Give something (or two) that embarrasses you about your state:

[WillParkinson]

My state: Wisconsin

Things that embarrass me: Scott Walker and Cheesehead Hats. (Though Walker definitely has #1 priority.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Michele Bachmann. I don't need a second thing.

*cringe*

[qb]

106. 2. The district that keeps re-electing her.

:puke:

[roguevalley]

157. Sarah Palin. Her spawn.

[glinda]

175. Yes you do. Chip Cravaack. Equally horrible.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

192. Oh, yeah - that guy. Here's hoping his political career is short.

The only reason he's not AS embarrassing as Bachmann is that he hasn't had enough time and national exposure. Maybe the residents of his district will wise up and 86 his dumb ass at the next election. I still can't believe they elected that douchenozzle over Jim Oberstar.

[Odin2005]

210. Oberstar was taken out by what has become ALEC.

[nadine_mn]

191. Thief!! How dare you steal my embarrassment!

Oy - she is a treat isn't she, and the people of her district are even more wonderful

[JNelson6563]

2. Governor Rick Snyder and the GOP lege

Fuckers all.

[etherealtruth]

123. Jackasses one and all

[lame54]

3. Newt Gingrich and NO cheesehead hats

[ThomWV]

4. Governor Manchin (DINO) and the Coal Industry.

next in line would be the Chemical Industry, the state of the State's educational system, and those followed by the roads.

[Lady President]

5. Gov. Kasich and the 2004 Election

Ohio for the win!

[A Brand New World]

13. Hey! You stole my answer!!!

n/t

[Lady President]

72. It was really too easy!

:)

[mod mom]

71. It tops it, although '04 theft even tops Kasich. The Boehner is another biggie.

[mtnester]

204. Ken Blackwell n/t

[csziggy]

6. Gov. pRick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio

There are dozens of more things that embarrass me about Florida, but those are the biggest ones.

[timtom]

140. Second that.

Add Presidential election of 2000!!!

[rppper]

187. I third that motion....

(;-p}

[NYC_SKP]

7. Proposition H8 and the people who voted to pass it.

x(

[wryter2000]

54. Prop H8 and Ronald Reagan n/t

.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Newt AND Hermie. Don't hate on Georgia, please!

[Papagoose]

77. You beat me to it...but may I add my Congressman, Phil Gingrey?

[CurtEastPoint]

93. And Paul Broun and and and... too many to name. Gingrey/Gingrich. Same s**t. nt

[RebelOne]

97. Gotta agree with that. n/t

[Fumesucker]

9. Neal Horsley..

Well, I suppose he would embarrass a normal person, I find him hilarious..


http://www.examiner.com/underground-in-national/georgia-candidate-for-governor-says-sex-with-mules-watermelon-behind-him

Georgia candidate for governor says sex with mules, watermelon behind him

[griffi94]

10. i'm from texas

it's way too hard to narrow that down to just 2 lol

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. No kidding, right?

[Ilsa]

69. Rick Perry, John Cornyn, Tom Delay, Glenn Beck living here, various goobers

like Chuck Norris. The list could go on and on.

[AverageJoe90]

156. Especially Herr Beck. I live not far from Dallas..........

[awoke_in_2003]

184. but Texas brought us...

Ann Richards and Molly Ivins.

[babydollhead]

11. Pennsyltucky

Gov. Corprett
Fracking
Penn State
Our Boy Mayor in Pittsburgh

[Bunny]

41. More Pennsylvania:

Rick Santorum
Pat Toomey
The powers that be at PSU that allowed Sandusky to do what he did for so long (I'm not ashamed of Penn State)

[blue neen]

46. Richard Mellon Scaife.

:hi:

"The reclusive Scaife, 78, is heir to the Mellon banking fortune, and number 332 on Forbes' 2010 list of the 400 wealthiest folks in America."

"Through his Carthage Foundation and the Sarah Scaife Foundation, Scaife helps bankroll a number of far-right and nativist groups, such as the Heritage Foundation, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (which was behind writing SB 1070), NumbersUSA, the Center for Immigration Studies, and Judicial Watch (see "FAIR-y Tales," Terry Greene Sterling, December 2)."

"According to the progressive Media Matters Action Network, the Scaife family foundations mentioned above have given $8.7 million to Judicial Watch since 1997, making Scaife Judicial Watch's primary benefactor."

