[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by LiveTodayLez08

I've done a lot of thinking about the positive and negatives about leaving and I think I'm going to stay.
In any case, I love this post.

LiveTodayLez---I love your posts. I love how much passion you've shown about the things you care about, how interested you are in what's going on around you and not only in your own life. I think wherever you end up, you'll make a positive contribution to your community.

[GetmeoutofAR]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

No, I'm not kidding. He didn't campaign AT ALL in Arkansas. When's the last time a candidate who didn't campaign won almost 40% of the vote in any election? That's a STRONG showing considering how much energy and money he expended for those votes.

Strong showing compared to who? JFK? Kerry? We all know that Kerry had a stronger showing in AR than Obama did. People of Arkansas voted more for McCain than dubya. Please explain to me the strong showing thing.....cause im still scratching my head

[DC at the Ridge]

And I love GetmeoutofAR's posts, too! Because I love to argue, and because I love hearing about the experiences and opinions other people have. It's exciting that people can so freely share on the internet what they love and hate about most anything you can think of. So even if I hardly ever agree with GetmeoutofAR, I'm happy to have the opportunity to know about this poster.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by GetmeoutofAR

Strong showing compared to who? JFK? Kerry? We all know that Kerry had a stronger showing in AR than Obama did. People of Arkansas voted more for McCain than dubya. Please explain to me the strong showing thing.....cause im still scratching my head

Kerry actually campaigned in Arkansas. He actually stopped in the state. He actually had a media campaign with ads in newspapers and on television. He got, what, 46% with a campaign. Anybody who had ZERO visits to a state, who placed NO media ads in the state, and still got 40% of the vote, that's a strong showing considering no effort.

[GetmeoutofAR]

i agree that Obama completely ignored Arkansas. He certainly didnt deserve to win AR and he didn't. Though how a stuffy rich New Englander like Kerry can do better than Obama in AR still kinda puzzles me campaigning or no campaigning. Does campaigning in a state really make that much of a difference anyway?

[PurpleLove08]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

LiveTodayLez---I love your posts. I love how much passion you've shown about the things you care about, how interested you are in what's going on around you and not only in your own life. I think wherever you end up, you'll make a positive contribution to your community.

I never thought I'd hear that from you but thanks.
Sometimes I let my passion get the best of me...as if you haven't seen that already......

I hope to make a positive contribution before I die, it's all I really care about most days. If I didn't have to work, I'd be out volunteering...even though I could be doing that now as I type....

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by LiveTodayLez08

I've done a lot of thinking about the positive and negatives about leaving and I think I'm going to stay.
In any case, I love this post.

And many are probably glad you are going to stay. There are so many ways to make a difference, even if we do not always agree, if we can try and work together for the betterment of our state and country we will all come out ahead. It is easy to run away, harder, but more satisfying to stay and see things through.

NIta

[Bull Winkus]

Did you guys just do some kind of virtual group hug? ... Must be a hen party. Sorry to interrupt.

There was some discussion earlier as to the percent demographic of blacks. I did find this:

U.S Population statistics in 2006 (Total population: 299 million)
Black or African American alone: 13.4% or 40.9 million
White alone: 74% or 221.3 million
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, of any race: 14.8% or about 44.3 million
Asian alone: 4.4% or 13.1 million
Some other race alone: 6.5% or 19 million
Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of Arkansas communities with African American majority populations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright.

Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That last one is definitely worth a look if you really care about the subject.

[PurpleLove08]

Originally Posted by Bull Winkus

Did you guys just do some kind of virtual group hug? ... Must be a hen party. Sorry to interrupt.

There was some discussion earlier as to the percent demographic of blacks. I did find this:

U.S Population statistics in 2006 (Total population: 299 million)
Black or African American alone: 13.4% or 40.9 million
White alone: 74% or 221.3 million
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, of any race: 14.8% or about 44.3 million
Asian alone: 4.4% or 13.1 million
Some other race alone: 6.5% or 19 million
Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of Arkansas communities with African American majority populations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright.

Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That last one is definitely worth a look if you really care about the subject.

Very interesting.
It would be nice to have a black state representative represent the Delta area.
I doubt I'd have a chance at winning but maybe once I teach there for a while and if education hasn't gotten any better, I can run for a state representative position. It's certainly worth a shot.

I've looked at Wikipedia a while back, just perusing communities that have a high percentage of African Americans.

Maybe we'll find out more with this next Census coming up. I plan on trying to land a job being a census worker.

[joebaldknobber]

Originally Posted by Bull Winkus

Did you guys just do some kind of virtual group hug? ... Must be a hen party. Sorry to interrupt.

There was some discussion earlier as to the percent demographic of blacks. I did find this:

U.S Population statistics in 2006 (Total population: 299 million)
Black or African American alone: 13.4% or 40.9 million
White alone: 74% or 221.3 million
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, of any race: 14.8% or about 44.3 million
Asian alone: 4.4% or 13.1 million
Some other race alone: 6.5% or 19 million
Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of Arkansas communities with African American majority populations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright.

Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That last one is definitely worth a look if you really care about the subject.

What's up with all the Germans on the map?