Greetings from Trump's America: Patrick County, Virginia, hit hard by the opioid crisis

Opioid overdoses caused 53 local deaths in the last six years, records show.  (Martinsville Bulletin, 4/12/2018)

Gateley noted that Patrick County was one of the other localities whose rate increased in February 2018. According to Virginia Department of Health data, Patrick County had the second highest rate (27.9 per 100,000) among Virginia’s localities in February 2018.

Source:  Wikipedia (Patrick County, Stuart)

Stuart is the county seat of Patrick County.  

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

• 13.9% - Patrick County
• 38.2% - Virginia
• 30.9% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 26.4% - Patrick County
• 15.4% - Virginia
• 16.0% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

• 15.5% - Patrick County
• 10.7% - Virginia
• 11.8% - U.S.

Whiter, much older, less educated, less well-off, rural, big support for George Wallace in 1968.

Source:  Wikipedia 

3rd party votes:  16.7% in 1992, 13.6% in 1996. 3.6% in 2016

(George Wallace received 37.6% of the vote in 1968)

Blue Ridge Regional Library, Patrick County (Stuart)

Other Trump's America posts:
Alabama
Autauga County.  (6/29/2017)
Bibb County.  (11/10/2017)
Covington County. (11/11/2017)
Dale County.  (12/12/2017)
Geneva County.  (11/11/2017)
Marion County.  (11/11/2017)

Arizona
Mohave County.  (1/3/2020)
8th congressional district.  (4/25/2018)

Arkansas
Faulkner County.  (3/20/2018)
Mississippi County.  (3/19/2018)
Woodruff County.  (3/26/2018)

California
Mesa County.  (7/20/2017)
Shasta County.  (7/4/2017

Colorado
Morgan County.  (4/25/2017)

Connecticut
Windham County.  (1/13/2020)

Florida
Citrus County.  (11/9/2019)
DeSoto County,.  (9/9/2017)
Pinellas County.   (3/14/2019)

Idaho
Kootenai County.  (9/25/2017)

Illinois
Effingham County.  (2/15/2018)
Franklin County.  (2/27/2017)
Jersey County.  (5/12/2019)
Jo Daviess County.  (5/13/2018)
Knox County.  (5/13/2018)
Macon County.  (1/22/2020)
McHenry County.  (2/5/2017)
Perry County.  (5/8/2017)
Scott County.  (11/7/2019)
Stephenson County.  (5/13/2018)
Whiteside County.  (5/13/2018)
16th Congressional District.  (3/26/2017)

Indiana
Dearborn County.  (3/16/2019)
Franklin County.  (3/16/2019)
Granger.  (3/26/2017)
Hendricks County.  (10/1/2017)
Howard County.  (3/19/2019)
Huntington County.  (4/27/2017)
Jefferson County.  (3/10/2018)
Madison County.  (3/16/2019)
Posey County.  (10/21/2017)
Scott County,.  (10/21/2017)
Union County.  (3/16/2019)
Vigo County.  (3/15/2019)
Wayne County.  (3/16/2019)