"Interestingly, it was not long after I asked Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton about the source of J.W.'s funding during a recent phone interview that he hung up on me."

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2010-12-23/news/richard-mellon-scaife-s-cash-pays-for-judicial-watch-s-ideologically-motivated-lawsuits/

[Bunny]

50. Jeez, how could I forget about that jerk?

:hi: blue neen!

[mainstreetonce]

113. Joe paterno

And his supporters

[Ian David]

12. Mitt Romney and MassResistance. n/t

[bluedeminredstate]

14. Oh Boy...

Eric Cantor
George Macaca Allen
The Confederate statues on Monument Avenue in Richmond
Pat Robertson

...just for starters.

:blush:

[Liberal Veteran]

15. Tim Eyman and the initiative process.

They sorta go hand in hand here.

[jmowreader]

214. Tim Eyman makes you wish bills of attainder were legal

If they were, the Democrats in Washington would have written one to deport Tim Eyman LONG ago.

[lunatica]

16. California here. Prop 8

It more than embarrasses me. It's fucking unconstitutional. People should not have the power to decide on who has or doesn't have basic rights in this country.

Ronald Reagan and the Gropinator. Oakland police action against the Occupy and Scott Olsen's wound. Officer Pike and everything he symbolizes in UC Davis.

[jpak]

17. Our asshole Gov. LePage and our asshole GOP chaiman Charlie Webster = flaming bags of douche

yup

[alphafemale]

19. SC....wooo boy. The very congressional district from "You Lie" boy

And then that whole Appalachian Trail/Soul Mate thing.

But Charleston is Awesome to the 12th power.

Go there hungry.

[GoCubsGo]

100. That SOB will by my rep thanks to redistricting.

:puke:

And, what you mentioned is hardly the most embarrassing stuff. I find it more embarrassing that Gov. Soul Mate was replaced by someone who makes many of us miss Gov. Soul Mate. That woman is an idiot, to grossly understate things.

And, my current rep, along with "You Lie" Boy, and the rest of the repug contingent, all run to the chapel to consult with their invisible friend in the clouds before major votes, rather than consulting with their constituents. Whack jobs all of them. And, that's not counting our two Senators. Few people are more revolting than those two.

Then there's the horse molester, who came back and molested the same horse right after getting out of jail for the first molestation...

And, yes Charleston is Awesome to the 12th power. It definitely helps that they have the most awesome mayor in the Southeast. Which brings up yet another embarrassment: These idiots could have had him as their governor, yet they instead chose David Weasely...err...Beastly...errr...Beasley. Now THERE is a true waste of human flesh if I ever saw one.

[alphafemale]

119. I like you!

Poor horse.

[Jamastiene]

171. I remember reading about the horse molester.

Went right back to the same horse. That was just fucked up.

I'm in the other Carolina, and it is not any better here.

[alphafemale]

195. Somebody needs to teach that horse how to kick a man. nt

[Capitalocracy]

20. I'm from Kansas... so Republicans and more Republicans, and the Westboro Baptist Church.

And having been the center of the debate on teaching evolution in schools. A couple of times. :banghead:

[global1]

21. Our Govs Wind Up In Jail....

Ryan & soon Blago. State: Illinois

[Capitalocracy]

37. Are your governors more corrupt than normal or is your judicial system robust and healthy?

Could be a good thing.

[999998th word]

182. I'm jealous-but than I'm from Wisconsin. n/t

[exboyfil]

22. Terry Branstad

When he was talking about Special Education in the context of Iowa's new education initiative, he referred to Special Education children being educated for "menial" occupations. I know it was a slip of the tongue, but it was very funny.

The lack of Virtual Education opportunities in the state for middle/high schoolers. Virtual education opportunities are controlled by the local school districts, and they, in some cases, will not even approve classes in which I will pay for let alone giving opportunities to take such classes on the state's dime (which should save dollars in the long term).

[Sal Minella]

36. Is "virtual education" the same as "distance learning?"

I don't know what "virtual education" is.

I do know that Branstad closed down dozens of employment offices, and replaced them with computer kiosks for people to use for job searches, supposedly.

So instead of a human being who can assess an applicant's job skills, and can explain what employment opportunities are available, the jobless person is presented with a damn computer, and is supposed to navigate his way through god-knows-what bureaucratese on-line to search for a job.

Makes me think that Terry may have a relative or two selling computers and/or computer kiosks, yanno?

