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Alabama, the internet capitol of the world rises again ! More evidence that the judiciary needs to go Red.

Xmas Shopping: Red

The Red Businesses, as reported by the Center for Responsive Politics:

WalMart, $467K, 97% to republicans;
K-Mart, $524K, 86% to republicans;
Home Depot, $298K, 89% to republicans;
Target, $226K, 70% to republicans;
Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to republicans;
3M Co., $281K, 87% to republicans;
Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to republicans;
Amway, $391K, 100% republican;
Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures), $283K, 100% republicans;
B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to republicans;
Proctor & Gamble, $243K, 79% to republicans;
Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; (also Budweiser - sd)
Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel wines - as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver), $644, 80% to republicans;
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken), $366K, 100% republican;
Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% republican;
Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), $133K, 87% republican;
Brinker International (Maggiano's, Brinker Cafe, Chili's, On the
Border, Macaroni Grill, Crazymel's, Corner Baker, EatZis), $242K, 83% republican;
Waffle House, $279K, 100% republican;
McDonald's Corp., $197K, 86% republican;
Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze), $121K, 89% republican;
Mariott International, $323K, 81% to republicans;
Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to republicans

The Red/Blue Baby Gap

Ever wonder how such different times and diverse candidates on the Democratic ledge could SOLIDIFY rather than change the whole Red/Blue paradigm? Steve Sailer at the American Conservative has a not altogether implausible theory here:


Take a look at his Power Graphic:


Power Quote:
"The 2000 Presidential election, held during peace and prosperity, became instantly famous for illuminating a land culturally divided into a sprawling but thinly populated "red" expanse of Republicans broken up by small but densely peopled "blue" archipelagos of Democrats.

Four years of staggering events ensued, during which President Bush discarded his old "humble" foreign policy for a new one of nearly Alexandrine ambitions. Yet, the geographic and demographic profiles of Bush voters in 2004 turned out almost identical to 2000, with the country as a whole simply nudged three points to the right."

Somethin' in the water? Earlier bedtime? Dole promoting Viagra? That's our opinion. We welcome yours!

Blue Stater Gets Accused of Red State Behavoir....

From a reader:

Yesterday my mini-van (with the Kerry sticker) broke down in the rain
at the end of a day of errands. AAA came to start my car and I drove
to the dealer, where Enterprise Rental Car met me. I had to transfer a
ton of stuff including two car seats and toilet paper and two unhappy
children to the awaiting 2005 Suburban she had brought to transfer us
all to pick up a rental car.

When we finally got to Enterprise, she had decided to rent me the
Suburban for $10.00/day, which is a huge discount. Instead of trying
to transfer all of my crap, and two kids AGAIN, into a Dodge Neon in
the pitch black, I took the deal and ran.

This morning, when I stopped at my local coffee house for my double
tall latte (Cafe Javasti in the Maple Leaf neighborhood), I parked out
front and climbed out. "What's with the big rig?" they asked. I told
them it was a rental and they sighed with relief, "It looks like a Red
State car."

God forbid.

Kris

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This Date in Red State History

November 23, 1863:

Battle of Chattanooga begins.

Today's NYT Poll from the Red Side

Power Quote:

Pat Gilbert, a Republican from Battle Creek, Mich., said, "The two sides will be as far apart as can be forever.''

"I'm sure there are different pockets of voters who voted for Kerry, but I think they believe more in society in general - if you're not hurting anybody it's all right to do it," Ms. Gilbert said, adding: "I don't think they have a firm belief system that they base decisions off of. It's whatever today's climate is. In the long term, you'll have a society of chaos."

How Dems Can Win the South

From Slate:

Democratic Values
How to start winning the red states.
By William Saletan
Posted Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at 1:15 PM PT





John Edwards
Hey, Democrats!

"One silver lining in last night's debacle is that for another 24 hours or so, you might be open to rethinking what your party stands for. So, while I have your attention, here's an idea.

Go back to being the party of responsibility.

I'm not talking about scolding people. I'm talking about rewarding them. Be the party that rewards ordinary people who do what they're supposed to do—and protects them from those who don't.

If you think this kind of moral talk is anathema, you're the sort of person Karl Rove wants to be running the Democratic Party. Get out, or get a new attitude. Nearly 60 million people came out to vote for George W. Bush yesterday because they think that he represents their values and that you don't. Prove them wrong and you'll be the majority party again.

How? Start by changing the way you talk about pocketbook issues. Remember Bill Clinton's commitment to help people who "work hard and play by the rules"? Your positions on taxes and labor would be assets instead of liabilities if you explained them in moral terms. The minimum wage rewards work. Repealing the estate tax helps rich people get richer without risk or effort. Lax corporate oversight allows big businesses to evade taxes, deceive small investors, and raid pension funds.

Yes, Republicans will accuse you of waging a class war. I can see you cringing already. Get off your knees and fight. It is a war, but it isn't a class war. It's a culture war, and if you talk about it that way, you'll win it.

Some of you are dismayed by the emergence of a huge voting bloc of churchgoers. Stop viewing this as a threat, and start viewing it as an opportunity. Socially conservative blue-collar workers don't believe in the free market. They believe in the work ethic. Bush wins their votes by equating the free market with the work ethic. Show them where the free market betrays the work ethic, and they'll vote for the party of the work ethic—you—against the party of the free market.

What's your strongest issue among these voters? Outsourcing. Why? Because it's the issue on which you talk most naturally about right and wrong. It's also the issue on which you're most comfortable appealing to nationalism. That's another lesson you need to learn. People are voting Republican because they think you're weak. And, let's face it, you are weak. You say you'll defend this country, but then you go on about consulting other governments, cultivating goodwill, and playing well with others. You make a world full of terrorists sound like kindergarten.

Democrats in the Roosevelt-Truman years didn't have this problem. They called tyrants by their name, and they didn't sound like they were faking it. A party that believes in right and wrong at home must be assertive about right and wrong abroad. You need a serious antiterrorist agenda. Otherwise, when you object to a war like Iraq, you sound like the peace party."

Sound reasoning, but is it possible?

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