Iowa
Adair County.  (9/16/2018)
Adams County.  (9/16/2018)
Allamakee County.  (7/31/2018)
Appanoose County.  (8/4/2018)
Audubon County.  (4/26/2019)
Benton County.  (8/2/2018)
Boone County.  (1/15/2017)
Bremer County.  (8/2/2018)
Buchanan County.  (8/2/2018)
Butler County. (8/6/2018)
Calhoun County.  (9/6/2018)
Cass County.  (4/3/2018)
Cedar County.  (7/31/2018)
Cerro Gordo County.  (8/6/2018)
Cherokee County.  (4/29/2019)
Chickasaw County.  (8/2/2018)
Clarke County.  (8/8/2018)
Clayton County.  (7/31/2018)
Clinton County.   (10/15/2017)
Davis County.  (8/3/2018)
Decatur County.  ( 7/5/2018)
Delaware County.  (7/31/2018)
Des Moines County.  (8/1/2018)
Emmet County.  (8/19/2018)
Fayette County.  (8/2/2018)
Floyd County.  (9/25/2018 update)
Franklin County, (8/14/2017)
Fremont County.  (3/24/2019)
Greene County.  (9/6/2018)
Guthrie County.  (9/16/2018)
Hamilton County.  (4/2/2018)
Hancock County. (8/7/2018)
Hardin County.  (4/2/2018)
Henry County.  (7/9/2018)
Howard County.  (1/16/2020 update)
Ida County.  (4/28/2019)
Iowa County.  (8/2/2018)
Jasper County.  (8/5/2018)
Jefferson County.  (8/1/2018)
Keokuk County.  (8/2/2018)
Kossuth County.  (8/18/2018)
Lee County.  (8/1/2018)
Louisa County.  (8/1/2018)
Lucas County.  (8/5/2018)
Lyon County.  (4/2/2018)
Madison County.  (8/8/2018)
Marion County.  (5/23/2017)
Mitchell County.  (8/7/2018)
Monona County.  (4/27/2019)
Monticello County.  (1/13/2017)
Muscatine County.  (8/1/2018)
Palo Alto County.  (9/6/2018)
Pocahontas County.  (9/6/2018)
Poweshiek and Webster counties.  (2/7/2017)
Ringgold County.  (8/8/2018)
Sac County.  (4/28/2019)
Sioux County.  (8/26/2018 update)
Tama County.  (7/6/2018)
Taylor County.  (9/16/2018)
Union County.  (9/10/2017)
Van Buren County.  (4/25/2019)
Wapello County.  (8/3/2018)
Washington County.  (4/2/2018)
Wayne County.  (8/5/2018)
Webster County.  (8/9/2018)
Winnebago County. (12/17/2017)
Winneshiek County.  (8/2/2018)
Worth County. (8/7/2018)
Wright County.  (6/3/2019 update)

Kansas
Bourbon County.  (1/3/2020)
Clark County.  (3/21/2017)
Comanche County. (12/22/2018)
Doniphan County.  (3/27/2019)
Mitchell County.  (1/29/2017)
Sumner County.  (10/1/2017)

Kentucky
Bell County.  (6/4/2018)
Carter County.  (1/4/2020)
Elliott County.  (7/18/2019)
Hancock County,.  (10/21/2017)
Henderson County.  (1/22/2020)
Jackson County.  (12/9/2017)
Knott County.  (1/5/2020)
Knox and Whitley counties.  (2/17/2017)
Lee County.  (12/9/2017)
Letcher County.  (6/29/2017)
Martin County.  (3/22/2018)
Perry County.  (10/10/2017)
Pike County.  (11/1/2019)
Rowan County.  (6/4/2018)

Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish,.  (5/22/2017)
St. Martin Parish.  (4/26/2017)

Maine
Piscataquis County.  (7/3/2017)

Michigan
Alcona County.  (1/27/2020)
Alpena County.  (1/28/2020)
Bay County.  (7/4/2019)
Cheboygan County.  (1/31/2020)
Crawford County.  (1/30/2020)
Eaton County.  (6/26/2019)
Huron County.  (1/27/2020)
Iosco County.  (1/27/2020)
Lake County.  (9/16/2018)
Lapeer County.  (7/5/2019)
Macomb County.  (11/29/2017)
Monroe County.  (3/9/2019)
Montmorency County.  (1/29/2020)
Ogemaw County.  (1/30/2020)
Oscoda County.  (1/30/2020)
Otsego County.  (1/30/2020)
Presque Isle County.  (1/209/2020)
Roscommon County.  (1/30/2020)
St. Joseph County.  (6/5/2017)
Saginaw County.  (7/4/2019)
Tuscola County.  (7/5/2019)

