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From Wikipedia...

The Jesusland map is an Internet meme, created shortly after the 2004 United States Presidential election, which satirizes the red/blue states scheme.

The original image was created on November 3, 2004 by G. Webb, a poster on yakyak.org, an Internet message board for fans of the work of Jeff Minter (see the original discussion).

The meme is in the form of a map of the U.S. and Canada which depicts a new hypothetical national border between the two countries. The "blue states" from the 2004 election have been merged with Canada to form a single contiguous nation, which is labeled the "United States of Canada." The remaining "red states" are labeled as "Jesusland".

The map's appearance highlights the fact that the "red states" (except Alaska) are all contiguous with one another, while the continental "blue states" are also contiguous when combined with Canada.

Time for an update!

After eight years of incompetent governance, the administration of George W. Bush has so altered the political realities satirized in the original "Jesusland Map" that they have not only lost solidly red states like Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana, but have managed to alienate practically the entire world.

Meanwhile, in the face of constant smears and distortions, Barack Obama ran one of the most positive campaigns in modern history and won broad support across the nation and around the globe. His message of hope, change and unity has renewed the world’s faith in America’s ideals, and his unlikely election has renewed their faith in her people.

I figured that these circumstances warranted an updated map. If you agree, you can tell your friends.