I know he is against the closing of low-volume post offices, because he's the landlord of a bunch of the buildings they're housed in, and he likes the rent checks. Just a classy guy, overall.

[exboyfil]

120. Yes my two daughters have taken several classes

from the North Dakota Center for Distance Education. Their courses are very rigorous, and I think students should have the opportunity to learn in such a fashion in addition to traditional education.

[NRaleighLiberal]

23. North Carolina - Patrick McHenry and Virginia Foxx....and Art Pope...

and Ron Margiatta, and John Tedesco, and Richard Burr....and....

[ThomWV]

30. Ah yes, Virginia Foxx.! You must be the winner, that woman is the greatest embarassmen immaginable

[NRaleighLiberal]

47. only in bizarroworld...where winners are losers!

[jmowreader]

215. And the Jesse Helms Center

Also the fact they kept sending ol' Jesse back to Congress repeatedly by two-or-three percent margins.

And let us not forget:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIyewCdXMzk

[Sal Minella]

24. Steve King (R-IA-05) and every word that's ever come out of

his mouth. Anti-choice, anti-Hispanic, anti-healthcare -- hates women and poor people and makes that very clear.

On the other hand, the eastern end of Iowa has elected Representative Bruce Braley, from whom I expect great things in the future.

[Skidmore]

42. Seconded.

[AmandaMae]

104. thirded. He is such a hateful person; every time he speaks he says something appalling.

Agree with you also about Bruce Braley. If only we could elect more like him in Iowa.

[progressoid]

139. Fourthed. And all of the people that support him.

:puke:

I can't believe how much rabid RW support he has. I even know repubs that hate him but he still manages to get re-elected. :banghead:

[Aerows]

25. I live in Mississippi.

I think that covers it.

[Selatius]

178. Same here. Coastal MS in fact. Just mentioning the state should suffice. nt

[LuvNewcastle]

186. Yep.

I'm done defending this state. If someone has something bad to say about Mississippi, I say go for it.

[pipi_k]

26. Boston brown bread in a can...

And yes, I know I'm supposed to say "Senator Scott Brown", but he hasn't turned out to be as huge an asshole as I thought he would be.

[NRaleighLiberal]

49. we love brown bread in a can - we can't find it in NC!

(transplanted RI/MA in our household!)

[pipi_k]

53. OK, here ya go...

Not cheap, but if you want a special treat once in a while...

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Food_&_Candy/Pantry_&_Canned_Goods/Breads,_Crackers_&_Snacks/Brown_Bread_in_a_Can_%28Set_of_2_Cans%29/H2657

[NRaleighLiberal]

56. thanks...we may just have to splurge - more likely I will whip some up myself!

:hi:

[rox63]

61. Love brown bread in a can

Haven't had it in years. But I have fond memories from childhood. Saturday night dinner was baked beans and hot dogs, with brown bread from a can.

[pipi_k]

82. Saturday night...

that's when we had the hotdogs and beans and brown bread too

Sunday night was bath night


ahhh...the 1950s... :7

[rox63]

91. Mine was the 60's - But same thing

:D

[dana_b]

129. we did too!!

I found it again recently in a store and brought it to a family gathering. My sister laughed so hard because of good memories from our mom. Mom always had bread in a can for the holidays.

[Desertrose]

27. AZ...need I say more? Lots of choices here...

Jan Brewer, John MCCain, Jon Kyle, Russell Pearce.....building a stupid wall on the border....the shooting of Gaby Giffords.....SB1070....


I'll just stop here.

[blueamy66]

35. Me too...

but you forgot arpaio....grease head piece of shit

[classof56]

39. I live in Oregon, where we have vote by mail, online voter registration,

a Governor who just put a stop to capital punishment during his term, no sales tax, no self-serve gas stations (a plus for this old lady), the Healthy Kids Program, providing affordable health care for children, and the most extraordinary scenery from border to border both ways. Yeah, I know, that's not political, but a lot of the reasons our rivers, ocean shores, state parks, and historic sites have been preserved are because of wise decisions made by our politicians. One thing that does embarrass me is the passage of Measure 36 in 2004, which amended our constitution to ban same-sex marriages. (Thank GWB for that one.) Lots of RW conservative types especially in rural areas, another source of dispair for me, but hey--we have a progressive radio station in Portland, that hotbed of liberalism. Plug for KPOJ!