Minnesota
Chisago County.  (6/20/2018)
Clay County.  (11/14/2019)
Itasca County.  (5/12/2018)
Jackson County.  (1/20/2020)
Lac qui Parle County.  (7/2/2017)
Mower County.  (5/12/2018)
Nobles County.  (1/26/2018)
Stearns County.  (6/21/2019)
Steele County.  (6/9/2019)

Mississippi
Pontotoc County.  (7/19/2017)

Missouri
Atchison County.  (3/25/2019)
Butler County.  (7/22/2018)
Holt County.  (3/25/2019)
Livingston County.  (1/12/2020)
New Madrid County.  (4/23/2019)
Newton County.  (1/18/2020)
Pike County/Bowling Green.  (5/23/2019)

Montana
Valley County/Opheim.  (5/27/2019)

Nebraska
Boyd County.  (4/14/2019)
Burt County.  (3/27/2019)
Keya Paha.  (4/14/2019)
Knox County.  (3/28/2019)
Nemaha County.  (3/27/2019)
Richardson County.  (3/27/2019)
Sioux County.  (12/22/2018)

New Jersey
Sussex County.   (12/1/2019)
7th Congressional District.  (4/14/2017)

New York
Broome County.  (2/14/2019)
Cayuga County.  (2/13/2019)
Cortland County.  (2/14/2019)
Essex County.  (11/29/2017 update)
Franklin County. (2/9/2019)
Fulton County.  (2/10/2019)
Herkimer County.  (2/10/2019)
Orange County.  (2/15/2019)
Oswego County.  (2/11/2019)
Otsego County.  (2/12/2019)
Putnam County.  (2/27/2018)
Renssalaer County.  (2/13/2019)
St. Lawrrence County.  (2/8/2019)
Seneca County.  (2/14/2019)
Sullivan County.  (2/15/2019)
Warren County.  (2/11/2019)
Washington County.  (2/11/2019)
19th Congressional District.  (3/26/2017)

North Carolina
Hyde County.  (11/10/2019)
Robeson County.  (12/1/2017)
Union County.  (3/9/2017)

North Dakota
Burleigh County.  (12/6/2019)
Sargent County.  (10/22/2017)

Ohio
Adams County.  (12/9/2017)
Ashtabula County.  (2/18/2019)
Belmont County.  (7/17/2018)
Columbiana County,  (12/11/2017)
Coshocton County. (3/6/2019)
Defiance County.  (3/21/2017)
Erie County.  (3/5/2019)
Gallia County.  (2/23/2019)
Guernsey County.  (2/27/2019)
Highland County.   (3/19/2017)
Huron County.  (6/19/2017)
Jackson County.  (6/6/2017)
Jefferson County.  (2/20/2019)
Lawrence County.  (2/25/2018)
Marion County.  (7/14/2018)
Meigs County.  (2/22/2019)
Mercer County.  (12/8/2019)
Morgan County.  (10/10/2017)
Muskingum County.  (2/26/2019)
Ottawa County. (3/5/2019)
Portage County.  (3/7/2019)
Sandusky County.  (3/5/2019)
Shelby County.  (3/2/2018)
Trumbull County.  (4/3/2017)
Tuscarawas County. (1/25/2019)
Van Wert County.  (4/12/2017)
Wayne County.  (5/6/2018)

Williams County.  (3/21/2017)
Wood County.  (3/6/2019)
Wyandot County.  (5/4/2018)

Oklahoma

Bryan County.  (5/5/2017)
Nowata County.  (5/5/2018)
Osage County/Fairfax.  (5/12/2019)

Oregon

Douglas County.  (5/17/2017)

Pennsylvania

Beaver County.  (2/8/2019)
Blair County/Altoona.  (4/28/2019)
Bradford County.  (2/18/2020)
Cambria County/Johnstown.  (6/3/2017)

Dauphin County. (4/22/2017)
Elk County.  (3/24/2019)

Erie County.  (10/11/2018 update)
Fayette County.  (7/25/2018)

Greene County.  (5/3/2017)
Lawrence County.  (2/5/2019)

