Cockfighting bill talk shifts to USC

The State ^ | 16 March 2006 | The State

[aomagrat]

A Richland County senator says the University of South Carolina needs to rethink its “Fighting Gamecock” mascot if the Legislature passes tougher penalties on cockfighting.

If the bill passes, “how can we as lawmakers and other leaders of this state justify a major institution in our state running ads and logos on billboards with a fighting gamecock with spurs on the feet?” asked Sen. Darrell Jackson.

Jackson’s question came as Attorney General Henry McMaster testified before a Senate subcommittee asking lawmakers to pass a bill raising the penalties for cockfighting, which currently is a $100 fine. The panel took no action today.

The comment came after McMaster said some bill opponents say cockfighting is a part of South Carolina’s culture. “The fact that it’s been going on for a while does not establish it as some sort of noble tradition in South Carolina,” he said.

Jackson’s question was a tough one for McMaster, a USC graduate.

“I think those two can coexist,” McMaster said.

Jackson said he doesn’t want to get rid of the mascot, but just thinks the spurs should be taken off the Gamecock’s feet.

“God knows in this meeting I’m not suggesting we change it to the Fighting Peacock or something,” said Jackson, a graduate of Benedict College.

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[aomagrat]

yoo hoo

[siunevada]

You've turned in your spurs, right?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Puuulleeaazzee ... first indians, chiefs ... now animals?

What next -- bulldogs -- because they are such vicious killers?

Beam me up!

[SandfleaCSC]

I suggest naming them the "We can't beat a team named "Tigers" to save our life" squad. It'd be dammed hard to fit that on a football helmet though.

Frank Howard for President in '08

[caisson71]

If they go the PC route, they can call themselves Pissants. Who would that insult?

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Incontinent ants - myrmidons like Sarah Brady

[SandfleaCSC]

PING



They're after him again

[dhuffman@awod.com]

I suggest Daryl Jackson had a poor education, nay, a niggardly education from Benedict Arnold.

[R.W.Ratikal]

The invasion of illegal aliens from Mexico; taxes and spending out of control; the welfare state dragging the country down; government growing to gargantuan dimensions; Communist China waking up; the United Nations out of control; Muslims infiltrating the U.S. and expanding the Islamic Jihad against America, and the time of the Supreme Court and other elected officials is being wasted over the question of cockfighting. Go figure!

[76834]

Here ya go.
Just hope they dont rename the Longhorns as the Shorthorns

[aomagrat]

GO COCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

[freepatriot32]

Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here

[76834]

You betcha.

Am a Texan and a Longhorn fan but this is outrageous.
From now on will be on the side of the Gamecocks unless they happen to try to "Hook the Horns"

LOL

[MikefromOhio]

College Football Ping.

Freepmail me to be added to this list.

[opinionator]

Another famous cock.

[marron]

“how can we as lawmakers and other leaders of this state justify a major institution in our state running ads and logos on billboards with a fighting gamecock with spurs on the feet?”

He's right. If SC is too good for chicken-fighting, then they shouldn't claim it as their mascot.

Some of my kin are heavy into chicken-fighting. Don't think its all that legal, but I suppose the law looks the other way in some places.

[Michael.SF.]

and another one:

[76834]

Gotta admit.
The Roosters in the fighting pit have a chance to live.

Lot better than they would have at Tyson's.

[b4its2late]

Whew. I thought it was a thread about Bill Clinton and Howard Dean duking it out.