A subtle irony.

[transward (imported)]

After a visit with my parents in Colorado Springs, sometimes called America's Most Conservative City, I was driving North towards Denver. A few hundred yards before the notorious, and taxpayer paid for, sign

National Headquarters

Focus On The Family

Next Exit was another sign,

Adopt A Highway Program

Litter Control

Pikes Peak LGBT Center

I wonder how many people notice the juxtaposition and the irony.

Tramsward

[devi (imported)]

Actually it's "Colorado's" most conservative city. It would fit right in with Kansas right next door but still be not be quite as conservative as they are. Colorado (and New Mexico) are considered the high ground states and are surrounded on all sides. We figure that Dr. Dobson was once a plumber at one time so that is where he decided to establish his headquarters. (Shit flows downhill.)

[Sweetpickle (imported)]

People never seem to notice annoying signage. Tennessee has a sign along its east-west Interstate that says;

Nathan Bedford

Forrest

State Park

It is a memorial for Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the KKK.

[DavidB (imported)]

People never seem to notice annoying signage. Tennessee has a sign along its east-west Interstate that says;

Nathan Bedford

Forrest

State Park

It is a memorial for Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the KKK.

You are kidding right. Even TN can not be that bad in.

[Dave (imported)]

>>Damn, Tennessee is that effed up

>>

http://tn.gov/environment/parks/NBForrest/

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

1825 Pilot Knob Road

Eva , TN 38333

Directions

Take Exit 126 on Interstate 40 and travel North on Hwy. 641 for 15 miles to Camden. Turn right on Highway 70 East (do not take the 70 By-pass) at the traffic signal. Follow the signs to the park.

[Arab Nights (imported)]

I think the guy also was quite a cavalry officer during the Civil War. I was kind of surprised when I lived in Tennessee that some folks talked about the battle down the road like it was last year, not 120 years ago. I gathered that if you are not from there, it is hard to understand the importance they put on the battles and the players.

[Riverwind (imported)]

You know at some point in time the south has got to come to grips with the fact that they lost the Civil War.

River

[speedvogel (imported)]

Nathan Bedford Forrest may or may not have been a Klucker. He most assuredly was not the founder of the Klan. He may or may not have been the first president of the TN iteration of the KKK. History is very dim on this point.

Speed