Wednesday, April 14, 2004
YES, WE KNOW WE'RE A 50-50 NATION
An Editorial
Once again we are reminded of just how divided we are as a nation. This phenomenon has been dubbed by imaginative academics as the "50-50" nation.
Analyzing this division has become a favorite past time amongst the talking heads. We here at LickinBush think the answer is clear and unambuiguous. We are a 50-50 nation (Bush-Kerry, the Red states-Blue states, Gore-Bush, whatever you want to call it) because by definition half of our citizens are of below average intelligence! Duh! Was it really that hard to figure out?
Further, it's not that difficult to determine which half. Lets take a looksie at some of the recent numbers to come down from the Census Bureau. Indeed, let us look at three Red/Bush states (and arguably the most conservative) and three Blue/Gore states (and arguably the most liberal).
The infant mortality rate (dead babies for those below the Manson-Nixon Line);
Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina rank 2-4-5 respectively;
Massachusetts, Minnesota and Vermont rank 48-47-44 respectively.
How about Doctors per 100,000 people; well, AL,MS, and SC rank 39-48-31 respectively;
MA, MN, VT rank.......1-10--5 respectively.
Bachelor's Degrees:
AL,MS,SC.....ranking.....38-45-32
MA,MN,VT........4-8-7
Number of people below the poverty line;
AL,MS,SC.....5-1-13
MA,MN,VT.....41-48-38
I mean, come on, seriously. If you want your child to: live, obtain healthcare, get an education and live above the poverty line, well live in a "GORE" state. If you want to raise sickly, poor and ignit little Johnny, then a "BUSH" state is your best bet.
Thus our analysis of the 50-50 nation.
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An Editorial
Once again we are reminded of just how divided we are as a nation. This phenomenon has been dubbed by imaginative academics as the "50-50" nation.
Analyzing this division has become a favorite past time amongst the talking heads. We here at LickinBush think the answer is clear and unambuiguous. We are a 50-50 nation (Bush-Kerry, the Red states-Blue states, Gore-Bush, whatever you want to call it) because by definition half of our citizens are of below average intelligence! Duh! Was it really that hard to figure out?
Further, it's not that difficult to determine which half. Lets take a looksie at some of the recent numbers to come down from the Census Bureau. Indeed, let us look at three Red/Bush states (and arguably the most conservative) and three Blue/Gore states (and arguably the most liberal).
The infant mortality rate (dead babies for those below the Manson-Nixon Line);
Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina rank 2-4-5 respectively;
Massachusetts, Minnesota and Vermont rank 48-47-44 respectively.
How about Doctors per 100,000 people; well, AL,MS, and SC rank 39-48-31 respectively;
MA, MN, VT rank.......1-10--5 respectively.
Bachelor's Degrees:
AL,MS,SC.....ranking.....38-45-32
MA,MN,VT........4-8-7
Number of people below the poverty line;
AL,MS,SC.....5-1-13
MA,MN,VT.....41-48-38
I mean, come on, seriously. If you want your child to: live, obtain healthcare, get an education and live above the poverty line, well live in a "GORE" state. If you want to raise sickly, poor and ignit little Johnny, then a "BUSH" state is your best bet.
Thus our analysis of the 50-50 nation.