Not to mention, I participated in an Occupy march a few weeks ago here in Central Oregon, and there was not a police officer in sight!

Blessings and Happy Day After Thanksgiving! (Refuse to say Black Friday--oops!)

Edited to say, meant to respond to OP. Another oops!

[roguevalley]

159. you left out first bottle bill. I love me some oregon. Central

oregon? Whereabouts? Some of my family are in Lakeview and Madras.

I'm from Central Point in the glorious Rogue Valley

[classof56]

180. Ah, yes, the bottle bill. Another landmark piece of legislation.

Not to mention saving the beaches and scenic waterways for public use--the list goes on and on! I'm between Madras and Bend. Have been to Lakeview often--"Tallest Town in Oregon"! I like to eat at the restaurant downtown that has all the arrowheads on the walls. And I know the Rogue Valley area well---glorious indeed! Have been to almost every part of my adopted state in the past 44 years, love every inch. Nice to meet a former Oregonian! :toast:

[ThoughtCriminal]

95. Ditto

If Texas is the "Laboratory For Bad Government", here in Arizona, we have moved on to manufacturing it on an industrial scale.

[PETRUS]

28. My home state spends more on prisons than higher education. nt

[DainBramaged]

29. NJ: Chris 'Doughboy' Christie and Jersey Shore on MTV

two of the worst to ever come out of NJ

[rfranklin]

58. I second that emotion...

He is embarassing just to look at, kind of like Snookie inflated by 300%.

[smokey nj]

79. You got it.

[tabbycat31]

122. my response exactly

[Are_grits_groceries]

31. I'm from SC.

I don't have time.

[Sal Minella]

38. Ouch. ( hug ) n/t

[Jamastiene]

172. It would take the rest of our lives if we listed all the embarassing things

about the Carolinas. I see what you mean.

[Logical]

32. I am from Kansas, one word, Brownback!

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. Mitt Romney and Scott Brown winning Ted Kennedy's seat.

[madamesilverspurs]

34. Tom Tancredo AND Focus on the Family

But I still love Colorado!

[earthside]

74. Half ditto.

Focus on the Family ... and Mark Udall.

I wish we had two progressive U.S. Senators from this state.

[Scuba]

40. Same as you Will. n/t

[TheKentuckian]

43. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell are plenty.

[alfredo]

127. Add Ritchie Farmer and Shively

[TheKentuckian]

202. I know some great folks in Shively, I usually go for Portland (though I know some good people from

there too).

Farmer isn't so well known if we just shut about him and if pressed say "aww the pudgy guy guy that came off the bench for Kentucky that shot threes???" and leave it that.

Reality is he is an outgoing state Secretary of Ag, no biggie.

[alfredo]

203. I was born and raised in Shively. People from Portland who

came to Shively were accused of slumming. I left in 65 and never returned.

Farmer is done as a pol, but the stench will remain.

[Greybnk48]

44. Scott Walker and Tommy Thompson. I love Cheesehead

hats. I've had to send them from California to Connecticut to relatives and think they're great fun!

[sunwyn]

45. Gov. Kasich...John Boehner - 'Nuff said

[AnOhioan]

51. Beat me to it

[azlatina]

48. Jan Brewer...need I say more?

[madmom]

52. That after 30+ years of repug rule they elected a dem, gave him 1 term then

elected another freaking repug. Ohio has a very short memory.

[BiggJawn]

55. Indiana. Mike Pence. The Colts.

There's so much stuff that embarrasses me about living here.

Greg Garrison, our home-grown version of Gush Pfleghmball. Boilermakers football. Jimmy Irsay...
"Our Bitch Mitch"

[LadyHawkAZ]

57. I live in Utah. It would be easier to say what doesn't.

The non-embarrassing things make a much shorter list.

[rucky]

59. My state: Ohio. Do I need to go on?

[proud2BlibKansan]

60. Not enough room

The list is far too long for Kansas.

[demtenjeep]

144. very much agree

but right now Brownback sucks

#heblowsalot

[Riley18]

62. Rick Scott and Jeb Bush

[rox63]

63. Scott Brown winning Teddy's Senate seat

Willard 'Mittens' Romney having been elected Governor. The fact that Grover Norquist was born and raised in MA.

[Mz Pip]

64. Darrell Issa

Prop 13.

