The South Carolina senate voted 37-3 today to remove the Confederate flag flying over the capitol grounds (see photo at left). If two-thirds of the state House votes tomorrow to remove it, as is expected, the flag will come down as soon as Gov. Nikki Haley signs the bill, which she has said she inte[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bad States’
July 3rd, 2015 - 11:51 am § in Uncategorized
Is Lindsay Graham the class act of the GOP’s 2016 field?
South Carolina has its shtick(s), but in some ways the Palmetto State isn’t all that bad; it’s virtually the only state that regularly prosecutes killer cops, its legislature is actually talking about taking down the Confederate flag on the capitol grounds, and it sent Lindsay Graham to [...]
June 30th, 2015 - 12:42 pm § in Misc.
Grand jury to probe Tulsa sheriff
Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz is a good ol’ boy who doesn’t see any reason for a grand jury investigation of how he runs his office, but he’s gonna get one anyway. After “more than 6,600 Tulsa residents signed a petition asking for the investigation, though only 5,000 si[...]
June 30th, 2015 - 7:27 am § in Uncategorized
Dispute over South Carolina’s confederate flag turns physical
A brawl erupted at the confederate flag display on South Carolina’s capitol grounds Monday evening, with opposing demonstrators trading punches, but there were no serious injuries, media sources report. The melee started when a convoy of vehicles displaying confederate flags went to the monume[...]
June 29th, 2015 - 7:41 pm § in Uncategorized
Rebel Pride Day … “God don’t like ugly”
(Parental warning: Audio track contains language unsuitable for children. But don’t turn off the audio, send the kids out of the room instead, or you won’t hear the BOOM! when these Johnny Rebs rear-end each other.) https://youtu.be/gHElzaKkmQY[...]
June 28th, 2015 - 3:27 am § in Politics
Beginning of the end of the system … a century ago
One hundred and one years since Europe Exploded into its 20th century wars Looking back a century, we seem to be waiting for a single critical event that will denote a change in the global system to begin the woes of the century. Prior to World War I, the world had a system. That system was [[...]
June 26th, 2015 - 10:29 am § in Uncategorized
Cop fired for Confederate selfie
Despite its racist image, South Carolina is emerging as the toughest state in the country on misbehaving cops. It’s virtually the only state that’s prosecuting killer cops (with the exception of Baltimore’s recently-elected black district attorney). A few days ago, after last week&[...]
June 25th, 2015 - 2:25 pm § in Uncategorized
Black church torched in Charlotte
An arson fire heavily damaged a small black church in Charlotte, SC, early yesterday morning. Two firefighters were injured battling the blaze. A local TV station reported that, “Investigators said there was no indication the fire was racially motivated,” but there’s also no indica[...]
June 24th, 2015 - 1:10 pm § in Uncategorized
The stars and bars isn’t even a Confederate flag
What the first official Confederate flag looked like: What the second official Confederate flag looked like: What the third official Confederate flag looked like: &nbs[...]
June 23rd, 2015 - 2:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Tips for criminals
Tip #1: If you’ve killed a bunch of people, don’t use a conspicuous vehicle for your getaway. Tip #2: But if you do, give up when the cops swarm you, so they don’t have an excuse to shoot you. At least he got half of it right.[...]