Today is a little different on Red State Vs. Blue State as I’m not actually debating politics—instead we’re debating if this blog is a waste of time—and I am also debating a regular contributor to the site (mom from, you guessed it, mom jokes). Also, she’s coming back for an interview, making another Alabama Liberal…
Category: Tuesday
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: The Rural News Covers Obesity
A new obesity statistic says Alabama might be closing in on Mississippi for the illustrious title of “Fattest State in the Nation.” Except for alphabetical order, obese adults would be the only thing Alabama would rank first in. Book after book has been written about America’s obesity epidemic (anything by Michael Pollen is a personal…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody Vs. An Apathetic Voter
Today I debate the toughest nut to crack: someone who doesn’t give a shit. I absolutely think the hardest person to argue with is someone who doesn’t want to be in the argument, and yet, more Americans don’t vote than consider themselves Republican or Democrat, so this is the pond we must fish in. Brody:…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: Defending Obama Week
Not so much an actual item that relates to rural people (this is tornado season so in an attempt to keep this from turning into the weather channel, this feature might be kind of scarce in coming weeks), as it is an announcement about this week’s features. Sunday officially kicked off “Defending Obama Week,” in response…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Alabama Liberal Vs. a Black Female Conservative
Today I debate probably the oddest of all political curiosities: a black female conservative. They do exist, and are actually shockingly numerous in the Southeast, but still, if someone gets to debate a unicorn (and really somebody voting conservative when true conservatives would probably rather that person not be allowed to vote makes about as…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody Vs. Boobs
I’ve debated fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, and a guy at a bar that can accurately be described as Trigger Happy Jones in his love for guns. However, I have not debated a—and I do believe this is the technical term—“hottie.” Sure, today she is a conservative woman with large implants, an aspiring modeling career, and…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: The Merits of Gambling
Last week the site was on a bit of a hiatus as I went to Las Vegas. So I’d like to take this item to announce a couple of features this week will reflect that and cover Vegas, but really there is no better place than right here to talk about if states can fix…
Red State Vs. Blue State: AL Vs. Anti-Union Andy (All Rounds)
As I’m still kind of getting back to speed after spending a week in Vegas last week, I am re-airing the three rounds I spent debating Andy. I figure putting them together like this might inspire more people to read it as I had a huge turn out for the first round, but diminishing attendance…
Red State vs. Blue State: AL vs. Anti-Union, Final Round
Frazier vs. Ali, Tyson vs. Holyfield, Brody vs. an ultra conservative who refuses to give his real name, these are the great battles of our time. Well, two of them are at least, and the third one (with two pasty white guys battling politics instead of two athletes literally pounding each other in the ring)…
Red State vs. Blue State: AL vs. Anti-Union Andy, Round 2
I’ll post the last comment from last week as a refresher of where we left off, the rest is the middle section of our debate. We join this debate already in progress… Brody: Tax cuts take away from the state budget. Lowering taxes on the wealthy and corporations inside a state insures states won’t have…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: The Rural News
Today I’d like to talk about Charlie Sheen. I’m just fucking with you, I’d like to talk about poor people in third world countries…ha, and you thought today was going to be fun! No, I’d like to speak of the real Bumblefucks out there: third world nations and the news media that doesn’t care about…
Red State vs. Blue State: AL vs. Anti-Union Andy, Round 1
Today I debate one of the wealthiest guys I know who’s always been vehemently anti-union. He’s also an all around fiscal conservative blowhard who routinely interrupts me whenever we have a conversation about economics (more theories to him than an actual impact on people’s lives), and usually to quote some Libertarian think tank or post…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: The Rural News
Today is about crime and poverty. I’ll keep it short because nobody ever reads about it anyway. Recently US News published a list of the 11 most crime infested cities in the country and although you might expect to find perennial blue state hellholes like Baltimore and Detroit on the list, and even though they…