[Iggo]

102. Oh yeah. Him, too. (n/t)

[hobbit709]

65. Rick Perry and John Cornyn.

[nadinbrzezinski]

66. Ca prop 13 actually

Is set the way for this mess.

And it needs deep revisions. I get it where it came from...unintended consequences...at times I wonder if actually intended.

[KittyWampus]

67. Rep. Peter King and Wall Street

[kestrel91316]

68. Fresno

[RetroLounge]

70. Wisconsin

Scat Walker

Packers gear as "dress up" clothes.

RL

[ecstatic]

73. I don't consider GA my state, just my residence, but:

The public schools here are among the worst in the nation.

This is a red state.

Somehow, always caught off guard when it snows.

[RebelOne]

99. Yep, I am a North Georgia resident and whenever it snows,

all the Atlanta area shuts down. According to local news reports, North Georgia is gearing up in case we have another nasty winter like last year.

[JDPriestly]

75. California

The mess that a succession of Republican governors made of our finances.
Too little public transportation.

[Evasporque]

76. Scott Walker, Gay Marriage Ban voted into Constitution...nt

[DeSwiss]

78. Pretty much everything.....

...I mean with the Repuke Governor, the Repuke Senators, the mostly Repuke Congresscritters not to mention the Repuke-run state legislature. But probably most embarrassing of all is the law making the gathering and consuming of roadkill legal. That pretty much sums things up.

- Oh, and these ones too:

http://www.ahajokes.com/laws042.html">Tennessee Crazy Laws

Any person crippling, killing or in any way destroying a proud female dog that is running at large shall not be held liable for the damages due to such killing or destruction.

"Crimes against nature" are prohibited.

More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

Hollow logs may not be sold.

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.

Driving is not to be done while asleep.

You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Dyersburg
It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.

Fayette County
You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.

Lenoir City
When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming.

Lexington
No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk.

Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited.

Knoxville
In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post."

Memphis
Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis. (Passed in 1996)

Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.

It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.

Oneida
An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No Mo'."

[Initech]

80. California: Prop 8

[hughee99]

81. MA: We've lost the last three statehouse speakers for ethics charges. n/t

[Sisaruus]

83. Joe Lieberman, the insurance industry

in Connecticut

[lumberjack_jeff]

84. Washington. Most regressive tax system in the country.

And the people won't fix it.

[mick063]

94. The gas tax is especially cruel.

Especially when oil companys reap record profit.

I am glad that Seattle said no to a new basketball arena instead of subsidizing professional basketball.

[LWolf]

85. Oregon

The tea-party types east of the Cascades.

Greg Walden.

Really, there's not much to be embarrassed about.

[Politicalboi]

86. Ca Prop 8

And Medical Marijuana.

[NorthCarolina]

158. Speaking of Prop 8, do you know if the Prop 8 vote was recorded on electronic voting machines?

I ask because I seem to recall that the final vote "in favor" was exactly the same percentage as pre-polling and exit polling had for the "against vote" as if, somehow, the vote had been flipped. Don't live in CA, so am just curious about the voting mechanism there.

[Populist_Prole]

87. The nucleus of NASCAR and absolute worship of college SPORTS

[rppper]

188. i live in the mecca of nascar....Daytona beach....

there is nothing like a quarter million rednecks all squeezed into a town built for 100k......thank god for bike week.....

[dorksied]

88. Utah has too many to list just 1 or 2.

1. Mormons control everything. No separation between church and state
2. 3.2% beer. Its basically piss in a bottle.
3. Giant phallic symbols all over every town, in the form of Mormon Churches. Seriously... they're EVERYWHERE. You can't drive 5 minutes without seeing one.
4. Our State bird is a seagull, because they eat the giant Mormon Crickets. (which are HUGE)
5. Orrin Hatch. Nuff said.

... this list could go on and on....

[LadyHawkAZ]

181. Chaffetz and his weird grin

Lisa Steed
Energy Solutions, Kennecott and their pollution
Smog
The DABC
Mormons (worth mentioning twice)

the list could still go on and on and on...

Stacked up against the good things in Utah:

1: the beautiful (and rapidly shrinking) wild lands

[CBHagman]

89. Spiro Agnew and the Thumont KKK.

There's not much I can add to that.

[GaYellowDawg]

90. Georgia: Ralph Reed and Saxby Chambliss.

Newt Gingrich was already mentioned. Hell, we're almost as bad as Texas.

