Quote:He grew up in Hawaii.  Have you ever been there?  I have and I can tell you that it most certainly is not like the mainland at all.  It's almost like being in a foreign country.  I've been in 49 of our 50 states as well as Puerto Rico.  Hawaii may be one of our states, but it certainly is not "main stream USA".

It's not Nebraska, but it is America. I know a couple of Navy brats who grew up there and are as red-blooded as any Kansas farmer. It feels like a foreign country because of how tiny and remote it is and how disconnected from everything it feels, but it's still very much an American state full of people with the same political ideologies as you or I.

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