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Last I heard from Justin Cord Hayes, he was leaving his reporting job in our High Point office to teach school. Now lo and behold, James Wolcott quotes Justin in the November issue of Vanity Fair in an article (not posted) entitled "Red State Babylon" about how red states lead the nation "in violent crime, divorce, illegitimacy, and incarceration."
"Red States cling to double standards like a drunk holds on to the last beer he can afford," writes Justin Cord Hayes in the semi-humorous survival guide Blue State/Red State.
Justin has written several quick-hit pop culture books.
The Amazon description of this one is: This funny, quirky flip book gives readers red and blue the lowdown on all 50 states: What if you're a Blue Stater-and now you find yourself in a Red State. Where will you watch films free from the taint of "traditional family values"? Or What if you're a Red Stater-and now you find yourself in a Blue State. Where will you find a "real" church?
Whichever "other country" readers wake up and find themselves in, Red State/Blue State will help them survive the nightmare. They'll learn about its leaders, its thoughts on hot-button issues, its political scandals, and its vestiges of "the other" long thought lost forever.
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and I'm sure you'll say next JR that Mr. Hayes' beliefs that are in his book never had *any* impact on his coverage of news storys.. naw.. never.. couldn't be.
Posted on October 14, 2006 10:39 AM
I'm sure that all happened after he left us.
Posted on October 14, 2006 1:26 PM
I was a graduate student with Justin at UNLV's English program, and I can assure you he takes a "fair and balanced" swack at all perspectives. He is unsparing in his candor when parcing lunatic behavior -- whether "red" or "blue". Kudos to Justin for showing us how silly we all are...especially you Red states.
Posted on November 4, 2006 5:46 PM