UPDATE. Luzerne County.  (1/14/2017)
Lycoming County.  (1/28/2020)
McKean County.  (2/17/2020)
Mercer County.  (2/9/2019)

Northampton County.  (7/20/2017)
Old Forge (Lackawanna County).  3/18/2019)
Pike County.  (2/23/2020)
Potter County.  (2/17/2020)
Susquehanna County.  (2/18/2020)
Tioga County.  (2/17/2020)
Warren County.  (6/30/2019)
Wayne County.  (2/18/2020)

Williamsport.  (1/24/2017)

8th Congressional District.  (4/18/2017)

South Carolina

Spartanburg County.  (6/5/2017)

South Dakota

Charles Mix County.  (11/11/2019)
Lawrence County,.  (4/27/2017)

Tennessee
Campbell County.  (12/10/2017)
Carter County.  (2/24/2020)
Lake County.  (12/22/2018)
Marion County.  (4/1/2017)
Maury County.  (10/31/2017)
Roane County.  (5/1/2018)
Union County.  (5/30/2017)

Texas
Gaines County.  (4/26/2017)
Shackelford County.  (2/26/2018)

Virginia
Bland County.  (2/16/2020)
Buchanan County.  (12/13/2019)
Carroll County.  (2/28/2020)
Dickenson County.  (2/15/2020)
Floyd County.  (2/27/2020)
Frederick County.  (2/15/2020)
Giles County.  (2/26/2020)
Grayson County.  (2/27/2020)
Lee County.  (2/15/2020)
Pulaski County.  (2/26/2020)
Russell County.  (2/15/2020)
Scott County.  (2/16/2020)
Smyth County.  (2/16/2020)
Tazewell County.  (2/16/2020)
Washington County.  (2/16/2020)
Wise County.  (11/9/2019)

Washington
Grays Harbor County.  (8/20/2017)

West Virginia
Berkeley County.  (3/25/2018)
Boone County.  (3/23/2018)
Brooke County.  (3/17/2019)
Cabell County.  (8/4/2017)
Doddridge County.  (3/19/2019)
Fayette County.  (1/24/2017)
Greenbrief County.  (12/14/2018)
Hancock County. (3/17/2019)
Hardy County.  (2/15/2020)
Harrison County.  (3/19/2019)
Jackson County.  (6/18/2017)
Lincoln County.  (3/21/2019)
Logan County.  (3/21/2019)
Marion County.  (3/18/2019)
Marshall County.  (2/7/2018)
Mason County.  (12/16/2017)
McDowell County.  (7/10/2017)
Mercer County.  (3/20/2019)
Mingo County.  (3/25/2018)
Summers County.  (3/25/2018)
Wayne County.  (3/24/2018)
Wetzel County.  (3/19/2019)
Wood County.  (1/15/2019)
Wyoming County.  (3/20/2019)

Wisconsin
6th congressional district.  (1/27/2018)
Adams County.  (2/6/2017)
Barron County.  (1/3/2020)
Buffalo County.  (3/19/2017)
Burnett County.  (2/24/2018)
Clark County,.  (8/13/2018)
Crawford County.  (5/14/2018)
Florence County.  (11/13/2019)
Fond du Lac County.  (3/7/2018)
Forest County.  (6/16/2019)
Grant County.  (5/16/2018)
Green Lake County.  (1/26/2018)
Jackson County.  (3/8/2018)
Johnson Creek.  (1/21/2017)
Juneau County.  (2/23/2017)
Lafayette County.  (5/16/2018)
Langlade County,.  (6/9/2019)
Lincoln County.  (1/14/2020)
Manitowoc County.  (8/10/2017)
Monroe County.  (3/8/2018)
Oconto County.  (7/24/2018)
Oneida County.  (4/24/2017)
Pepin County.  (12/21/2017)
Price County.  (12/23/2018 update)
Richland County.  (11/10/2017)
Rusk County.  (6/30/2019)
Sauk County.  (5/14/2018)
Sawyer County.  (3/20/2017)
Taylor County.  (12/23/2018 update)
Trempealeau County.  (5/28/2019)
Vernon County.  (5/14/2018)
Waushara County.  (2/6/2017)
Winnebago County.  (11/27/2017)
Wood County.  (3/8/2018)

