[lbo-talk] Out here in the red states

[Chuck0]

I finally managed to get myself a copy of the recent Thomas Frank 
article that was published in Harper's. I had to copy it at a library in 
Missouri because the copy of Harper's at the library here in Leawood was 
stolen. Give me a day or two before I share my thoughts.

In the meantime, here is an account of my trip last weekend to Madison:

http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/05/12/2643491

And here is a related anecdote sent to me by a friend in Wisconsin:

"One of our student employees graduated in December and left Madison for 
a one-semester stint in Platteville.  Her s.o. is finishing up his 
degree at the UW campus there.  Apparently their apartment was on the 
presidential motorcade route.  On the day that W went through 
Platteville, they woke up and were surprised to look out the window and 
see lots of yellow police tape.  They wondered what the heck happened 
but soon realized that W would soon travel past."

"So this student had the presence of mind to go to a nearby store for 
some posterboard.  Apparently there is still a place in downtown 
Platteville that sells posterboard.  As people gathered to watch for the 
prez, she went out with her sign that read "Say No to Bush."  People 
moved away from her, crossing the street and muttering about someone 
being unpatriotic.  Then the president went by, smiling and waving - 
until he saw her sign.  He looked right at her, dumbfounded for a 
moment.  She found this satisfying (however briefly) and so did I when 
she met me for lunch on Monday and told the story."

Chuck0