Indiana...The Georgia of the Midwest

[indianablue]

I think that shoud be Indiana's slogan.

[BlueJazz]

1. I have a good friend in Ohio that calls Ohio...

"The Alabama of the north"

[indianablue]

2. Yeah especially the southern part on the Ohio river.

Cincinnati is a southern city just happens to be in a Midwest state.

A TV station there played 'Stolen Honor' a night or two before th election.

[hippiechick]

3. I was thinking: the Mississippi of the Midwest

:shrug:


:hippie:

[izzybeans]

4. grew up in southern Indiana and used to

think that it was no different then Kentucky. I'll amend it to the Mississippi of the north as well. It fits better. Flatlanders in camouflage hats. Though Indibama is easier to say. Georgia has Atlanta perhaps that makes them entirely different. Indy and Atlanta just aren't on the same plane. Plus republicans down there are of a different stripe, their the old aristocratic plantation type. In Indiana repugs are entirely something else.

[Lenape85]

5. Indiana should be the retarded child of the Great Lakes

[indypaul]

6. Perhaps Alabama---

having just read that voters in Alabama recently
upheld portions of their constitution that allow
segregated schools and poll taxes. Opponents of
removal of this language claimed that removing this
language from their constitution would lead to
huge court ordered tax increases to fund schools.
This was defeated by 1,850 votes out of 1.3 million
cast. Does anyone not believe the code word of "family
values" is simply a continuation of "Jim Crow" segregation?
Plus the wish "that we live again in the time when you
could challenge someone to a duel"? Forget 2008 the next
election is 2004 and it appears our challenge is clear.

[izzybeans]

7. In Southern Indiana

a whole lot of things are code for "Jim Crow".

[indypaul]

9. Unfortunately

this is NOT confined to southern Indiana. When
these remarks originate from keynote speakers of the
Republican National Convention. Do an overlay of a
red states map with the Confederacy and pro-slavery
territories.

[izzybeans]

10. Agreed... I just grew up in E-ville

so, it's nearly all I know about Indiana.--except for a few years in Indy during college.

[shesemsmom]

8. Please just leave out the peaches

[izzybeans]

11. I like peaches. Oh, I see... metaphorically speaking...

:P

[Sadie5]

12. I grew up in Rush County

Which is not much better that the deep south

[theorist]

13. "Middle Finger of the South"

I've heard that a few times, and I've always thought it was funny. To me, it means that Indiana isn't a proper part of the south, but so many Hoosiers love so much to think it is that they are almost militant about it.

I've also heard Bloomington referred to as the "Berkeley of the Midwest", but I'm not sure I'd go that far.

[izzybeans]

14. That's a good one.

I'd say Madison, WI gets the nod for the Berkley of the midwest. I used to live in Bloomington. Progressives seemed to be loosing at that time. Downtown started to transform into corporate chains and the strip malls went up on the highway.

But pretty much every progressive town claims to be the Berkley of whatever region. The town I live in now claims to be the Berkley of the east, but there are others that probably fit better.

[suziedemocrat]

15. Bloomington = Boulder of the Midwest maybe???

I grew up near Lafayette and went to IU. I think over 50% of Indiana might have a southern mentality - but there are SOME cool people here. Plus - Indiana is so middle of the road - both Lugar and Bayh are pretty much right down the center. I don't think it's fair to rag too much on good ole Indiana. It's incredibly boring here and behind the times and intellectualism does not seem to be held in high regard - but it is NOT Mississippi. And I've lived in Oregon, Colorado and Florida and heard much more openly racist comments at work in those states than I have ever heard in Indiana. I've been substitute teaching here lately (Laid of from IT) and the kids don't seem racist at all. (I'm not black - but racism is a pet issue of mine.)

My slogan is "Indiana - a great place to watch TV."

[shrike]

17. LOL

Great place to be a writer and painter, which I am. I get a lot of work done.

[hippiechick]

16. Definitely Madison

Having spent time in both B-town and Madison ...