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41. I'm dying at the cries of "jealousy" in this thread
Sat Feb 25, 2012, 09:06 PM
Feb 2012

I'm not surprised by the results of this survey at all. It wouldn't be hard for anyone to move to California if they wanted to, would it? And I'm sure these same folks saying everyone else is jealous are shocked (SHOCKED!!) that a Southern state didn't reign supreme though Mississippi did come close.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/02/americans-love-hawaii-dislike-california.html

When I was growing up it always seemed that every serial killer, serial rapist or other assorted loony either started in or wound up in California. Between the earthquakes, mud slides and serial killers, I always though you'd have to be a stone cold psychopath to live anywhere in California. Of course as you get older, you realize the rest of the country has contributed more than its fair share of serial killers and other assorted lunatics but that first view of California has always kind of colored how I perceive the state.

Republicans love Alaska and Texas, and absolutely hate California


Yeah, there's a revelation there.

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I would have thought it was a sourhern state Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #1
Alumni of California via Redding circa ... uh, way back when. I think they might change their minds roguevalley Feb 2012 #31
I'm a native of the land of fruits and nuts. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #2
Dude....Sweet!!! Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #3
Yay! silverweb Feb 2012 #4
Might as well. Around here there's no country for Republicans. Especially those running for Governor Zalatix Feb 2012 #5
You know what? The pubs and the rest of the haters can not only stay away BUT Ecumenist Feb 2012 #6
born in cali and always respected it but when they started, that is the rich asshats who wanted roguevalley Feb 2012 #32
I don't blame you at all. I prefer the small norther California Towns in Humboldt, Shasta, Del Ecumenist Feb 2012 #43
No way I would ever move from Northern California. Webster Green Feb 2012 #7
NorCal for the win! sakabatou Feb 2012 #8
Same here! Auggie Feb 2012 #17
I love MY state, those who hate it can fuck off Raine Feb 2012 #9
I've only been there once. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #10
Whereas at DU, the most-hated state is Texas! kentauros Feb 2012 #11
I love CA! I would move there if it weren't for my family and friends here in KS. LonePirate Feb 2012 #12
I suspect that a lot of the people who were polled LuvNewcastle Feb 2012 #13
well, the Bezos @ Amazon tried to intimidate California into backing down -- marasinghe Feb 2012 #14
They're just jealous Politicalboi Feb 2012 #15
I have know doubt the poll is skewed with repukes. It must really drive them nuts that we have two still_one Feb 2012 #16
Just jealous of our weather and beautiful beaches. IndyJones Feb 2012 #18
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Oregonians don't have much to be jealous about, WRT CA. boppers Feb 2012 #23
Longer format: boppers Feb 2012 #24
BWAHAHA! Rogue Valley agrees. :-D roguevalley Feb 2012 #33
If they polled the rest of the world CJCRANE Feb 2012 #21
when I've been overseas dana_b Feb 2012 #40
It's that damn awful marijuana they grow B Calm Feb 2012 #22
The unalloyed jealousy would be tragic if it weren't so hysterically funny. nt Codeine Feb 2012 #25
Check out the polling stats randr Feb 2012 #26
It's just that conservative hatred is all funneled toward California OnionPatch Feb 2012 #27
Colorado - #2 Most Favorite otohara Feb 2012 #28
Perhaps this had something to do with it, if the poll was taken recently: Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #34
I don't know why otohara Feb 2012 #36
Refineries in the West and Midwest have gotten a lot of (relatively) cheap oil Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #39
I love Cali.....particularly the wonderland otherwise known as the Bay Area. marmar Feb 2012 #29
I don't hate CA MNBrewer Feb 2012 #30
If California got rid of the death penalty and three strikes it would be THE perfect State. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #35
Yeah, whatever. We can take it. Iggo Feb 2012 #37
Pure Playa Hatred MrScorpio Feb 2012 #38
I'm dying at the cries of "jealousy" in this thread Number23 Feb 2012 #41
Well shit pipi_k Feb 2012 #42
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