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NNadir

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22. I'm trying hard to imagine you in NW Arkansas. When I was a kid...

Reply to hatrack (Reply #17)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 10:23 AM

Apr 2025

...I spent a few months there on Weyerhauser tree planting projects in clear cuts. It was one of the weirder episodes in my then young life.

(Bill Clinton was running for Governor there which is how long ago it was.)

The part I was in was white boy redneck hell. The pastime there was to leave the dry county to cross into Oklahoma to go to a bar on a Friday night to see who would get shot.

Weird city.

I never understood how Clinton got elected there.

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DU folks are you seeing any trump flags taken down [View all] Beachnutt Apr 2025 OP

Enthusiasm is down. Omnipresent Apr 2025 #1

Yes. Not many of expressions of support for Trump in this area, but Walleye Apr 2025 #2

A few have come down here Attilatheblond Apr 2025 #3

Nope durablend Apr 2025 #4

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Not taken down, but not many on the ground . . . hatrack Apr 2025 #17

I'm trying hard to imagine you in NW Arkansas. When I was a kid... NNadir Apr 2025 #22

The answer is simple - rivers!! hatrack Apr 2025 #24

I recall that the streams there were beautiful. NNadir Apr 2025 #27

Yeah, a few. I suspect a few were bad for business. NNadir Apr 2025 #18

Nope. Aristus Apr 2025 #19

Teslas replaced SHitler flags for me the_liberal_grandpa Apr 2025 #20

I haven't seen Trump flags in Rebl2 Apr 2025 #21

This mouth breather is a walking flag MizLibby Apr 2025 #23

Hope he enjoys hislast bag of affordable groceries. intheflow Apr 2025 #26

I didn't see any eggs . . . . hatrack Apr 2025 #38

Good golly, shopping at Winco? Trailrider1951 Apr 2025 #28

He probably never had any retirement savings to begin with. BannonsLiver Apr 2025 #33

I live in a pretty red area of a blue state. intheflow Apr 2025 #25

It's a mixed bag. bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #29

Yeah. One house had 2 of those huge banners mounted on 4x4s sunk into the ground. Been up since 2015. woodsprite Apr 2025 #30

Nope awesomerwb1 Apr 2025 #31

No - directly across the street. I see it everyday. Ninga Apr 2025 #32

In my little corner of heaven the few Trump flags that were up came down the day after the election. Xavier Breath Apr 2025 #34

Unfortunately, no. Well, the "normal" campaign type of stuff came down after the election. UTUSN Apr 2025 #35

About the same number remain Comrade Citizen Apr 2025 #36

got a Nurse and a BMW salesman RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2025 #37

Yes two seem to be down now where I walk. Meowmee Apr 2025 #39

Yes Sewa Apr 2025 #40