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karmaqueen

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14. I do remember hearing about the newspaper takeover.

Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:02 PM

Feb 2017

I can still hear the concern in my niece's voice as she was telling me about everything being in the hands of a few. Whatever it is I am saddened that our Country has come to accept all of this and Donald Trump as normal...

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Hick night at a local high school...you have to understand what these hicks are all about... [View all] Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 OP

Yeah, that's classy. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #1

Pennsytucky. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #2

I grew up in Pittsburgh and left in 1971. karmaqueen Feb 2017 #3

This happened when the tea party started... Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 #4

I think it goes back a little further than the Tea Party. femmocrat Feb 2017 #8

I do remember hearing about the newspaper takeover. karmaqueen Feb 2017 #14

Pittsburgh seems like a liberal oasis. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #19

The death of unions and the steel industry are at the root of it Orrex Feb 2017 #32

perfect candidates for a life in the coal mines. except coal is fading fast. well there's welfare oh msongs Feb 2017 #5

So? jpak Feb 2017 #6

Have you seen any camo prom ensembles yet? femmocrat Feb 2017 #7

Well... Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 #13

Is this why we lost PA? How prevalant is this culture in PA? jmg257 Feb 2017 #9

South and North of Pittsburgh and central PA. Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 #11

Truer words never printed Freddie Feb 2017 #27

Voter intimidation in the Philadelphia area and Jill Stein are why we lost PA jmowreader Feb 2017 #48

Shades of "The Deer Hunter" Sinistrous Feb 2017 #10

Well, clueless is pretty much universal . . . hatrack Feb 2017 #12

How is it "horrifying"? meadowlander Feb 2017 #15

those same people are pretty judgmental treestar Feb 2017 #21

How do you know this applies to those particular individuals? Marengo Feb 2017 #23

just in general, they are likely to be treestar Feb 2017 #37

Not really an excuse though, is it? meadowlander Feb 2017 #43

"Hick night"... "low brow lifestyle"... seriously? Henry Krinkle Feb 2017 #16

Stereotypical West Virginians just across the border from PA MadCrow Feb 2017 #35

"I am alarmed that this state went for Trump, but I can understand why." meadowlander Feb 2017 #44

Did you wish her well? pintobean Feb 2017 #17

This sounds like an affordable wedding JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #18

Aren't these the people that Pres. Obama was talking about clinging to their guns and religion? nikibatts Feb 2017 #20

Seems like there is a part of the US blueseas Feb 2017 #26

It's their wedding - they can wear clown suits and red noses if they want. dalton99a Feb 2017 #22

"Hick", eh? You sound rather proud of your obvious prejudice. Marengo Feb 2017 #24

WTF is this shit right here. RedWedge Feb 2017 #25

All classes of people include those with shitty taste as well as judgemental assholes. Kali Feb 2017 #28

helping and educating poor rural people? treestar Feb 2017 #38

Obsequious isn't necessary or even productive, Kali Feb 2017 #41

I was thinking about pintobean Feb 2017 #45

What happened at the HS "hick night" Freddie Feb 2017 #29

Their life, their wedding day HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #30

Guess those young folks could have done a destination wedding, hired a personal planner, jmg257 Feb 2017 #31

Attitudes exemplified in posts like this help explain democrank Feb 2017 #33

That is the grossest thing I've ever heard. milestogo Feb 2017 #34

Those "hicks" are my family. nolabear Feb 2017 #36

I know some of these people too treestar Feb 2017 #39

I know some of them too. meadowlander Feb 2017 #46

I know. But we claim to be inclusive. I hate so much of what they do but wont abuse them. nolabear Feb 2017 #47

So? What's it to you? linuxman Feb 2017 #40

So, was the wedding held in the local high school, or ? sl8 Feb 2017 #42