Now that KSM in the NYC ain't gonna happen, I think the best place to hold the trial would be to find a small town that is itching to show the world how much it loves America, all while blowing a bunch of out-of-town money into it's coffers. Obviously, I would like to nominate my own hometown of Tappahannock, VA. Not only would all the little bed & breakfast places gouge "NYC ferah-ners" out of their dough, but it'd be basically free advertising for what could then be ridiculously over-priced river properties that are part of a small town but only 90 minutes from DC. KA-CHING!Turns out that Dayton, TN basically took on the Scopes Trial for pretty much the same reason and it pretty much saved the town:
Mukluks: SullyBut the real story of the trial, like Dayton itself, began with the mines: they were dwindling, the town was suffering, and a group of local boosters—including drug store owner and school board president F. E. Robinson and school superintendent Walter White—were looking for a pick-me-up. Meanwhile, the fledgling ACLU was offering pro-bono legal representation for any teacher accused of breaking Tennessee’s recently passed Butler Act. Soon as the boosters got a whiff, they pounced. The trial was bound to be a big to-do somewhere, so why not Dayton? A willing defendant was found in John T. Scopes, a teacher and football coach at Rhea County Central High School. “I wasn’t sure if I had taught evolution,” Scopes wrote in his 1967 memoir. “Robinson and the others apparently weren’t concerned with this technicality. I had expressed willingness to stand trial. That was enough.”
And I guess Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 is our version of Inherit the Wind:
[Michael Moore is interviewing citizens from Tappahonnock, Virginia, population 2,016]
Michael Moore: Is there any terrorist target around here?
Tappahannock Woman: [Gesturing towards the restaurant behind her] We have a big spaghetti supper in here.
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