Missouri is full of so much material it makes us wonder why we ever left in the first place. But we did leave, and sometimes forget that we live in a liberal bubble in Brooklyn.

Example #1: Last night we were watching the local news with Mom and Little Sister. There was a piece about the rehabbed Power & Light entertainment district having a big grand opening party this week. In the newscast, they made a huge point of detailing the dress code for the event:

"If you plan on going to Thursday night's kick-off bash for the Power & Light District, be aware of the dress code. The weather will probably warrant a coat, gloves and a hat, but here is what you can not wear: Bandanas, Work Boots, Ripped/baggy clothing."

We made some comment about that being a pretty racist dress code, and then Mom (who said she'd never vote for Barack Obama "because he has Muslim tendencies") said that we were racist for assuming that black people wear bandanas and/or work boots and/or baggy clothing. We said if the organizers were that worried about people dressing appropriately they should also ban sneakers and Kansas City Chiefs warm-up suits (favorites of suburbanites around here) while Mom went on a rant about Democrats being less tolerant than Republicans because we can't tolerate Republicans.

Moments later, in the same newscast, we learned that a black City Councilman had been sent a noose in the mail.

[MyFox Kansas City: Thursdsay-Night Bash Celebrates Power & Light District]