re: #147 Targetpractice

There are no “solid” states of any one color. Most states are various shades of purple, getting bluer in the cities and redder in rural areas. California, for example, is a handful of bright blue islands in a sea of red.

The whole blue/red bit is the media’s creation, not something to base punitive action on. Seriously, how many “red” states went “blue” in ‘08 to elect Obama?

It’s been a while since I mentioned this, I think it’s time again.

I was in the US Army in the 1980s and 1990s. During that whole time, the bad guys were the Red force and the good guys the Blue. The enemy, legacy of ‘those dirty commies’, were the Reds. Always and everywhere.

I was staggered when, in 2000, the Republicans claimed the Red of the map. For that matter my flabber is still gasted whenever “red” and “blue” sides are discussed. I can’t help but feeling there’s a little piece of confusion in the mind of everyone 40 and older over the idea of the Red claiming to be the good guys.