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Hugabear

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95. I think I know what inspired the OP

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:27 PM

Feb 2012

But I'm not allowed to say it...it would violate some DU rules

I'll just say that it's the same thing I usually think when I see someone with a very low post count posting a shit-stirring a thread.

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All progressives move out of the South. [View all] mick063 Feb 2012 OP

No thanks this is my home, if you wish to abandon your home feel free to do so. n/t Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #1

Please stop the regional bashing bullshit. Tx4obama Feb 2012 #2

Good answer. It might be happening, slowly in some states. AlinPA Feb 2012 #13

+1000 nt steve2470 Feb 2012 #34

My thoughts too! JNelson6563 Feb 2012 #40

Thank you. Jamastiene Feb 2012 #104

You are right. Occupy the south or Occupy the red states. No more GOP in Congress. Great idea! n nanabugg Feb 2012 #56

Good answer! DFW Feb 2012 #67

No kidding.. 99Forever Feb 2012 #89

very well put. barbtries Feb 2012 #93

I'll stay put, thank you. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #3

What a strange idea. virgogal Feb 2012 #4

Which state is Santorum from? Hugabear Feb 2012 #5

and Romney.. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #6

I believe Newt was born north of the Mason Dixon Line too. nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #49

Demographic analysts laugh in your general direction. mick063 Feb 2012 #8

I'm in Alan Grayson's district, thank you very much Hugabear Feb 2012 #19

Lucky Me!!! I'm in Alan West's district, but the weather is great...n/t monmouth Feb 2012 #21

Demographic trends are against the GOP in the long-run in some places Hippo_Tron Feb 2012 #43

Gerrymandering isn't confined to the South. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #74

the wackos are nationwide. spanone Feb 2012 #7

Palin 'Alaska', Bachmann 'Minnesota', Scott Walker 'Wisconsin', Brewer 'Arizona' .... Tx4obama Feb 2012 #11

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio mick063 Feb 2012 #12

NC went blue in 2008 barbtries Feb 2012 #94

So did Florida - we also went blue in 2000 Hugabear Feb 2012 #96

yes, waaa barbtries Feb 2012 #98

Joe Walsh 'Illinois',... GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #23

Agreed. nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #62

And one posted right here. OP. trof Feb 2012 #16

Read it and weep. The wackos tend to congregate in the south and the west. PassingFair Feb 2012 #63

Stupid idea greytdemocrat Feb 2012 #9

The cool thing is I don't have to leave. mick063 Feb 2012 #10

You stay in WA State. I'll stay in the South. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #18

But people wish you would leave DU jberryhill Feb 2012 #28

Proof positive... TriMera Feb 2012 #88

Sure thing. Right away. Packing now. Wait...what's 'Puritasim'? trof Feb 2012 #14

Stupid idea then, stupid idea now, MadHound Feb 2012 #15

No... it's my home and it's beautiful. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #17

the fundies can move to Iran. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #20

Go away. Moondog Feb 2012 #22

Dude....WTF? Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #24

No, more need to move in. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #25

*plonk* Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #26

Not a bad idea quinnox Feb 2012 #27

"I can't imagine how any progressive could live in the south"? trof Feb 2012 #32

+ 1,000 cordelia Feb 2012 #41

It's a great example pecwae Feb 2012 #84

Your provincialism is noted, and given all the credibility it warrants... LanternWaste Feb 2012 #99

And just who Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #29

Evidently the 'Hosts'. trof Feb 2012 #33

South-bashing is not only condoned, it's a sport on DU Hugabear Feb 2012 #42

It's the War of Northern Aggression all over again... renie408 Feb 2012 #45

The war against subjecting human beings to futures less than animals had? nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #47

Literal much? renie408 Feb 2012 #81

Explaining so much! Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #71

Please define "South." taterguy Feb 2012 #30

No thanks. I was born in Virginia, and have lived much of my life here. If it's ok with you ... 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #31

Very sensitive issue mick063 Feb 2012 #38

I did, a very long time ago. I got out of Texas by going to a school in the Northeast CTyankee Feb 2012 #35

Hmm, makes me hungry for grits and some okra gumbo. Here's a song for you... txwhitedove Feb 2012 #36

Love Ray Wylie Hubbard. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #79

~ Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #37

Gah! Damn straight. Yankees dont know how to eat. nt rrneck Feb 2012 #61

I live in WV lukkadairish Feb 2012 #39

Slow down, Spanky. I say we give them Kansas. renie408 Feb 2012 #44

I would welcome southern progressives to my state if instate conservatives will move to the south. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #46

MUwhahahaha! Texasgal Feb 2012 #48

Oh, it was already alerted. racaulk Feb 2012 #54

No blogslut Feb 2012 #50

How about a "one for one" swap. mick063 Feb 2012 #52

Aren't you adorable! blogslut Feb 2012 #55

And adorable idiot!!! Texasgal Feb 2012 #57

NO ONE SAVED ME ANY POPCORN!! madinmaryland Feb 2012 #51

No, I like where I live and plan to be here a very long time csziggy Feb 2012 #53

Now, now.... Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #58

I like it just fine right here, thank you very much obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #59

Yay! No one has posted a South bashing thread in at least 14 minutes. racaulk Feb 2012 #60

You should win an award for quote of the day (at least in my opinion) Tx4obama Feb 2012 #68

Thanks! racaulk Feb 2012 #100

Now that the daily South bashing thread is out of the way, it's time for the daily Apple bashing Elwood P Dowd Feb 2012 #64

I have a better idea. Why don't you and a bunch of your friends move to the south. onenote Feb 2012 #65

Great answer! Jamastiene Feb 2012 #105

Santorum is from the NORTH. donheld Feb 2012 #66

Soooo sensitive mick063 Feb 2012 #69

Care to actually say anything in these repsonses RZM Feb 2012 #70

Yes lets talk about why you are so sensitive. Rex Feb 2012 #72

The country may well always be divided. cordelia Feb 2012 #76

Who's sensitive now, darlin? pecwae Feb 2012 #77

Na... I'll stay here Elric Feb 2012 #80

Who's sensitive now? racaulk Feb 2012 #83

That is such absolute bullshit and you know it. Hugabear Feb 2012 #85

check my new sigline backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #73

Did you use that sig line Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #75

For heaven's sake, don't be a gamecock unless you have to be one. dawg Feb 2012 #102

Clemson? backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #103

Forget it. I'm not moving back to the frozen wastelands of the north where I grew up. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #78

I live in the frozen tundra of MN and will never return to the South... nadine_mn Feb 2012 #86

Heck no! 33Greeper Feb 2012 #82

But I like it here? Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #87

Boring. Rex Feb 2012 #90

IMO Mr Dixon Feb 2012 #91

it is way wrong to write off the south. barbtries Feb 2012 #92

I think I know what inspired the OP Hugabear Feb 2012 #95

ok, so barbtries Feb 2012 #97

While Virginia is technically D with 2 democratic senators... just1voice Feb 2012 #101

Uhm... Jamastiene Feb 2012 #106

187 posts, and trying to reignite the civil war ... hummmmm .... JoePhilly Feb 2012 #107

Civil War? I'm starting it? mick063 Feb 2012 #108

Sorry. Ain't buying it. I'm a native texan and have lived here my entire life. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #109

No retraction. mick063 Feb 2012 #110

No I do not live there. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #111