[lbo-talk] another modest proposal

rayrena rayrena at realtime.net
Thu Sep 4 09:40:28 PDT 2008



> What about all the votes Bush got in Blue states? Gas
> them, too?
>
> 25% (35,000) of the voters in Marin County voted for Bush.
> 15% (50,000) of the voters in San Francisco voted for
> Bush. 16% (107,000) of the voters in New York County voted
> for Bush. 30% (597,000) of the voters in Chicago/Cook
> County voted for Bush. 33% (301,000) of the voters in
> Seattle/King County voted for Bush. 27% (98,000) of the
> voters in Portland/Multnomah County voted for Bush.

To which I'll add: Travis County (Austin) 41.49% 76,648

Jordan's point is a good one: what are the standards for these gassings? A simple majority of Bush voters, three-fifths, two-thirds, four-fifths? And what to do with those Bush voters in the areas that escape gassing? Send them to the upper west side for political, cultural, and gustatory reeducation?



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