GET ME REWRITE: The Heartland Institute puts its sputtering engine in reverse (White Nationalism edition)

Reported in At CPAC, It's Now an All-Trump Show.  (The New York Times, 2/28/2020)

Photo and text from Southern Poverty Law Center

Original 2/25/2020 post starts here.

Another goofy cabal of free-market thinkers.

Source:  The Heartland Institute

The anti-Greta: A conservative think tank takes on the global phenomenon.  (Washington Post, 2/23/2020)

Influential to those who are easily led around by the nose.  “She’s a fantastic voice for free markets and for climate realism,” said James Taylor, director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy at the Heartland Institute, an influential libertarian think tank in suburban Chicago that has the ear of the Trump administration.

"Climate realism.'  Hey, guys, there's a word for that.

 Leave it to the Heartland Institute to embrace someone who is out of touch, looking backward.

Politico, 8/19/2019

Related posts:
The Heartland Institute, its climate-denier senses working overtime, sez Pope is wrong on climate change.  (9/26/2015)
The Heartland Institute proudly wears its badge of climate skepticism.  (6/20/2013)

Homophobes for Trump (Marsha Blackburn edition)

Reported in At CPAC, It’s Now an All-Trump Show.  (The New York Times, 2/28/2020)

See below (third slide).

Other Marsha Blackburn posts:
Meet the GOP lemmings of Congress.  (10/16/2020)
In the spirit of oneness, Marsha Blackburn looks forward to Apocalypse Now.   (8/3/2018)
The pot calls the kettle black: Marsha Blackburn's incessant, Planned Parenthood, body parts drumbeat.  (11/30/2015)
Planned Parenthood videos altered? Makes no never mind to Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).  (11/28/2016)
No friend to the environment.  (4/30/2015)


Original 8/4/2015 post, "Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Marsha Blackburn  (R-TN, 7th District)", starts here.

The Republican Study Committee

Definitely not ready for the next generation of issues.

Photo credit:  U. S. House of Representatives

As found at Blackburn Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Ruling.  (Press release, 6/26/2015)

The cumulative tally

The Republican Study Committee membership

Alabama

• Bradley Byrne (1st District) 
• Mike Rogers (3rd District) 
• Robert Aderholt (4th District)
• Mo Brooks (5th District) 

Arizona

• Paul Gosar (4th District) 
• Matt Salmon (5th District) 
• David Schweikert (6th District) 
• Trent Franks (8th District) 

Arkansas

• Rick Crawford (1st District) 
• French Hill (2nd District) 
• Bruce Westerman (4th District) 

California

• Doug LaMalfa (1st District)
• Tom McClintock (4th District) 
• Jeff Denham (10th District) 
• Ed Royce (39th District) 
• Mimi Walters (45th District) 
• Darrell Issa (49th District) 
• Duncan Hunter (50th District) 

Colorado

• Scott Tipton (3rd District) 
• Doug Lamborn (5th District) 

Florida

• Jeff Miller (1st District) 
• Ted Yoho (3rd District) 
• Ron DeSantis (6th District) 
• Bill Posey (8th District) 
• Daniel Webster (10th District) 
• Richard Nugent (11th District) 
• Gus Bilirakis (12th District) 
• Dennis Ross (15th District) 
• Vern Buchanan (15th District) 
• Tom Rooney (17th District) 
• Curt Clawson (19th District) 

Georgia

• Buddy Carter (1st District) 
• Lynn Westmoreland (3rd District) 
• Tom Price (6th District) 
• Rob Woodall (7th District) 
• Austin Scott (8th District) 
• Doug Collins (9th District) 
• Jody Hice (10th District) 
• Barry Loudermilk (11th District) 
• Rick Allen (12th District)
• Tom Graves (14th District) 