[LeftyMom]

92. The roads. Seriously, would it kill somebody to fix a damned pothole?

It's embarrassing to be driving out of state guests over some rutted goat track that passes as a freeway.

[williesgirl]

96. VA - our asshole Gov McDonnell & AG who's surely a Nazi.

[phylny]

146. Virginia: Liberty University, where every wingnut politician is invited to speak, and

Delegate Bob Marshall, who proposed a personhood amendment protecting fertilized eggs.

[sofa king]

200. VA: Radar detectors are illegal.

Aside from Washington, DC, where traffic has prevented anyone from doing over 30 mph in forty years, Virginia is the only place in the continental U.S. where radar detectors are illegal.

Our police actively prey upon passers-through who use them, which is hardly the sort of welcome the Mother of States should be giving to its many offspring. It is dishonorable.

[beac]

201. Don't forget about Majority Douche, Eric Cantor:

A man whose world view was cemented at age 18.

[undeterred]

98. Replacing Russ Feingold with Dumbass

Ron Johnson, the dumbest man ever sent by any state to the Senate to replace the most intelligent man in the Senate.

[Iggo]

101. Easy!

Proposition H8.

Arnold Fucking Schwarzenegger.

[Blue_In_AK]

103. Don Young and Sarah Palin.

That was easy.

[Tom Ripley]

105. Georgia. 'Nuff said.

[darth marth]

107. Don Young, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell...am I supposed to stop?

As bad as Sarah was, Gov. Sean Parnell(Koch plant) was really the force behind removing her from power so he could take over.

Sean Parnell use to work for the company that defended Exxon in the big oil spill!

Then he went on to be head lobbyist for Conoco Phillips!

Now he is our gov, and still working for Conoco Phillips, trying to reverse the raise in taxes on the oil companies that Sarah implemented.

[Blue_In_AK]

121. Darth, I didn't realize you were from here.

Always nice to see another Alaskan. Hey, did you hear that the Attorney General John Burns has resigned? He must have gotten tired of suing the federal government all the time. Or maybe having to work with Sean was just entirely too stressful.


I think if people in the Lower 49 knew more about Sean Parnell, they would rank him right up there with Scott Walker, Rick Scott, John Kasich, et al. Definitely a Koch plant, also affiliated with ALEC. And why does he hate salmon?

[MisterP]

108. the governors and the life-hating cons in both the shockwave suburbs and the farms they replace

(CA, not TX)

[Name removed]

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[slackmaster]

110. Senator Feinstein and the rather large number of white supremacist groups

:argh:

[Seedersandleechers]

111. Blunt in Missouri

But I Live across the street from Kansas, and I won't even go there.

[iris27]

112. "My" state (Missouri) - Rush Limbaugh and the Blunt family

The state I'm stuck in for the next few years (TX) - the general overall climate of "Yee-ha...fuck you, I've got mine!", and the fact that Republicans hold almost 75% of statewide elected positions.

[lonestarnot]

114. McLumpy and Bile and thirdly Leatherface.

[hootinholler]

115. Mayrland: A few years ago could not rid itself of E-Voting

The bill passed the Md house unanimously and was killed in the Dem majority senate.

:grr:

[LiberalEsto]

165. I'll second that and add...

Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich -- just the fact that he got elected.

[hootinholler]

176. I found that Steal guy was more embarrasing

Yes, I know it's spelled Steele, but he's just so pathetic.

[LiberalEsto]

194. Can't believe I forgot about Steele

Biggest turkey in Maryland.

[riderinthestorm]

116. Joe Walsh and Rod Blagojevich. Although I'd put in the Hyde Amendment as a close runner up

Or maybe even Henry Hyde himself, Mr. Youthful Indiscretion as he hunted Bill Clinton during the impeachment.

The University of Chicago School of Economics is right up in the Hall of Shame too.

Honestly though, IL isn't a Rethug wasteland. For sure there are pockets but overall its fine.

[Withywindle]

206. Howdy, neighbor!

Our state's former First Lady once ate a tarantula on a reality TV show. We win. :hi:



(We also have a very very high felony conviction rate among our highest-ranking politicians)

[WillParkinson]

207. All I can say is...

Ew.

[Withywindle]

218. I KNOW.

Mr. Blago was originally supposed to be the guest on "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" (Costa Rica edition) but hello? Federal indictment? can't leave the country? So Lady Blago went in his place (at half the price). She did the usual undignified things on the show--but this was definitely the oh-no-you-di'n't money shot.

