Most Dangerous City - 2010

Our Texas governor, Rick Perry, just made a fool of himself the other day (something he does quite often these days) by saying the most dangerous city in America is Juarez. He had to be reminded that Juarez is in Mexico. The real "most dangerous city in America", according to 2010 FBI statistics, is the city pictured above -- St. Louis, Missouri. Here are the top 25 most dangerous cities:

1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Camden, New Jersey
3. Detroit, Michigan
4. Flint, Michigan
5. Oakland, California
6. Richmond, California
7. Cleveland, Ohio
8. Compton, California
9. Gary, Indiana
10. Birmingham, Alabama
11. Baltimore, Maryland
12. Memphis, Tennessee
13. New Orleans, Louisiana
14. Jackson, Mississippi
15. Little Rock, Arkansas
16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
17. Buffalo, New York
18. New Haven, Connecticut
19. Hartford, Connecticut
20. Dayton, Ohio
21. Kansas City, Missouri
22. Washington, D.C.
23. Newark, New Jersey
24. Cincinnati, Ohio
25. Atlanta, Georgia

I was a little surprised that no Texas city made the top 25. Here is where some of them finished on the list:

45. Houston, Texas
52. Dallas, Texas
66. Longview, Texas
120. Amarillo, Texas
122. Lubbock, Texas
136. Abilene, Texas
137. San Antonio, Texas
139. Waco, Texas
142. Corpus Christi, Texas
149. Fort Worth, Texas
203. Austin, Texas

It turns out the border area is not so dangerous after all (in spite of the racist lies by Republicans):

144. Laredo, Texas
275. El Paso, Texas
291. McAllen, Texas
304. Brownsville, Texas

If you'd like to know how your city rated you can go here.

St. Louis Turns Out For Obama

According to the political pundits, Missouri is supposed to be a swing state that could still go either way in the coming presidential election. I have to wonder if that is true. The Democrats are really fired up there if Obama's St. Louis visit is any indicator.

According to the police estimate, at least 100,000 people showed up to hear Obama speak in St. Louis on Saturday. I don't think McCain and Palin together could draw a crowd even half that size.

Obama spoke to the crowd about his proposed tax cuts for middle and working class people in America. He told the crowd, "John McCain is so out of touch with the struggles you are facing that he must be the first politician in history to call a tax cut for working people ‘welfare'. The only ‘welfare’ in this campaign is John McCain’s plan to give another $200 billion in tax cuts to the wealthiest corporations in America. George Bush and John McCain are out of ideas, they are out of touch, and if you stand with me in 17 days they’ll be out of time.”

“We need new priorities in Washington. I think it’s time to give a tax cut to the teachers and the janitors who work in our schools; to the cops and firefighters who keep us safe; to the waitresses working double shifts, the nurses in the ER, and yes the plumbers fighting for their American Dream. While Senator McCain ignores the payroll taxes you pay to score a few political points, I’ll put a tax cut into the pockets of working people so they can pay the bills, put away some savings, and pass on a brighter future to your children.”