Franken Adds Alaska and Hawaii

For those of you who were suitably impressed by Al Franken's Stupid Human Trick... Good news! It gets even better!

Begich begs, so Franken adds Alaska, Hawaii to his freehand map of the USA

Hawaii IS in Africa

Pinko Magazine offers an exclusive peak at Rejected Town Hall Rally Posters, including this one, sure to have been popular among birthers:

Hawaii Statehood Semi-Centennial

On August 21, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed
the proclamation officially welcoming Hawaii as the 50th state of the union.




The Official Hawaii Statehood site.

Not all Hawaiians accept the legitimacy of the annexation and statehood of their islands. Some would like to see a restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Some have gone to great lengths to make their point.

Others get very touchy when anyone makes fun of their little piece of paradise, such as when Saturday Night Live did a skit about two men tired of working in the tourist industry (see it on Hulu).

Hawaii is proud to be the birthplace of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States... or is he? Just as the Hawaiian lunatic fringe has been questioning the legitimacy of their statehood, the right-wing lunatic fringe has been trying to question the President's citizenship. Is Hawaii the real reason the Birthers don't like Obama?

Meanwhile, enjoy my Hawaii map beach towel. My cats do.



Previously on Cartophilia: Miserable Hawaii

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Miserable Hawaii

I haven't bored you all with postcards from my collection in weeks. So, today I'll share my Hawaii postcards, along with a few highlights (lowlights?):



Many people assume Hawaii is a "paradise". I've never been there... but that's what I've been told... Bob Neubauer tells us about his honeymoon, in Miserable Hawaii. "We came for sunny skies and relaxation. Instead we got rain and bad colds."



A Forum dedicated to Things you HATE about Hawaii, including:

• Gigantic size cockroaches that fly.
• Noisy coqui frogs
• Coffee Can mufflers
• Expensive everything (not just housing)
• Hawaii is sinking and the beach is disappearing
• Giant Red Stinging Ants!
• Beat Up a Haole Day
• Giant toads

Hawaii has a crystal meth problem (However, the drug-rehab site linked here has a nice map themed design...)



Each island is actually a volcanic explosion waiting to happen...



A military wife hated living in Hawaii so much that she bought a domain and started a blog about it. "Hawaii Sucks" only lasted two months before she ran out of steam. Maybe it got better... (or maybe she escaped...)



Racial tensions are simmering in Hawaii's melting pot



Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on Hawaii weather:




I'm sure there are far more people who appreciate living in or visiting Hawaii than are respresented here... But since I have been assaulted in the past about the "paradise" of Hawaii, I thought I'd share a little bit of the other side...