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tsuki

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25. Thank you. Florida of my youth was a sleepy state of

Reply to mick063 (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 09:11 PM

Mar 2012

Bob Sikes/Lawton Chiles/Bob Graham. Maybe not the most progressive dems, but reliable.

Then came the military bases, Disney World, retirees (not a income tax state). And we started getting redder and redder and redder.

The natives have moved on. And now all we have left are the teabaggers and shitheads who think that every dollar they pay in taxes is an affront to their personal freedom. I am sick of it.

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Canceling my summer vacation to Disney World. [View all] mick063 Mar 2012 OP

Cheaper and more fun to go to France. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #1

Waaaaaaaaaaaay better food too... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #4

Cheaper? Really? Logical Mar 2012 #9

If you've ever been to D W, you wouldn't need to ask. mn9driver Mar 2012 #14

And in France, the experience is AUTHENTIC Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #18

Interesting idea Sherman A1 Mar 2012 #2

It seems like so much of the awesome stuff in this country Drale Mar 2012 #3

I live in Florida and wouldn't visit that hell-hole anyways. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #5

I lived in South Florida and now live in Georgia. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11

Hear! Hear! tsuki Mar 2012 #26

Be sure to let the governor, state rep(s) from Disney area, and... JHB Mar 2012 #6

And let Disney know. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #7

Excellent idea malaise Mar 2012 #8

We determined that we would never visit Florida back when they passed a .... Tikki Mar 2012 #10

While there are limitations, that is not exactly correct. cbayer Mar 2012 #13

Ok, if we ever find that we must go to FL we'll contact a malpractice lawyer first. Tikki Mar 2012 #17

If you and your family like Disney World, try Disneyland in California. cbayer Mar 2012 #12

+1 OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #15

When I was a kid, we visited Knott's Berry Farm and walked tsuki Mar 2012 #27

I went to a conference in Orlando where the hotel was literally across the street from Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #16

kick Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #19

If you had reservations and are cancelling them drm604 Mar 2012 #20

I agree with those who suggest to let TPTB in FL and Disney know. nt gateley Mar 2012 #21

Good choice. As my mother quipped "There's less here than meets the eye" FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #22

I will boycott too! zappaman Mar 2012 #23

I was unaware of the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #24

Thank you. Florida of my youth was a sleepy state of tsuki Mar 2012 #25

I consider WDW a country unto itself. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #28

I live in Florida (native New Yorker) and agree totally HockeyMom Mar 2012 #29