I meant to say that Alabama is the 4th poorest state, not 47th. Sonja ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] {ain't} Image ain't everything
> Jeff: > The difference between Alabama and California is that, as you stated, CA has > the 5th largest economy in the WORLD. Alabama in comparison is the 47th > poorest state, only ahead of Arkansas, Mississippi and West Virginia. > > http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/overall_rank.html > > Things have slowly degraded in the past few decades. I too was educated in > Alabama, but until I attended college I was in private school. There is a > definite difference between public and private education in Alabama. > > It IS broke and something needs to change. I have nieces and nephews that > are in the Alabama public school system. I shudder to think about what > future lies ahead for them. > > Of course, jmo.. > Sonja > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:37 PM > Subject: [RollTideFan] {ain't} Image ain't everything > > > > Deere State of Alabama Haters: > > > > So you're ashamed of the image your state portrays? You > > say our image hurts the state economy? (which by the > > way is an absolute crock of shit...) Just look at how > > people are making fun of the state of California. The > > state with the FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD! THE > > WORLD I SAID! THE WORLD! Gosh, I can just see the whole > > state of California going bankrupt overnight if this > > doesn't stop! Let us all pray for the state of Florida, > > also. Economic ruin is surely on the horizon! > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > "Yesterday, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he would > > run for governor of > > California, which was good news for Florida residents. > > They now live in the > > second flakiest state in the country." - Conan O'Brien > > > > "The big political news, Arnold Schwarzenegger > > announced he's running for > > governor of California and already people are chanting, > > 'Four more vowels. > > Four more vowels.'" - Craig Kilborn > > > > "They're saying Arnold will get 95% of the vote. At > > least according to his > > brother, Jeb Schwarzenegger." - Craig Kilborn > > > > "Here's how bad California looks to the rest of the > > country: people in > > Florida are laughing at us." - Jay Leno > > > > "If Arnold is elected, you know who I'd feel sorry for? > > The people on death > > row. Imagine, you're about to be executed, the governor > > calls, and instead > > of your reprieve you hear, 'Hasta la vista, baby.'" - > > Jay Leno > > > > "Yesterday Jerry Springer bowed out of the Ohio Senate > > race. He said, 'If I > > can't run the most embarrassing campaign in America, > > then I'm out of > > here.'" - Craig Kilborn > > > > "It's official, Arnold said that he will enter the race > > for governor. At > > least that's what everybody thinks he said." - David > > Letterman > > > > "Critics have noted Schwarzenegger's only previous > > government experience was > > serving under President Bush Senior as Chairman of the > > Council of Physical > > Fitness, a largely symbolic office where > > Schwarzenegger's only > > responsibility was doing hundreds of jumping jacks he > > was going to do > > anyway." - Jon Stewart > > > > "Arnold Schwarzenegger's got a really stiff opponent: > > The English > > language." - Craig Kilborn > > > > "Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's running for > > governor. He's got a great > > slogan: 'Vote for me or I'll make Kindergarten Cop > > II.'" - Craig Kilborn > > > > "I went to see the Terminator movie the other night. > > Every time Arnold > > Schwarzenegger came on the screen this guy in front of > > me started booing. I > > finally said, 'Governor Davis, shut up and sit > > down!'" - Jay Leno > > > > "Gray Davis got some good news this week: the Clintons > > are in California > > campaigning. Actually, Hillary is here campaigning for > > Gray Davis. Bill is > > here for Larry Flynt." - Jay Leno > > > > "Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flint is also running > > for governor. I > > don't know, on election day, do you really want > > supporters of Larry Flint > > going into a curtained booth by themselves?" - Jay Leno > > > > "You know who should run for governor of California? > > Mike Tyson. He's built > > like Schwarzenegger, he spends like Davis, and he > > sounds like Barbara > > Boxer." - Jay Leno > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "SAR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Bunch of homos......join your priest buddy in > > prision. > > > > > > ScR > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! 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