Comments on: Georgia is South Korea

By: DaleC

DaleC — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:32:29 +0000

Yet another reason I think the UN is full of shit…

By: Rcjuvvnel

Rcjuvvnel — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:29:11 +0000

The Hdi of the states SHOULD NOT be compared to other countries in the world. If we do, then some countries that contain extreme poverty or megaslums in Latin America have a high HDI than the lighter shaded states which is very misleading. Who thinks Mexico has a better standard of living than Mississippi or other states? Seriously!? Those states have poverty but it’s not like they’re 3rd world status. The Unites States hdi is offically 0.950 and this map seems a bit irrelevant to that.

By: gttim

gttim — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:27:06 +0000

I have often said, “The only good thing about Alabama is that is keeps Mississippi from touching our state.” That map reinforces that quote.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:19:42 +0000

I didn’t intend for what I wrote to be viewed as contradicting what you wrote. You didn’t write anything about the ones in the middle being divided by both, and that’s why I brought up the numerical rankings. You made the comparison between the two maps, but the actual numbers tell another part of the story.

Oh, I’m intrigued that you label areas as poverty stricken shitholes. And here I thought that was the job of Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.

I’m sure the people who live in these shitholes would love to know what you think of their homes.

And I do look forward to your next story on inner-city crime, because I can only imagine what the response from your readers will be when you talk about the poverty stricken shitholes of Atlanta and the young men who live there.

By: Andisheh Nouraee

Andisheh Nouraee — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:25:51 +0000

Jay, what you say is true, but doesn’t contradict what I wrote. The highest HDI states go overwhelmingly for Obama. The lowest for McCain. And the ones in the middle are divided between both.

And Iran is indeed a poverty stricken shithole. So is Zimbabwe. Not sure what that has to do with this post though.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:20:17 +0000

I didn’t see that “poverty-stricken shithole” of Iran listed. What’s up with that?

If you eyeball the shading on the above map you might notice its resemblance to the 2008 U.S. presidential electoral college map. However, if you looked at the numerical scores for each state you would see that North Dakota is exactly in the middle of the rankings, yet eight states below it voted for Obama, while four states above it voted for McCain.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:43:31 +0000

I have a question: when did Iowa become so cool? Does this have something to do with Field of Dreams?

By: FireBrand

FireBrand — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:33:51 +0000

lol @ the Andrew Sullivan quip.