There are so many things about my state, Mississippi, that is embarrassing….but this one takes the cake…at least for now…..
It is March madness time of the year and B’Ball enthusiast are glued to the TV pulling for their favorite time…..and there was an ugly incident at the Univ of south miss v Kansas State game……K state has a good player in Angel Rodriquez and when he was on the court the band of USM started chanting “Where’s your green card”?
This incident goes along with my post today and my exchange with a loyal reader Terrance of Sibboleth nation (go to blogroll and visit his site whenever possible)…….it illustrates just how much the New south has NOT changed….and these are students in a major university in the state….so how does it bode for the rest of the state?
Apparently these pea brains have not learned that Puerto Rico, where the player was from, is part of this country and therefore he is a citizen…pretty much explains why Mississippi is so low on the educational scale………
This was done on the same day that our newly elected governor signed into law our version of a “show me your papers” law……….just shows the mentality of those within the state….NOT everyone thinks as they do…but these people were representing the state as well as their school and the NCAA should take action to stop this type of incident from occurring at sporting events……
USM lost that game….kama strikes again!
Sadly, t’is true here too.
Sad huh? I thought this was the 21st century not the 19th…..
Lobotero,
I suspect there may be a different brand of conservatism down South that I was not aware of, because conservatism here is not, in anyway, hateful. Most of the conservative folk around here are middle income folks, well kempt, kind, and generally good people.
I’ve heard racism come from the Left more than the Right around here. I’m not trying to be partisan, either. I grew up listening to my liberal father sling the N word around more times than I care to count. This is a guy who when asked by his thirteen-year-old son if there was such a thing, in his opinion, as a “good Republican,” he replied, “Yeah….A dead one.”
In 2008, I was at a yard sale when some fella sparked up a conversation about the upcoming election, having noticed the Obama sticker on my car bumper.
He said, “So, you voting for Obama, ‘eh?”
I replied, “Yeah, I think so. He seems like a good guy.”
He says, “Yeah. I don’t wanna vote for a f***ing n*gger, but them Republicans are all for the rich. You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”
I couldn’t believe my ears.
Swear it’s a true story.
So I don’t know what’s up with the conservatives down South, Lob, but they’re not like that around here – at least no more than the Democrats.
Terrance, I can believe the story…I have relatives in Wisconsin that feel just the same…..but at least that man o yours is honest enough to tell the truth and not mask it in PC bs…….
Don’t get me wrong there are idiot Dems also…..