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Just saw a programming commerical on A&E television that Investigative Reports will air a piece on Thursday, December 30 called "Gun Life." The intro mentions the right to bear arms and some are willing to go to war for them. Looks interesting. Thought everyone would like to know. It may come on at 9:00 EST, don't take my word for it. :)

Merry Christmas from the Whitehouse Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all . . . . . and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2000, but ...

Confederate flag should move from Statehouse grounds, NAACP leaders say The Associated Press COLUMBIA -- The Confederate flag doesn't belong on the Statehouse dome or the grounds, state Sen. Darrell Jackson says. The only compromise the leaders would accept during a meeting with Gov. Jim Hodges was a plan to move the flag to the Confederate Relic Room, WIS-TV reported Wednesday. Jackson, D-Columbia, introduced the bill that is garnering NAACP support. "I guess I've come to the conclusion that if the flag is offensive then it will be just as offensive flying on the yard as it would flying on ...

The youngest are our poorest citizens. And the consequences to experiencing deep poverty in childhood are severe and lasting. In South Carolina, every hour of the day a baby is born to a teen-age mother. Think of that. At 8 a.m. today, a baby is born to a S.C. teen. At 9 a.m. today, a baby is born to a S.C. teen. When you take a break at 10 a.m., when you check the clock at 11 a.m., when you go off to lunch at noon, a baby is born to a teen. And it is a given that babies ...

Today in Columbia, South Carolina, seven Freepers were unearthed in the vicinity of a local Pizza Hut. To everyone's amazement, these elusive nocturnal net crawlers bearing strange names like DrNo and AlligatorEyes had strikingly human-like faces! After getting past the initial shock of having to communicate verbally instead of in black and white text, we settled into several interesting discussions. AlligatorEyes brought with him an antique 5th grade Reader published in 1870-something. Amazing that over 100 years ago they were teaching fifth graders wild and crazy ideas like juror responsibility and the duty of magistrates and (gasp) the Constitution. Talk ...

Business leaders, GOP air differences on flag The Confederate flag came between old friends Thursday when two top officials from the state Chamber of Commerce visited the House Republican Caucus to discuss their differences over the status of the banner that flies above the State House. By the time it was over, the chamber officials were left with a clear message: The Republican leadership is solidly behind the flag and just as solidly opposed to NAACP sanctions. And although emotions ran high among the flag's staunchest defenders, they kept the discussion civil, if decidedly pointed. Lawmakers clapped politely at the ...

One last reminder that a group of us will get together this Saturday, December 4 in Columbia. Festivities will begin at noon at the Pizza Hut on Broad River Road. A couple of us will arrive around 11:30.Sorry I don't know the exit number, but it's two exits east of where I-20 and I-26 intersect. From I-20, get off the Broad River Road exit and go east about 1/2 mile. Pizza Hut will be on your right. We will finish up in time to get downtown for the Strom Thurmond monument dediation at the capitol building at 3:00 for those ...

The Strom Thurmond Monument Dedication is set to be held at 3:00 p.m. on December 4 on the south grounds of the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. This date coincides with the SC Freeper's first meeting which is to be held at noon on the same day. We'll certainly wrap up the Freeper meeting so that those who are so inclined can attend the monument dedication as well. The Statehouse is about a 10 minute jaunt down the freeway from where our meeting will be. Anyone interested in attending the Freeper meeting or attending the dedication as part of a ...

As a reminder, and to anyone not already aware, South Carolina Freepers will hold their first meeting on December 4. So far we have about 14 people from around the state planning to attend. The meeting will be at high noon at the Pizza Hut on Broad River Road in Columbia. This is near the intersection of I-20 and Broad River Road. From I-20 you will go east on Broad River and Pizza Hut is about 1/2 mile (or so) on the right. For more information, send an email to the address below or email Dixie Sass or PistolPaknMama via ...

Flag raised in 1962 for 'reliving history' By HENRY EICHEL Knight Ridder Newspapers The big news out of the S.C. Legislature on March 20, 1962, was the House's approval of a referendum to ban all alcohol sales in the state. There wasn't a word in the next day's newspapers about another measure, given final passage by the Senate, that ordered the Confederate battle flag to be raised over the State House dome. Those then in the General Assembly say the resolution was passed as part of a lighthearted celebration of the Civil War centennial, not a deliberate statement of resistance ...

Flag boycott has cost S.C. at least 79 events Almost 80 organizations have canceled events in South Carolina since the NAACP first called on visitors to boycott the state in July. "And those are just the ones we know about," said Tom Sponseller, president of the S.C. Hospitality Association. He said 79 groups have canceled events. The association has refrained from estimating the economic impact of these cancellations, which it gleaned from hotel operators throughout the state since Oct. 20. "I can tell that the cancellations are up from 46 just two weeks ago," said Sponseller. The National Association for ...

If we want to beat the lottery, we must relocate flag first One of the most troubling aspects of the fight against video poker was the racial divide. While polling showed white voters overwhelmingly opposed video gambling, it showed that black voters were, at best, apathetic. The poker operators clearly knew this, and they flooded African-American households with racially targeted messages raising the specter of white people trampling over black people's rights. And while there were notable exceptions, many of the African-American leaders who did take a stand against video gambling seemed at times to expend as much energy talking ...

MULLINS, SC -- A hard tobacco season is over for South Carolina growers but uncertainty clouds the horizon for the state's most valuable cash crop. This season, growers sold millions of dollars less tobacco and averaged less per pound When auctions ended last week and final figures were tallied, state growers sold about 80 million pounds of flue-cured leaf for $135 million -- down almost 20 million pounds and $36 million from last season. Last year's figures, in turn, were $40 million less than 1997. This year's average price, $1.68 per pound, was down from $1.71 a year ago. The ...

We did it! We now have a group of 8-10 Freepers and lurkers who will meet in Columbia, SC for our first ever Freep Meet. We are scheduled to meet at the Pizza Hut on Broad River Road on December 4 at high noon. We'll be munching on a couple of Big Carville's (minus the balogna and anchovies) and discussing future plans for organizing.Anyone who hasn't already expressed an interest, please send an email to PistolPaknMama or Dixie Sass via the Freep mail or just show up on December 4. We plan to have a lot of fun next year ...

NAACP chief: Hodges' 'can't be trusted' By JOSEPH S. STROUD Staff Writer CHARLOTTE -- The president of the S.C. NAACP blistered Gov. Jim Hodges Thursday for not working publicly to remove the Confederate flag flying above the South Carolina State House. In a fiery speech delivered from the pulpit of the First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Charlotte to open the annual convention of the S.C. Conference of NAACP Branches, which was moved to Charlotte to honor the organization's call for economic sanctions against South Carolina, President James Gallman compared the governor to his predecessor, David Beasley. "He's just like ...

We're looking for Freepers in SC who may want to organize or just get together and bash some liberals. Think of how much fun we can have next year when Gore comes a stumpin' in these parts! Please email Dixie Sass or PistolPaknMama via the Freepin' email. Anybody game?