On Sep 11, 2008, at 1:05 PM, rayrena wrote:
> Just to clarify (because you're not explicit on this at
> times): You don't think that Palin speaks for or represents
> "small-town America" (actual small towns as opposed to
> ideological constructs) any more than, say, Rudy Giuliani or
> Katrina vanden Heuvel speak for New Yorkers, right? Because
> she doesn't, and because "stA" is just as complex and varied
> as urban America. And because whoever's values Palin thinks
> she represents, not all or even a majority of stA gives a
> fuck what she says.
"stA" is more Republican than non-"stA." I know you're not big on the state and mainstream politics, but that counts for something. That aside, it's the ideological construct that most annoys me. It really pollutes our discourse, and makes non-stA'ers cringe apologetically sometimes.
Doug