FollowThis has been a rough news week for folks in Oklahoma. In the space of 4 days, residents of the Sooner State have been subjected to a Facebook post from their Republican Party that compared people who receive SNAP benefits to animals and the President of the United States being greeted in their capital city […]
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Well played, Arkansas. Well played.
This past weekend, the League of the South’s Arkansas chapter celebrated America’s birthday with a rally in support of “traditional marriage” and, get this, the Confederate flag. I’ll pause here for a minute to the deliciousness of that irony sink in…, is that not awesome? Of course, it’s easy for me to revel in this amazing display […]
I Am Not Ashamed Of My Heritage…, Maybe
It’s a tough time to be a somewhat-progressive white southerner with a history fetish. On one side are all your liberal friends insisting that the War Between The States (which is the polite name and southerners are nothing if not polite) was all about slavery. On the other side are your conservative friends who maintain that the […]
It’s Heritage, Not Hate
Once again, South Carolina’s display of a Confederate flag on the grounds of their state house is in the news. Which means that, once again, proud southerners like me are called upon to defend our heritage against the ravening hordes of liberal, PC police who want to deny us the right to celebrate our ancestors […]
It’s a Privilege
There’s a new country song out that’s causing a bit of ruckus, namely “Accidental Racist” by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. Because some of you might not be able to listen to a country song, here’s a link to the lyrics. Not paying much attention that world, I didn’t know the song had stirred up […]