!

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