Things are often funny because they are true. I'm watching the Daily Show right now, and they just made a point that made me laugh out loud at first and then, well, it really pissed me off. It goes back to previous comments I've made about the split in this country being urban vs. rural.

As we know, voters for Bush overwhelming said Moral Values and Terrorism where their top concerns in the election. Voters for Kerry cited Iraq and the Economy. See the BBC article in my MemeStream.

Now, consider that by and large the "Red States" where people are really concerned about Terrorism are places where there is almost no practical risk of a Terrorist attack. Al'Q is not going to set off a dirty bomb in Nebraska. Al'Q is not going to deploy chemical weapons in Arkansas. Al'Q is not going to crash airplanes into buildings in Montana. There are several exceptions to this, but most of the places where the risk of Terrorism exists are "Blue States."

Manhatten, where terrorist attacks actually occured, and is still the highest risk area, voted Kerry by 82%!
Washington DC, where terrorist attacks actually occured, and is still the second highest risk area, voted Kerry by 90%!

Furthermore, even in "Red States" any terrorist attack is still likely to happen in an Urban area. The urban counties in Atlanta went Kerry by 60% and 73%.

The Daily show went on to note that the gay people that the Red states are so concerned about also tend to live in urban areas.

Their response, from New York, was to thank the Red States for "saving us from ourselves."

Daily Show on the Election