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Zookeeper

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21. This is just personal opinion...

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 03:19 AM

Feb 2012

Many years ago, I drove across Kansas and stopped in Lawrence and Manhattan and thought they seemed to be nice towns. My overall view of Kansas was positive But, after Brownback and the general bizarre fundie crap that dominates any news originating from that state, I put in on my list of places I never need to visit again.

My apologies for that, as I know there are pockets of sanity everywhere. However, the powers-that-be in Kansas should know the effect the RW loons have had on the image of their state. How does the Chamber of Commerce feel about that?

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Poor, White, and Republican [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

Sounds like half the men in my county CanonRay Feb 2012 #1

One wonders what will happen n2doc Feb 2012 #2

A wedge issue loses its power if it's resolved. Liberal Gramma Feb 2012 #3

+1! Bozita Feb 2012 #7

That's it! nt valerief Feb 2012 #8

Excellent response. nt TBF Feb 2012 #15

A very good point. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #17

The hardline Republican governors (Brownback, Walker, Scott, Daniels, etc.) tblue37 Feb 2012 #5

Goold Ol' Dolph jayschool Feb 2012 #14

Howdy, neighbor! tblue37 Feb 2012 #31

This is just personal opinion... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #21

The CoC is a nest of RW loons themselves, so they are delighted with the RW loony program. nt tblue37 Feb 2012 #30

I'm no fan of any Coc, but... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #32

In general the supposedly pro-business Republican program tblue37 Feb 2012 #36

The Republican program is well entrenched in Kansas pscot Feb 2012 #29

In 2002-2006 they did not have the Tbaggers egging them on. I am not so sure they would not jwirr Feb 2012 #6

Damn. It sounds like many of the school children Newt wants to put to work qb Feb 2012 #4

The people in this article have always been this way. craigmatic Feb 2012 #9

It's a way of being that may -- hopefully -- be wearing thin ... Auggie Feb 2012 #12

Great part toward the end: Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #10

Sounds like another Limbo zombie... Amonester Feb 2012 #19

I know the town of Chisago... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #23

I work with people like this. xmas74 Feb 2012 #11

recommended. Recoverin_Republican Feb 2012 #13

I've always noticed something that is hard to explain.... raging_moderate Feb 2012 #16

Very interesting, logic-defying stuff! Bozita Feb 2012 #18

They sure know how to hypnotize them, sort of. Amonester Feb 2012 #20

Someone who is closer to me than I am comfortable with... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #24

Nobody ever wants to talk about that Alcibiades Feb 2012 #28

I have a relative in primary health care who tells the exact same story Doctor_J Feb 2012 #35

There will probably always be people who would cheerfully pay someone-- eridani Feb 2012 #22

Well put, eridani Doctor_J Feb 2012 #34

I say fix the economy and the values will take care of themselves eridani Feb 2012 #25

Poor, white and Republican Tea Partiers jvii Feb 2012 #26

I live in Ron Paul's District: His followers lining up to get that evil socialist FEMA money. kemah Feb 2012 #27

As usual the author ignores the obvious Doctor_J Feb 2012 #33