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Originally posted by JM you still don't understand? the Yankees are the New York, the Mass, the New England crowd, which happen to be at the top of that great IQ scale. Just a wild guess, Iran ranks half that of Mississippi heh? >JM<

what's the relevance of that, be it true or not, to this discussion about the state's avrg iq and election results?

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Originally posted by JM you still don't understand? the Yankees are the New York, the Mass, the New England crowd, which happen to be at the top of that great IQ scale. Just a wild guess, Iran ranks half that of Mississippi heh? >JM<

Well Iran did endorse Bush for President too! So maybe their government does have an IQ equal to the people of Mississippi!

Iran Endorses Bush

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Originally posted by Shakka Have you ever even been outside of your house? The irony is that when you make claims that rural people are un-educated and close minded, it is you who ends up appearing close minded. Hell, can you even cite any factual statistics that say only smart people live in big cities, and conversely, only dumb, uneducated people live outside of these big cities? Since when does a person's geographic location/preference determine their intelligence?

I went a bit off on the comment.. but it was a more general picture. It is obvious that the professional people live in cities, and not on the rural, hence there's nothing there for them in offer. This rural people live in small towns, where the outside news are not even local.. but more like something you could get through cable channels. With this in mind, this people tend to live a bit less stressed and disconnected from the rest of the world.. and tend to get fed only through what they are told, the local newspapers, religious friends, or FOX.. they also tend to be very traditional and conservative at heart.. hence the strong republican strong-hold.

This people need some serious exposure to what's really happening though.

And no, I have not lived, but I've vacationed on very rural areas for months, where I do have family living ( Utah ) .. and is very much like that.

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Originally posted by JM you still don't understand? the Yankees are the New York, the Mass, the New England crowd, which happen to be at the top of that great IQ scale. >JM<

and these people who happen to be at the top IQ voted Kerry instead of bush...what does that explain? are you implying that smart people vote kerry ?

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Originally posted by LiquidX With this in mind, this people tend to live a bit less stressed and disconnected from the rest of the world.. and tend to get fed only through what they are told, the local newspapers, religious friends, or FOX.

Being that they are living in rural areas and are dependent on information that is 3 weeks old to stay abreast of world affairs, wouldn't they likely have less access to advanced technologies like Cable TV? I mean, there are probably tons of 'em who still have a TV with a rabbit ear antenna--I mean since they're poor & all(now why aren't they pissed that Dubya only cares for the rich?)--and therefore only get Network television. You know, like ABC, CBS, and NBC(and maybe Springer if they're lucky!)? I mean they're prolly just watchin' 60 Minutes with Dan Rather. What's all this new-fangled Fox News cable mumbo-jumbo?

The real crux of this point is, why do you think that you are so much more important than anyone else in this country when it comes to having an opinion? Your vote counts the same as theirs, and your superiority complex bleeds arrogance. It's like being racist, dude.

I live in one of the top 10 largest metropolitan cities in the country and I voted for George Bush. Go figure.

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Originally posted by TuanAnh213 and these people who happen to be at the top IQ voted Kerry instead of bush...what does that explain? are you implying that smart people vote kerry ?

that USA hating Cyrus King was ridiculing yanks for voting for Bush. I just thought i'd point out that the "yanks" voted for Kerry.

>JM<

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Originally posted by JM that USA hating Cyrus King was ridiculing yanks for voting for Bush. I just thought i'd point out that the "yanks" voted for Kerry. >JM<

You're wrong.
Within the US, Yankees is term used to refer to northeasterners. In the context of this discussion though, Yankees refers to Americans. For instance, when the US fought in Vietnam and the Vietnameese yelled "Yankees go home!", they were not saying "Northeasterners, go home". Your misinterpretation only validates his original comment.

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Originally posted by LiquidX It is obvious that the professional people live in cities, and not on the rural, hence there's nothing there for them in offer.

Your pathetic theory completely misses one of the largest voter dynamics in America. The suburbs. Not urban, very professional, highly educated, often well-traveled, and Republican.

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange You're wrong. Within the US, Yankees is term used to refer to northeasterners. In the context of this discussion though, Yankees refers to Americans. For instance, when the US fought in Vietnam and the Vietnameese yelled "Yankees go home!", they were not saying "Northeasterners, go home". Your misinterpretation only validates his original comment.

in the context of the WHOLE discussion i'm right, as mr. King is a Bush hater. His comments calling certain Americans "stupid" were aimed at the Bush supporters, yet he refers to them as "stupid yankees". All i did was make the distinction which you concur with above:

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Yankees is term used to refer to northeasterners

these northeasterners voted Kerry. mr. King is confused.



>JM<

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Originally posted by St_Andrew i must say that people in rural areas are generally less caring about the rest of the world, also it feels like they are duber.

Yes, they're all really, really dub.

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Originally posted by TuanAnh213 southern conservative rednecks and hicks are poorly educated...what else is new?

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someone else.... Like Florida.. all south counties Miami/Broward/Palm BEach all big cities.. with intelligent people.. vote Democrat.. while the rest, cowboy ranches.. close minded un-educated rural people vote Bush.. see the picture?

wow...i never knew I was a southern poorly educated redneck close minded cowboy....


hmm...

born and raised in the Northwest...
have a college degree, graduated #1 out of 1700 at University
Drive a 28 million dollar airplane to safely transport people from place to place.


I could go on and on....

..but thanks for clarifying my apparent herritage...

I tend to wonder whe the closed minded ones around these here parts are Y'all come back, 'hear.

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