She was seen in a video clip later, weeping and wailing, "I DID IT BECAUSE I LOVE MY CHILDREN!"

[jorno67]

212. come down to Central Illinios...

It's full of crazy Rethug, racists, teabaggers. They hate everything progressive down here.

[w8liftinglady]

117. will- You are awesome- a few things about Texas that embarrass me.

Precious cargo at risk: Texas leads nation in hot car deaths
http://www.kvue.com/news/125952214.html

TEXAS LEADS NATION IN MERCURY POLLUTION
http://www.seedcoalition.org/pdf/pc_120403.pdf

Texas Leads The Nation in Teen DWI Fatalities

http://www.lawpro4u.com/Texas-Leads-The-Nation-in-Teen-DWI.html



Texas leads the nation in on-the-job deaths
http://www.jimadler.com/texas-leads-the-nation-in-on-the-job-deaths.html

Texas leads nation in prison sex abuse
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-leads-nation-in-prison-sex-abuse-1708170.php

Texas again leads nation in executions; Ohio a distant second
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=537042


And this doesn't even begin to address Texas Politics.

[CTyankee]

118. joe lieberman. nt

[firehorse]

124. Gov. Cuomo of NY, allows fracking in NY comprimising our water supply

I'll never vote for him again, but great move on his part to pander to Big Oil companies. He'll probably be the next democratic presidential nominee.

[hack89]

125. RI - corrupt single party politics.

They don't even bother with a pretense of transparency.

[alfredo]

126. Kentucky- McConnell and Rand Paul.

[dana_b]

128. Prop 8 passed and we gave you Ronald Reagan

I am soooooo sorry.

[Fuzz]

130. Christie and everyone from NJ on any reality show.

[Brother Buzz]

131. California foisted the first republican presidential candidate on the nation

Frémont was the first presidential candidate of the new republican party in 1856. Nixon and Reagan, two other embarrassments, came later.

[Rex]

132. Texas

Yeah, like I can just pick two! More like two thousand!

[watercolors]

133. Fl. Gov. Prick Scott!!! Nuff said.

[aka-chmeee]

134. This is soooooo easy!

Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Lynn Jenkins
Jerry Moran
and so on

[treestar]

135. Christine O'Donnell and Thomas Capano

(Delaware)

[TBF]

136. How much time do you have? We start with Rick Perry and Ron Paul ... nt

[BlueToTheBone]

137. Steve Womack and Mike Ross.

[Vincardog]

138. IA : Congressman Steve King and Senator Chuck Grassley

[K8-EEE]

141. PepperSprayPete and all the police brutality in CA! nt

[fascisthunter]

142. Massachusetts

elected Scott Brown-nose!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

143. RI: Half the assembly "Democrats" are Rethugs and....

....they seem to get arrested every other week.

[PM Martin]

145. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

147. California: Darrell Issa, Dana Rohrabacher, and David Dreier to list a few

[begin_within]

148. Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger

and to be honest, from time to time the actions (or inaction) of Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein embarrass me as well...

[rustydog]

149. Washington state: Doc Hastings (ex-ethics chair )

Tim Eyman, initiative king of America.

[spedtr90]

150. Michelle Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty

[RagAss]

151. I'm from Florida....there's not enough storage on this site for my list !!!

[NMMNG]

152. California

PropH8
Meg Whitman
Arnold Schwarzenegger

[Trillo]

153. The same year the Federal Reserve was created, 1913,

California marijuana prohibition began.

[Skittles]

154. Texas - please - do I really need to reply?

[AverageJoe90]

155. I live in TX. I could come up with a shitload of things......but I couldn't list them all. nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

160. crooked lawyers and unethical lawyers.

[handmade34]

161. OK...

!. UVM is cancelling the annual Naked Bike Ride this year!!!! ugh!

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111118/NEWS0213/111118018/University-Vermont-cancels-naked-bike-ride-tradition


2. Vermont hunters that poach deer at night!!

http://timesargus.com/article/20111125/THISJUSTIN/711259962

[JoeyT]

162. Alabama here.

I can't really narrow it down to two.

[Bigmack]

163. Eastern Washington...

They say that if you go to the revolving restaurant at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle and look out for one revolution, you've looked at every Democrat in Washington.

And the E.Wa counties suck up MUCH larger state benefits than they pay in taxes.

