Move Over Texas

[Violet]

No, it's because by and large, while you occasionally spit out Palin's, you keep to yourselves.

The very existence of the 'Tea Party' movement stands as testament to what damage has come out from alaska, and that semi-recently.

At least tell me alaska is somewhere high-ish on the list of stupid states? Top fifteen at least?

[thesummerqueen]

At least tell me alaska is somewhere high-ish on the list of stupid states? Top fifteen at least?

I didn't realize we were in a contest to make sure our own state was somewhere at the top...not something to be proud of, I thought.

[Violet]

Well I'm trying to be proud of leaving it when I someday leave it >_< To hear that most other states are about the same is worth moving out of the country for

[thesummerqueen]

Fucktardation is a human disease, and not racially, ethnically, or nationally specific.

[Edwardo Piet]

I wouldn't say it was a human disease either. I like to take the possibility of unknown fucktarded extra terrestrials into account. Let us not be speciesist in a way analogous to a self-hating Jew's racism.

[downbeatplumb]

These days in America, it's considered "elitist" to make fun of stupid people, so I'm not sure that's a political liability any longer.

I like my political leaders to be smarter than me.

The opposite seems to be true in much of america today and that could end up with someone of the brain power of cletus from the simpsons in the most powerful position on the planet.

I thought america had troughed with reagan but he seems iq laden next to the current crop of republicans and particularly that idiotic Palin woman.

I watch your politics with a feeling of dread.

[Minimalist]

As do we, DBP.

[DeistPaladin]

I thought america had troughed with reagan but he seems iq laden next to the current crop of republicans and particularly that idiotic Palin woman.

I'm no expert but it seems like Dan Quayle in 1988 (the VP choice of Bush I) was the first politician who made it politically hip to be hick. He was ridiculed for his stupidity, complete with his own calender "I stand behind my mistatements." Instead of defending himself, he doubled-down and lashed out against the "cultural elite" saying he wore their scorn as "a badge of honor". Somehow, this struck a chord.

This was, probably not coincidentally, the same time the religious right began to flex its muscle in the Republican party. Its control from within would, from 1988 on, be overt. Reagan threw them some bones with his half-hearted "moment of prayer" in public schools (and didn't seem too disappointed when it failed) but he never let them set the agenda the way future Republicans would.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Most stupid?

Australia has only 6 States and one Territory. By consensus of the other five, the most stupid state is Queensland, a country mile. (aka The Deep North)

I was surprised to learn that my state,South Australia ( a great place to bring up kiddies) is not the most boring in the country.That honour goes to the Island state of Tasmania, where it's still 1958.

Hint: If you ever visit rural Tasmania, ,NEVER use the world 'inbred' or comment on towns of 1000 people with 7 family names.