Now, let's have dear Caitlin visit Iran in the same garb, assert she'd committed adultery and then report on her experiences.

drjohn,

Better would be for her to visit Saudi Arabia in her American garb. The severe beating she'd recieve would likly be far more instructive.

And seriously, highschool kids taunting other kids?..wow. And I thought teenage kids were all respectful and nice to their peers!

Judging from my spelling I never attended highschool.

I can't believe no one has commented on Red State food yet.

Regarding Red State food, it is apparent that Mr. Steyn has never traveled to Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA.

Or even to my house. Last weekend I served a grilled swordfish steak with citrus relish which drew raves.

It was even better than the Thai-style chicken with peanut sauce from the night before.

For more regional fare, I might hit him with some shrimp and grits. Fried okra may be acquired taste, but once you acquire it, there is little better. The trick is not too much batter, and make sure the darned things are crispy before taking them out. Nothing disappoints more than a soggy, battery "fried" okra.

Pit-cooked pork barbeque . . . slow-cooked so you don't really "pull" it because it falls off the bone.

My Aunt Annelle makes the world's best banana pudding, but she won't divulge her secret. Better, perhaps, than my fiance, who will give you her recipe for zucchini bread but leaves out a key ingredient or two.

No "Red State food," Mr. Steyn? You really should get out more . . .

I don't live near a red state.
McCain wasn't hacked, though the fellow who was hot-linked and not credited pwned him pretty well.
Wonder what would have happened had the HS student dressed as a typical Harem member...

I used Davidson's language. He described what he did as hacking McCain.

Better would be for her to visit Saudi Arabia in her American garb. The severe beating she'd recieve would likly be far more instructive.

Heralder

Overall, I agree, but not long ago a 16 year old was hanged in Iran and women routinely get stoned to death for accusations of adultery. Either way, it would be a real lesson in cultural diversity.

drjohn,

Agreed. Before that 16 year old girl was a 14 year old girl for the same reason. However, given the circumstances, it would be a short lived lesson, literally.

Lorie:
The French and Italian bread available in the NYC-NJ area is the best stateside. By far.
That's seems to be the one permanent disadvantage the red states have: lousy bread.
Enter cornbread! (and no sugar, dammit!)

Thought this was interesting at http://www.solidpolitics.com

Barack Obama trails Hillary by 10 points nationally, according to the latest Zogby Poll, but that's the good news. Obama trails Hillary by 18 points in Iowa, 17 points in New Hampshire, 22 points in Florida and 32 points in New York, which raises the question: Is Barack Obama the second coming of Howard Dean?...

Here are some Red State food places

Burgers - try Steak N Shake restaurants or Freddie's (the frozen custard is awesome)

BBQ - has to be the Salt Lick BBQ outside of Austin

The McCain incident wasn't so much a hacking as it was a hotlink hijink.

The McCain incident wasn't so much a hacking as it was a hotlink hijink.

Damned funny too.

SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

Select young chicken from 1&1/2 to 2 pounds. Dress, disjoint and chill. Have ready heavy skillet in which sufficient fat has been heated to cover skillet to depth of about one inch. Season pieces of chicken with salt and roll in flour or cornmeal (or if desired, in batter made by blending flour, milk, and a pinch of baking powder) then placing in hot fat, having flesh sides down, being careful not to crowd too closely, and placing larger pieces in first and on hottest part of skillet. When chicken is nicely browned on all sides, lower flame, cover and cook until tender. When ready to serve, remove to hot platter (set over hot water to keep warm) and prepare the gravy as follows:
Pour from pan all drippings except 2 tabespoons. To this add 2 tablespoons flour, mixing until smooth and lightly browned. Add 1 cup milk and cook, while stirring, until smooth and thickened. Season with salt and pepper and serve in separate dish from chicken. Hot water may be used for gravy in place of milk, if preferred. Also, if desired, gizzard and liver which were cooked with the chicken may be removed, cut fine and added to gravy.

In the South, the fried chicken is often served with narrow strips of crisp, brown puff pastry placed over top of dish, lattice fashion. The strips are made of regular rich pastry dough, cut into narrow strips and baked in a hot oven until puffed, crisp and rich brown in color.

H/T Irene Hume Taylor.
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...further explanation for the fact that Red States lead the league in obesity, risk factors for CV disease, etc.

Sho do sound mighty good though!

Just an interesting point about the ignorance of the Bible showed on the view. The conflation of Onanism (as defined in the Bible story) and mastebation shows a distinct ignorance. Onan died because he made sure to prevent his wife, Tamar, from becoming pregnant. Since he had married her in order to "raise a child for his brother", this was a violation and caused him to be punished.

The fact that the people talking about it did not know what the whole story was, indicates how they can be trusted on matters that we do not know about.