[marked50]

164. new mexico

The patron system of government

[and-justice-for-all]

166. Indiana: Mitch Daniels..nt

[stevedeshazer]

167. Oregon: My former sister-in-law and Lars Larson.

And Lake Oswego. Especially Lake Oswego.

[clyrc]

168. I'm, more or less, from Oklahoma

I am periodically humiliated by the political news coming from Ok. The state that I vote from, where my husband is from and where I lived for 4 years before I became an expat, is Florida. Also humiliating.

It would be easier to list a few things that I'm not embarrassed about from Ok. Will Rogers and Woodie Guthrie. If I thought about it for a few hours, I could probably come up with a few more non- embarrassments, but I'm not willing to invest that time just now.

[Jamastiene]

169. Only 2?

Jesse Helms
Virginia Fox
Bill James
Jim Forrester

Hate Crimes in NC:
http://www.ibiblio.org/prism/Apr97/hatecrimes.html

Too many to narrow it down to just 2.

[DefenseLawyer]

170. Mike Pence and D.C. Stephenson

but I hate to leave out J. Danforth Quayle from the list of despicable Hoosiers.

[Tx4obama]

173. Rick Perry, George W Bush, Louie Gohmert, Texan Republican Voters ...

that's a start.

[EFerrari]

174. Darrell Issa and David Drier.

[agentS]

177. Louisiana.... urgh...

It might be harder to list the things about my state that DON'T embarrass me.

But, let's just name 2 for now.

1. David Vitter the diaper boy for the oil companies.

2. Britney Spears. "Toxic" describes her pretty damn well.

[cherokeeprogressive]

179. Nancy Pelosi and Der Gropenator.

[awoke_in_2003]

183. I live in Texas...

stopping at two is impossible.

[Missy Vixen]

185. My state: Washington

1. Seattle Police Department

2. Tim Eyman

[Lugnut]

189. Pennsylvania here.

Let me count the embarrassments. Tom Corbett, Pat Toomey, Lou Barletta, Jerry Sandusky. 'Nuff said.

[Douglas Carpenter]

190. the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - The government is more corrupt, lazy and

paralyzingly incompetent than anything even remotely conceivable on the U.S. mainland. - But it is awfully mellow here. The traffic even stops to let the dogs cross the street.

[HopeHoops]

193. PA - Corbett and Toomey.

[phleshdef]

196. John Kasich and John Boehner

[cali]

197. I honestly can't think of anything that embarasses me about Vermont

I was embarrassed when we had a repub governor but now we have Peter Shumlin.

[WillParkinson]

205. We loved Vermont...

When we got married last year almost everyone was incredibly cool (there was one lady that seemed a bit out of joint but she was the only one). I've given hearty recommendations to people about visiting just for the cool folks. :)

[madokie]

198. Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn

Not sure which is worse

[LeftishBrit]

199. County not state in my case, but it's an easy answer..

David bloody Cameron!

Who is the MP for the constituency next to mine in Oxfordshire.

[Odin2005]

208. Michele Bachmann. Chip Cravaak. Collin DINO Peterson,

[dimbear]

209. Orly Taitz. Hard to beat that. Close behind: Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman.

And before you get to jamming me for sexism, we have two very excellent Senators here.

[xmas74]

211. Cheesehead hats are great.

Scott Walker,not so great.

[jmowreader]

213. Contest is over: Phil Hart

Phil Hart is an Idaho state representative from Athol. Among his atrocities:

Stole logs from state school endowment land to build his home: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/18/hart-admits-mistake-96-timber-theft/

Wrote a book explaining that wages and salaries are not income, therefore are not taxable and that the income tax as currently collected is unconstitutional: http://www.constitutionalincome.com/

After writing the book that says income taxes aren't constitutional, stopped paying his: http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/08/hart-taking-tax-case-idaho-supreme-court/

Oh, and he takes out an ad in my paper every Veterans Day expressing his support for the troops. I am sorry, Phil, but the number-one form of support our troops need is a vast amount of tax revenue to pay for the beans, bullets and band-aids they need to do their jobs.

We have LOTS of things to be embarrassed about in Idaho. Every Republican politician is a source of great entertainment. But Phil Hart tops them all.

[MountainLaurel]

216. David Fucking Vitter

And the Louisiana Science Education Act, which just about mandates the teaching of creationism in the public schools.

[Taverner]

217. Me? CA - Prop H8