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Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
80. Went over to College Park a couple of times for a Maryland football game and later a basketball
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 07:55 PM
Nov 2012

game. The FB team was awful, but they had an outstanding basketball team back then.

Politics are tough down here thanks to the barrage of propaganda people believe from Fox News and hate radio. It wasn't this bad back in the 1970s and most of the 1980s before the advent of the repuke noise machine. I've managed to change a few relatives and close friends over the years, but I stay away from those who are hopeless brainwashed idiots as best I can. Can't afford to spend extra money on stronger BP meds.

I live in Kansas and I understand. patrice Nov 2012 #1
That must be so isolating. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #2
If you chose to move nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3
thanks I love SF unhinged1 Nov 2012 #6
Bring plenty of money nichomachus Nov 2012 #46
Yup, I'm in a redder part of CA eissa Nov 2012 #14
I feel your pain. Liberal Veteran Nov 2012 #4
I feel like someone is suffocating me! unhinged1 Nov 2012 #5
move to NC where you can make a difference scheming daemons Nov 2012 #7
I'm from NC MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #28
I've lived in rural north Florida for 3 months now clyrc Nov 2012 #8
But there are other things about North Florida I love.... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #19
Oh wow...I live in blue Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #51
I'm In L A. Now But Orlando Is A Blue City With Great Weather And Great People DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #9
Same with Tampa/St Petersburg demwing Nov 2012 #26
When I travel unhinged1 Nov 2012 #10
me too. I eventually have to talk about politics, because the group I ... northoftheborder Nov 2012 #37
The problem may be facebook... CJCRANE Nov 2012 #11
You can hide their updates. Barack_America Nov 2012 #62
Thanks, I'll do that. CJCRANE Nov 2012 #67
i left alabama 17years ago... JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #12
lucky! unhinged1 Nov 2012 #16
Challenge them. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #13
sounds like a great strategy! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #72
Moving to CA won't end the Faux News rants on your FB page. stopbush Nov 2012 #15
Let me promote your move to Colorado! kaiden Nov 2012 #17
Me too! ellie Nov 2012 #52
I live about 40 minutes north of San Fran... LancetChick Nov 2012 #18
Hear, hear! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #69
I have relatives in southeastern Alabama. One story post-election... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #20
I live in Louisiana. NOLALady Nov 2012 #21
You have a good common sense suggestion. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #70
Move to a blue area nearby csziggy Nov 2012 #22
Run for office? jackbenimble Nov 2012 #23
Unfortunately nichomachus Nov 2012 #48
What about GA? calico1 Nov 2012 #24
I live in Georgia and it is so red. RebelOne Nov 2012 #36
Oh. calico1 Nov 2012 #66
Well, it is still red, RebelOne Nov 2012 #68
I left my entire family behind and moved 2,000 miles to California taught_me_patience Nov 2012 #25
I grew up in Alabama. kstewart33 Nov 2012 #27
Move to Virginia, North Carolina or Florida, or a big city in Texas. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #29
You must become the Change you seek. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #30
A second thought. There were some decidedly blue bands in Alabama on election day. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #31
I know it's very hard to sit here and say, "change things" when you are surrounded with morons. Cleita Nov 2012 #32
i feel for you barbtries Nov 2012 #33
The weather in New England is not too bad. We get 4 seasons. Jennicut Nov 2012 #34
You love the winters too? bluestate10 Nov 2012 #57
I live in Utah Sheepshank Nov 2012 #35
I manage to live just fine without Facebook. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #38
The sad thing is KatyMan Nov 2012 #39
I came to DU as a South basher, and for a long time was one. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #58
*BE* the change you wish to see in the world and run for office at home. LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #40
I know exactly what you mean. I live in Arkansas, which is turning redder all the time. Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #41
I lived in Arkansas during my high school/college years and during ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #43
I don't Facebook, but I used to get a lot of rw emails. I started replying with links to facts Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #45
I live in AL as well and my FB page is populated by Liberals Whovian Nov 2012 #42
The great thing, as seen in the letter to Obama from the Tennessee woman that voted for bluestate10 Nov 2012 #61
They will eventually choose for you.... Evasporque Nov 2012 #44
I don't agree. There was a lot of blue in Alabama on election day. The poster needs to just find bluestate10 Nov 2012 #63
We'll make you an Honorary Delawarean! LynneSin Nov 2012 #47
Re; Facebook nichomachus Nov 2012 #49
Come to Vegas... I moved here from NC and I'm loving it WilmywoodNCparalegal Nov 2012 #50
Moved here 15 years ago from Cali 33Greeper Nov 2012 #53
Ex-Alabamian here ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #54
Me too Etraker Nov 2012 #55
I hope you find sanity here my friend. Welcome to DU. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #56
Thanks Etraker Nov 2012 #60
Welcome to DU. I don't know whether you had time to check it, but there was a lot of blue bluestate10 Nov 2012 #65
I think that you will make it out of Alabama... olddad56 Nov 2012 #59
K&R You're not alone, many of us have made that sacrifice. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #64
Try Maryland, the bluest of blue states kwassa Nov 2012 #71
Maryland is a nice place. I lived in the DC area in 1971 and 1972 and spent a lot of time in MD with Elwood P Dowd Nov 2012 #74
Yes it is, but I live next to Beltsville in College Park and I love it Samantha Nov 2012 #78
Went over to College Park a couple of times for a Maryland football game and later a basketball Elwood P Dowd Nov 2012 #80
I hate to break it to you ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #73
I live in New England too. The poster should find the county by county map of the USA bluestate10 Nov 2012 #82
Better for your mental health if you move? ErikJ Nov 2012 #75
Like the woman in Gilbert Arizona that ran over her husband because he didn't vote and Obama won? nt. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #83
sometimes mzteris Nov 2012 #76
Yep. I'm in GA and a lot of races had no one for me to vote for... NC_Nurse Nov 2012 #77
Yes, I am in Cherokee County, the reddest of the red counties. RebelOne Nov 2012 #79
There are parts of Alabama that are more liberal than others. JoeyT Nov 2012 #81
I know how you feel bama_blue_dot Nov 2012 #84
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