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Entry: How Clinton-Hating Dumbed Down the Right Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/how_clinton_hating_dumbed_down_the_right#16640 Post contents: California, eh? Let's see about that. Bakersfield, California. A smaller city by California standards, a large city by North Carolina standards. It's crime statistics: http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=Bakersfield&state=CA Asheville, NC. A small town by California standards, a metropolis by Western North Carolina Standards. It's crime statistics: http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=asheville&state=NC Murder: Asheville: 1.5 the national average. Bakersfield: 1.19 the national average. Advantage: Bakersfield Forcible Rape: Asheville: 1.02 the national average. Bakersfield: 0.43 the national average. Advantage: Bakersfield Robbery: Asheville: 1.44 times the national average. Bakersfield: 0.76 the national average. Advantage: Bakersfield Aggravated Assault: Asheville: 0.79 times the national average. Bakersfield: 1.06 times the national average. Advantage: Asheville (note: aggravated assault is defined differently from state to state; this comparison should not be take too seriously) Burglary: Asheville: 1.61 times the national average. Bakersfield: 1.2 times the national average. Advantage: Bakersfield Larceny or Theft: Asheville: 1.71 times the national average. Bakersfield: 1.2 times the national average. Advantage: Bakersfield Car Theft: Asheville: 1.20 times the national average. Bakersfield: 1.26 times the national average. Advantage: None Arson: Asheville: 2.31 times the national average. Bakersfield: 2.21 times the national average. Advantage: None So, Bakersfield wins this little contest 5-1-2. Five advantages, one disadvantage (which is suspect) and two draws. Now, tell me again about how North Carolinians would be so "afeered" of "big bad" California. Oh, and Bakersfield is 32% Hispanic and 9% Negro. Asheville is 4% Hispanic and 18% Negro. Time for another "angle" there Stan. Sent at: 2009 01 08