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Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:00 AM

Is the homeland where America's heart is?

In his compelling book, Brian Mann casts our blue state vs. red state divide as metro vs. homelander -- and blasts the right-wingers who claim to represent the best of our national character.
By Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Thursday, September 28, 2006 09:33 AM

    I'm staying the fuck out of Kansas, HC

    Especially Meade, Kansas. You know, where the B&B owner has been harassed and threated because he has a rainbow flag flying. What lovely traditional values. It's hard enough just being OHIO where the state is just shy of a theocracy.

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