To all you Florida haters out there ....

[RagingInMiami]

Imagine what would happen if South Florida secedes from the state? Yes, the blue part of my state. It's unlikely, but it's being discussed -- not completely in jest -- by a local columnist.

An online poll on www.sunsentinel.com shows that of 2540 respondents, 54.2 percent, are in favor of secession. (Check out the poll by clicking on the above link and scrolling halfway down the page. It's on the right side)

Here are excerpts from the column. The link is down below. Thanks to my DU meetup buddy, Synnical, for posting this in the Florida group.



"We'd have slot machines. They'd have school prayer."

"We'd have a class-size amendment. They'd have private school vouchers."

"We'd have sex ed. They'd have abstinence pledges."

"We'd have same-sex weddings. They'd have a defense-of-marriage act."

"We'd have the Gold Coast. They'd have the Redneck Riviera."

"We'd have Donald Trump. They'd have Donald Duck."


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/sfl-mayocol17may17,0,4860401.column

[Catch22Dem]

1. I like that idea

Works for me.

[SamanthaJones]

2. Sounds good to me

[PsN2Wind]

3. But, then a map

of North Florida would look like John Waynes Bobbitt's penis. How appropriate.

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Oh, is Weston a pocket of Republicanism?

I like Weston.

[RagingInMiami]

5. A lot of athletes live in Weston.

There's money there, but it's in Broward County, the most liberal county of the state.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

6. can Leon County come with you? we're liberal in a sea of red.

please? please?

[RagingInMiami]

8. I don't think Jeb will give up Tallahassee that easily

[SeanQuinn]

7. Why I disagree.

Look at us Dems in Seminole County. We're right above Orlando.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-locsemdems12051205may12,1,2999848.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

We're making a gigantic comeback while the local GOP guy who is a follower of, he said it, folks, "family values", argues over whether he had 5 or 6 marriages.

[tjdee]

9. They hate Mickey, you know. What with the gay day and all....

I don't even know they'd want Donald Duck, as I have heard from more than one person that Disney promotes the homosexual agenda--you know, those scary ooga booga equal rights!! Run away, run away!

Damn you Mickey Mouse! Damn you right to hell!

[RagingInMiami]

10. And Donald Duck walking around with no pants

At least Mickey and Goofy have enough decency to put on pants. I guess they'll ship Donald's naked ass down to Miami.

[tjdee]

11. Why does he wear no pants but Mickey wears no shirt?

That's what keeps me awake at night....oh Walt Disney, why do you screw with my head from the grave!

[RagingInMiami]

12. Maybe he doesn't need a shirt

After all, he wears his shorts practically up to his armpits.

[tjdee]

18. So what, pants are too good for Donald or something?

Or does he hate America, running around with no pants!

Awww...poor Mickey and his shirt/shorts....it's like a tube top! :rofl:

[Mutley]

14. what i want to know

is why does Donald wear a towel around his waist when he gets out of the shower?

[RagingInMiami]

15. Maybe he takes cold showers and is embarrassed

at the shrinkage

[Mutley]

26. lol

YES! there is the answer I've been looking for all of my life. I can die a happy woman now.

:rofl:

[entanglement]

13. I really love Florida

No other state has alligators AND Jeb Bush :evilgrin:

[RagingInMiami]

16. Now if we can only get them in the same room together

[entanglement]

20. That, IMHO would give the alligator a very

bad case of indigestion :)

[B Calm]

17. What's with all those damn love bugs you have down there?

[RagingInMiami]

21. Paradise doesn't come cheap

A south Florida winter

[JohnKleeb]

19. hah us in NoVa have considered doing similiar

[El Fuego]

22. An idea whose time has come.

I'm serious. North and South Florida, that's the way it should be. There is such a demographic disparity and ideological divide that there is no other solution. South Florida simply cannot continue to be dragged into fundie bible-belt wacko-dom any longer.

I voted YES!!!!
:bounce:

[RagingInMiami]

24. That column nailed the differences perfectly

[flvegan]

23. Ha! WE would have Trump! He's building those ghastly Tampa towers

so he's all ours!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

[NV Whino]

25. you would also have

a major population increase after about two weeks.

[nickgutierrez]

27. Do it. Please. But leave Naples behind.

You don't want it - there's nothing to do, and it's heavily Republican anyway (which explains the first one, I think).

Make sure to take my old home town of Immokalee with you, though. :)

[RagingInMiami]

29. Immokalee

Isn't that where Edgerrin James is from?

[nickgutierrez]

30. Yep. n/t

[_testify_]

28. yeah but we'd still have Mons Venus!

and Crazy Joe Redner!!

Tampa's red, but it's still a kinda cool town.