On AlterNet: red state

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5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today

Rob Boston, AlterNet. January 10, 2012.

Thomas Jefferson believed that a coolly rational form of religion would take root in America. Was he ever wrong.

Why Do Red States Have the Worst "Family Values"?

Amy DePaul, Bookslut. August 2, 2010.

The "red family system" preaches early marriage and traditional gender roles -- a model no longer suited to our post-industrial economy. No wonder "red families" are falling apart.

For Fox, Beck, Limbaugh -- Race Baiting Has Become Standard Fare, with More to Come This Summer

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 14, 2010.

Irrational Obama Derangement Syndrome has spread across the airwaves, frothing into pure racist paranoia and hate talk.

News Flash: Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Obama Just as Silly as Previous Ones

Adam Shah, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Politics. November 12, 2009.

Dog bites man!

Limbaugh, Bolton and Other Right-Wingers Respond to Obama's Nobel Prize: Proof that He's the Anti-Christ, and Other Wing-Nut Theories

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. October 9, 2009.

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton says Obama should give it back, Erick Erickson says it's an affirmative action prize, and ResistNet commenters find proof he's the anti-Christ.

One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State: NYT Pictures Show How Things Are Changing

Paul Rosenberg, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.

The New York Times has a set of maps and charts that add some dramatic detail to the nature of Obama's victory.

Conservatives Cheered Reagan at The Wall; See Shadows of Nazi Past in Obama's Germany Visit

John Gorenfeld, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008.

"Will the MSM force Obama to admit that, as president, he will do nothing to stop Duke Frederick III from annexing duchies?"

Purple America: Can the DNC's 50-State Strategy Turn Red States Blue?

Bob Moser, The Nation. August 15, 2007.

Howard Dean's 50-state strategy is helping to drive Democrats out of hiding in traditionally red states. But will the strategy be squashed by Beltway politics?

Red and Blue Weren't Always True

Jan Frel, AlterNet. August 27, 2004.

Discussing fictitious voter blocs like NASCAR dads, the redness or blueness of states, or the electoral scoreboard has helped push our national elections into horse races.