“Why is Alaska authentically American when Hawaii is not? At bottom, of course, it’s a silly question. Both states, while disconnected geographically from the continental United States, are populated with people whose American-ness is beyond dispute. Every corner of each one of the 50 states is “authentically American.” But Alaska leans Republican while Hawaii leans Democratic, and the GOP long ago intimidated the media into believing that only Republican strongholds represent the “real America.” These Republican strongholds are usually sparsely populated, and I suppose the media’s been sold on the idea that because the United States started out as an agrarian nation, rural areas are somehow more authentic than urban ones.”
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Alaska vs. Hawaii. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine
Barack’s actually taken heat for growing up out of the country in places like Indonesia and Hawaii. Yes, it’s a State. Has been for many, many years.