Idaho

• Raul Labrador (1st District) 

Illinois

• Peter Roskam (6th District) 
• Mike Bost (12th District)
• Rodney Davis (13th District) 
• Rodney Hultgren (14th District) 
• John Shimkus (15th District) 

Indiana

• Jackie Walorski (2nd District) 
• Marlin Stutzman (3rd District) 
• Todd Rokita (4th District) 
• Susan Brooks (5th District) 
• Luke Messer (6th District) 
• Larry Bucshon, M.D.  (8th District) 

Iowa

• David Young (3rd District) 
• Steve King (4th District) 

 Kansas

• Tim Huelskamp (1st District) 
• Lynn Jenkins (2nd District) 
• Kevin Yoder (3rd District) 
• Mike Pompeo (4th District) 

Kentucky

• Brett Guthrie (2nd District) 
• Andy Barr (6th District) 

Louisiana

• Steve Scalise (1st District)
• John Fleming (4th District) 

Maine

• John Poliquin (2nd District) 

Maryland

• Andy Harris (1st District) 

Michigan

• Dan Benishek (1st District) 
• Bill Huizenga (2nd District) 
• Justin Amash (3rd District) 
• John Moolenaar (4th District) 
• Tim Walberg (7th District) 
• Mike Bishop (8th District) 

Minnesota

• John Kline (2nd District) 
• Tom Emmer (6th District) 

Mississippi

• Gregg Harper (3rd District)
• Steve Palazzo (4th District)
  

Missouri

• Ann Wagner (2nd District) 
• Blaine Luetkemeyer (3rd District) 
• Vicky Hartzler (4th District) 
• Sam Graves (8th District) 
• Jason Smith (9th District)

Nebraska

• Jeff Fortenberry (1st District) 
• Adrian Smith (3rd District)

 Nevada

• Cresent Hardy (4th District) 

New Hampshire

•  Frank Guinta (1st District)

New Jersey

• Scott Garrett (5th District) 

New Mexico

• Steve Pearce (2nd District) 

New York

• Richard Hanna (22nd District) 
• Tom Reed (23rd District)
• Chris Collins (27th District) 

North Carolina

• Renee Ellmers (2nd District) 
• Virginia Foxx (5th District) 
• Mark Walker (6th District) 
• David Rouzer (7th District) 
• Richard Hudson (8th District) 
• Robert Pittenger (9th District) 
• Patrick McHenry (10th District) 
• Mark Meadows (11th District) 
• George Holding (13th District) 

North Dakota

• Kevin Cramer (At Large) 

Ohio

• Steve Chabot (1st District) 
• Brad Wenstrup (2nd District) 
• Jim Jordan (4th District) 
• Bob Latta (5th District) 
• Bill Johnson (6th District) 
• Bob Gibbs (7th District)
• Mike Turner (10th District) 
• Dave Joyce (14th District) 
• Steve Stivers (15th District) 
• Jim Renacci (16th District) 

Oklahoma

• Markwayne Mullin (2nd District) 
• Frank Lucas (3rd District) 
• Tom Cole (4th District) 

Pennsylvania

• Mike Kelly (3rd District) 
• Scott Perry (4th District) 
• Tom Marino (10th District) 
• Keith Rothfus (12th District) 
• Joe Pitts (16th District) 

South Carolina

• Mark Sanford (1st District) 
• Joe Wilson (2nd District) 
• Jeff Duncan (3rd District)
• Trey Gowdy (4th District) 
• Mick Mulvaney (5th District)
• Tom Rice (7th District) 

South Dakota

• Kristie Noem (At large) 

Tennessee

• Phil Roe (1st District)
• Chuck Fleischmann (3rd District) 
• Scott DesJarlais (4th District) 
• Diane Black (6th District) 
• Marsha Blackburn (7th District)