Comments on: What Madness Hath Preston Brooks Wrought?

By: TheScarletPimpernel

TheScarletPimpernel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:02:58 +0000

A little late to the discussion, but I am excused due to my sense of entitlement. I am a South Carolinian.
The problem here is that the water supply is poisoned with azwholeium braneded. (Ya, go ahead and try to decipher that one!) We can’t help ourselves.
The side effects include a complete lack of intellectual ability, the willingness to absorb the hot air farted by fat radio talkers (or skinny ones, too), a propensity for violence (after all, who started the war of Yankee Aggression? Oops, I guess I better use the other name here, the Civil War), a desire to sink all of the territory of the state under the weight of military installations, a complete disbelief in the prospect of global warming which will eventually consume 1/2 of the state with 2/3 of the most overpriced real estate. Well anyway, you get the idea.
The source seems to be in the foothills of the Appalachians, because the closer you get to the Upstate of SC, the crazier they get.
So lay off. We are victims here. We have the poisoned water supply syndrome, so how about a little sympathy.

By: pastfedup

pastfedup — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:46:09 +0000

Late to the thread, as usual these days. Was going to ask how old that asshole was, til I saw your comment about hte Army Reserve from ‘72-’75. That would put him in the latter Vietnam days. As I remember from basic, the reserves and NG got the least respect from the drilll instructors, ’cause everyone knew why they were in reserves or NG. Cowards with political connections or rich daddies!!

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:31:56 +0000

it’s that rethug authoritarianism again. they equate arseholism with leadership. Thurmond, Helms, Macaca Allen in VA, Lott down in MS, all of the thugs in LA… all of a mold, I think. Although Helms at least believed in the rule of law, racist authoritarian as he was. I had a measure of respect for him.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:31:16 +0000

Possibly. I think either he’s there because whatever personality defect or disorder that makes him the way he is is a desirable trait to his supporters, or because he’s doing this to get the attention of such people. Either way, it seems to me that makes him a bigot; it’s just the reason he has decided to be so outspoken that’s in question.

By: TarheelDem

TarheelDem — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:26:25 +0000

I’ve been thinking the same thing.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:23:54 +0000

Is it really necessary to act like a complete jerk to appeal to the base? Perhaps that is a rhetorical Q, if you’re a R.

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:20:50 +0000

one should consider the possibility that he does these things precisely because this is what his base wants him to do? ‘course his base is probably no more than half the population of his district and I would imagine that much of the other half (the half he no doubt ignores) are heavily African American and probably view him with utter contempt. Hopefully Mr. Miller will be able to attract enough people at the margins to come over to his side and end this orc’s Apartheid rule.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:19:17 +0000

‘Nite SD. Read well.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:18:14 +0000

Too much time on the machine, eyes hurt.

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:16:17 +0000

LOL