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August 02, 2007
Shut Your Cornhole
So, Scott Stantis wants to piss on the fine folk of Iowa, does he? It's all rather amusing coming from a man who makes his home in Alabama.
Just for fun, I put together a quick-n-dirty comparison chart of Iowa vs. Alabama.
In which state would YOU rather live?
Comments
You had me at Iowa until I saw the White Sox connection.
Posted by: FredN. at August 2, 2007 10:33 AM
Some more fun facts from http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/rankings.html
Proof that, compared to Iowa, Alabama is an uneducated, poverty-stricken, crime-ridden trailer park on the government dole.
Persons Below Poverty Level, 2005
Alabama 17.0
Iowa 10.9
Mobile Homes, Percent of Total Housing Units, 2005
Alabama 14.6
Iowa 4.4
Violent Crime Rate, 2005 (per 100,000)
Alabama 432
Iowa 291
Precent with Bachelor’s Degree or More, 2005
Alabama 19.8
Iowa 24.5
Federal Aid to State and Local Governments Per Capita, 2004
Alabama 1,338
Iowa 1,223
Posted by: John at August 2, 2007 11:32 AM
Ironic:
On the line about education, I spelled "percent" wrong. Oops.
Posted by: John at August 2, 2007 11:37 AM
I don't think Stantis should quaify as a famous Alabaman. How about Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr. (I know he was from Georgia originally but still he ived much of his life in Alabama)?
Posted by: Anonymous at August 4, 2007 09:05 AM
You're also forgetting the 2000 census reported Iowa is almost 2% black, while Alabama is 26%.
Posted by: Anonymous at August 5, 2007 07:36 AM
I would probably just count natives, so not MLK. Rosa Parks is one Alabama native to admire. Also, Harper Lee and Helen Keller.
Posted by: Anonymous at August 5, 2007 05:36 PM
