Gawker's 50 Worst States in America praises the Burgh (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh: bars, land)

[ajl777]

37. Pennsylvania

The Keystone State is a land of contradictions, of eastern progressiveness and western Amishness.
The Good: Philadelphia, despite its history of being mean to Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas, is a great city — an old and decaying place where you can still smoke in bars (right?) and get the sandwich of your dreams. The true unheralded urban gem of Pennsylvania, however, is Pittsburgh, a city that feels like what an American city should feel like. It's gritty and pretty and ****ty and they put french fries on their sandwiches. Whether you're in the Strip or Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh is a place to be cool. Also there are lots of Amish people in Pennsylvania and Amish people are pretty great. But mostly Pennsylvania just has good sandwiches.
The Bad: Thanks a lot for Rick Santorum, *******s. Pennsylvania is a deceptively big state. You think it's all mid-Atlantic, East Coasty liberal shtick, but then you look out on the horizon and realize the rest of it's Pennsylvania too and once you get into Bucks County or Altoona or wherever the hell else, it's a whole different kind of place. So thanks again for Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania's answer to the question "What would evil look like if it wore a suit and had a daughter?"
Final Score: 6.38

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Pretty good summation

[irishvan]

That's a pretty kind way to describe douche bag Santorum.

[ajl777]

gawker is pretty annoying though

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by ajl777

gawker is pretty annoying though

Not as annoying as the fecaseminal one, though.

[BrianTH]

Score another one for Rust Belt Chic.

[MathmanMathman]

The Keystone State is a land of contradictions, of eastern progressiveness and western Amishness.

I think there are more Amish in the eastern part of the state than the western. In particular Lancaster County.

[Tinare]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

I think there are more Amish in the eastern part of the state than the western. In particular Lancaster County.

Yeah, well, Lancaster is west of Philly. You know how New Yorkers (Gawker originates there, right?) are -- anything not right on the coast is out west.