Darin and I took the kids to Knott’s Berry Farm yesterday for our one meal of the day. (Not the kids’ one meal—Sophia and Simon had plenty of meals. Darin and me: not so much.) We like the fried chicken at Knott’s, what can I say.
In case you don’t know, Knott’s Berry Farm is in Orange County, and Orange County is renowned as Republican-central around these parts. I mean, Los Angeles is pretty damn right-wing to begin with, and OC is right of that.
On the way back from Knott’s, we passed one of the apparently legion of auto row dealerships that exist at apparently every exit off the freeway in OC. And on the gigantic electronic sign that would usually flash something like the weather or maybe “God Bless America” was
George W. Bush: It’s the Economy, not the War.
Okay, when you start seeing signs like that in OC, you’re losing the people.
Diane, I grew up and lived in L.A. for many years. I do not consider it conservative. OC for sure, home of the Birchers and other wackos.
I think it would be safe to say that you lived in a very different LA than I do. LA is definitely conservative. Maybe not right-wingnut Bible Belt conservative, but pretty darn conservative nonetheless.