In case you haven't noticed, Minnesota is hardly in the "diabetic heartland". It's consistently ranked the healthiest state in the country. Washington is 15th. A majority of the population in the state lives in cities, not in small towns. Minnesota, you may also notice, has some rather liberal policies, like the lack of a death penalty, and marijuana decriminalization (not just "lowest law enforcement priority").

It's also, oddly enough, consistently had a Jewish senator since 1978, a pattern that looks to continue this year.

the 'complicated-latte-drinking' smear is about ten years out of date, and should be retired for a newer model.

(paraphrasing) "New Rule: The longer the latte order, the bigger the asshole."

Isn't this the same Norm Coleman and Republican Party that used Wellstone's funeral to get themselves elected. Making up wild lies about how despicable it was that the Democrats turned a funeral into a political event. Total fucking douchebags. I love Al Franken. I really hope he wins and can trash the Lofa King, maybe pass something to require Faux News to call itself RNC Broadcasting.

The real ad-controversy here in MN, over the Franken/Coleman campaign, is about this one:

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/06/norm_coleman_ad.php

It's only now that Coleman has to run against a non-dead opponent (Mondale doesn't count) he's facing the fight of his political career.

See, unfair smears are fun! Don't get on any planes, Mr. Franken.

He's a softie too!

Or in garbage.

Alright, don't start. Point is, it's a stereotype, not a rule.

Makes you wonder, though... why they seem to give such an insane fuck about 9-11 -- infinitely more than any NYCer -- if they hate big cities so damned much.

Exactly. Elitists drink real coffee or maybe tea.

Oh, what I wouldn't give to see that shit-eating grin wiped off that douchenozzle's face. Get him, Al. Get him.

City Slicker "No, you Rubes have longer latte orders!"

Gentlemen, relax. I can settle this for you.

Market forces have determined that enough people prefer complicated beverage options to support an entire mini-economy based on coffees.

The increasingly Balkanized intellectual landscape of The U.S. is careful to exercise it's surplus of resentments in such socally sanctioned areas or ambiguous hate, like say, "people who drive slow" or "people who drive fast" or "people who exercise their freedom to order complex coffee beverages at the expense of our own personal convenience".

God gave us all freewill, but it's totally unchristian and unamerican to abuse that freewill inm the coffeeline. Hell awaits. We know this.

In the end, the rube and that sophisticate will occupy the same circle of hell designated for Gratuitous Orderers Of Complex Lattes.

Thses are the issues of our times. I admire your response to the clarion call to rise up against the titans of inconvenience, but let's not mistakenly turn this into a witch hunt. Long coffee orders have descended form the mouths of rich and poor, black and white, urbanite and hearlander, christian and muslim alike. We must not be deceived. We must not be divided by election year propaganda. We must remain stalwart and vigilant in the fight against the orderers of complex lattes!

Peace and freedom our goal. Hope and change at stake.