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DissidentVoice

(813 posts)
30. Have you ever lived in/been to Indiana?
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 05:33 PM
Feb 2013

Just curious.

I speak from the POV of a native...and my opinion is not objective.

As an "outsider," you may well be more objective.

My mother lived in Gary, but that was before I was born. Unfortunately, it's gone from a booming steel city to a virtual mini-Detroit (I live about an hour from Detroit and it's tragic what's happened both there and in Gary).

I am quite familiar with both Grissom and Ft. Wayne. I have spent a lot of time in both places as I was in the ANG 122nd TFW, based at the Fort Wayne Airport. I remember Grissom when it was an active SAC base and one of the designated landing grounds for the President's NEACP (meaning: if you were on a marked NEACP route on base and an alert/drill sounded, you got the HELL off no matter what it took!). All that's left there are some AFRES tankers, I think. A buddy of mine was a Technical Sergeant there a long time ago, but I haven't seen him in many, many years (he's probably retired now).

I don't know a lot about FWA itself...my base was at the FWA IAP, which is south of the city (http://www.122fw.ang.af.mil/) and I sure don't make any pretence for the base being a liberal haven (though politics weren't much of an issue when I was there long ago...just doing your job WAS).

Bunker Hill isn't much of a town, especially since Grissom went inactive...and Tavis Smiley actually is from Kokomo, about 20 miles to the south (and an absolute DEVIL to drive through) on U.S. 31.

Indy has some surprisingly liberal areas (Broad Ripple).

I really do not know much about Lafayette other than driving through on I-65 and thinking Purdue University football sucks (I grew up in the shadow of the Notre Dame Golden Dome).

I'll tell you one place to avoid: TERRE HAUTE. The place stinks (literally; the "Terre Haute Smell" is legendary) and is almost a textbook definition of "apathetic," despite being the home of Indiana State University. Steve Martin actually got kicked out by the then-Mayor (Pete Chalos). He appeared at ISU when he was first starting to get known and much of his routine that night was on the smell. The audience thought it was hilarious, but Hizzoner didn't. Steve was invited to not return.

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/terre-haute-in/TK22BVPILNR6CKPOD

And in defending her first amendment rights, he has given her permission justiceischeap Feb 2013 #1
Possibly the best point anyone can make in this thread. alp227 Feb 2013 #3
Exactly obama2terms Feb 2013 #31
I actually prefer: Hosnon Feb 2013 #7
But does it effect her daily life? justiceischeap Feb 2013 #8
Probably not in the long run. But her students saw the backlash and she likely won't be speaking Hosnon Feb 2013 #10
Is she were my kid's guidance counselor leftynyc Feb 2013 #21
I incorrectly identified her as a guidance counselor. Hosnon Feb 2013 #23
Same here leftynyc Feb 2013 #39
this is a good parenting time to explain that the 1st amendment protects even stupid things that leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #9
Exactly - a heart for you! dbackjon Feb 2013 #13
how can an LGBT student in her classroom feel safe? there's just no way. CreekDog Feb 2013 #16
"At Will" employment at it's "best". TTE, "We can hire all of the bigots we want, thank you very patrice Feb 2013 #2
Surely thou jest... DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #14
I wasn't sure, so I was trying to frame that as an "if there are unions" they're probably weak and patrice Feb 2013 #20
They are weak DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #32
Tell me! I live in BrownKochistan, Kansas, have watched family elders go through their patrice Feb 2013 #34
Not the first time I've heard that abhorrent opinion Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #4
ask if that applies also to "spinster aunts" magical thyme Feb 2013 #11
If I was a parent with her teaching my child, I'd yank em out of her class bluestateguy Feb 2013 #5
What if she said this about Irish Catholics midwest irish Feb 2013 #6
It's Indiana! DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #12
What about the college towns like Bloomington (Indiana U) or West Lafayette (Purdue)? alp227 Feb 2013 #17
I include those too DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #19
In fact, the liberal commentator from PBS and PRI Tavis Smiley alp227 Feb 2013 #22
Have you ever lived in/been to Indiana? DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #30
No I've never been to Indiana. alp227 Feb 2013 #33
As far as I can tell, Indiana's only purpose is to prevent Michigan from crashing on top of firenewt Feb 2013 #25
Since LBGT have no purpose Trillo Feb 2013 #15
I don't have kids DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #18
My wife and I timdog44 Feb 2013 #28
It's tragic, but it's the correct decision. Xithras Feb 2013 #24
I remember the case of the NJ teacher who posted anti gay comments on facebook. alp227 Feb 2013 #26
I'm not defending the teacher. At all. Xithras Feb 2013 #35
So what if you found out your kid's teacher posted on racist or anti-Semitic message boards? alp227 Feb 2013 #37
By allowing bigots to remain you can "unofficially" uriel1972 Feb 2013 #27
My only question get the red out Feb 2013 #29
Basically, VA_Jill Feb 2013 #36
Ignorant teacher. Homosexuality serves a purpose. McCamy Taylor Feb 2013 #38
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