Much respect to our brothers and sisters in the red states.

[mahina]

I can not even imagine what it must be like to stay on the high ground with all the kool-aid-drinking individuals you folks deal with.

Thank you for all you do. Keep the faith.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

1. After spending 3 1/2 years living in a very red

very racist area of our country, I thank the wonderful
open minded kind Liberals that kept me sane. They were
able to show me the beautiful things to love and enjoy
about the area and helped me understand why it was home
and why they would never leave.

Regardless of our differences there were more than a couple
times they saved my ass when i had problems especially after
a flood. They knew I was one of those "crazy Libruls" but never
brought it up when emergency action was needed.

[greiner3]

2. Born and raised in OH;

In a southern (true in every sense of the word) suburb of Columbus. I have lived in Lousiville, southern AL, south of Richmond VA for 10 years but the biggest 'horror' I have to endure is where my children live. My eldest daughter lives in Dothan AL, my son lives in Panama City Beach FL (South AL for those in the know) and my youngest lives in various places; lately Atlanta.

I try so hard to get them to move, including offering them all but free rent if they'll move up here as long as they go to school. But the clime is what they care about.

BTW, their mother is from the Philippines whereas I'm mostly German stock. This is all well and good but my children say they get pulled over by the locals fairly often. Racial profiling be damned.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Here's how you handle them

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Arnold.mp3

[DeeDeeNY]

7. I LOVE Mike Malloy!!

He is the greatest!!!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Ya gotta feel for Mike

He has the same problem as the folks the OP talked about.

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Freedumb_isn%27t_Free%20(short%20version).mp3

[klook]

4. Thank you!

Posting from inside the Belly of the Beast.

[Katashi_itto]

5. I was in southren New Mexico...bunch of sociaopaths down there.

Here is an example:

"New evidence that global warming is BS"

Just read some of the insanity the teabaggers post:

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/alamogordo-nm/TLHJEI38KT8PGADNV/p2

[DFW]

6. Mahalo!

Actually there are a lot of us in Texas--just not enough.

For that matter, I have been stationed in Europe for many years now, so when I go home, I hang out with people that think like I do.

[adigal]

8. I am in a very conservative part of ny

Thank God they don't rule the roost in ny!

[HockeyMom]

10. That is very true

at least you have Dems controlling the state. I'm from NY too (NYC/LI), but now living in a very red part of Fl with the insane Gov. Scott, Rubio, etc., in charge. I can certainly see the difference just since Crist was Governor. These Republican Governors are so right wing now. No wonder Crist changed parties, and Snowe retired.

[JNelson6563]

9. Hugs and encouragement to all!

In fact, with fascism on the rise here in MI, I can totally relate to the progressives stuck in red states.

Julie

[Patiod]

11. Thanks for the reminder

I often get angry at "Texas" or "those idiots in the red states" but now that my own state of Pennsylavania has fallen into the hands of ALEC fascists, I understand how Dems in those states must feel.

Stay strong and keep up the good work, red state Dems!

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Thanks. There are days when I swear I'm moving.

[RebelOne]

14. I live in North Georgia in a very red county,

but I have just learned to go with the flow and deal with it. All of our local governmental offices are held by Republicans and during elections there are no Democrats running, so I do not vote in the local elections.

[just1voice]

15. It's easy, we just ignore anyone with an (R) in every walk of life

except for mental health professionals who are the only people with any chance of helping them.

[justice1]

16. Frustrated, not just by republicans, but by our democratic presidents as well.

They need to do a better job, at reaching out to constituents, from all 50 states.

[mahina]

17. Not so easy when the fascists own the media.

http://agonist.org/ian_welsh/20071017/media_conglomerates_seek_to_get_while_the_gettings_good Was over 50, now under 10

We are the media.

And I read you and agree- still, it's up to us. Democracy is only real when it's a verb. (which it isn't...anyway you get me I hope)

[onestepforward]

18. Thank you!

[mahina]

19. Thank you~

you folks are doing the work! We have a different problem here...almost all the politicians run with a D but don't follow the platform or the values. We're working on that.

Aloha~