Don’t get me wrong-- I love Tennessee. Ain’t no place I’d rather be. But my beloved state frequently makes me squirm with shame. Last night Santorum won the Republican primary here. Not that I like any of the GOP candidates(although Ron Paul is OK), but Santorum? Jeezus-fuckin-christ!
Thanks, folks, for reinforcing the stereotype that that we’re all ignorant, bigoted, bible-thumping inbreds. Well, not all bible-thumpers-- got meth?
So, how does your state embarrass you?
Yer Buddy,
Jasper Kent of Tennessee (state motto: At least we’re not Mississippi)
I’m from Texas. Before Rick Perry embarassed us in front of the nation, there was W. We’ve, ah, been humiliated enough for the moment, politician-wise. Guess it was your turn.
I do not consider New Jersey “my state,” although I currently live there. And our fat fuck governor is a bully, a religious fanatic and has a grudge against those of us who commute out-of-state to work. *And *he is aiming for President next time around!
Oh, and Snooki. Or Snookie, or Snooky, or however she spells it. She is pretty embarrassing. Though her “I feel like a pilgrim in the frickin’ Twenties!” was pretty awesome.
Not a state, but I’m from Essex, England. We are the butt of many blonde-type jokes. We have a whole TV series. And all the jokes and the TV series are about my specific little corner of Essex.
Voting for Scrotorum *is *pretty bad. There should be things about NJ that are worse, and I’m sure there are but obviously I’ve repressed them.
I do my best to ignore Christie. Sometimes I try to imagine him as the Michelin man and that makes me feel a little better. He does seem like a caricature of himself and that’s no mean feat.
I’m from Las Vegas. Our former mayor is well known as a mafia defense lawyer.
He told a group of schoolchildren that his favorite pastime was drinking gin, and if he were stranded on a desert island and could bring only one thing it would be a bottle of Bombay Sapphire (who he was a paid spokesman for).
He’s arguably the most popular Las Vegas politician in history, winning 86% of the votes for his reelection.
