'A look at the recent victories of North Carolina Republicans Walter Jones and BJ Lawson, whose unique campaigns were inextricably linked to, and in part defined by, that of 2008 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul.'

Click here for the video commentary from the Southern Avenger

-PalmettoPatriot

'Stuck in what he calls "the Northeast corridor," Billy Shaffer can't turn his back on the three generations of family who have lived in New Jersey. His life is, and will remain, in the North, he says. Yet his heart longs for the Southern red clay roads presided over by the General Lee.... After rushing to finish his own General Lee vehicle in time for the show, Shaffer looked around at the four-barrel-carburetor atmosphere and pondered the stubborness of the Dukes' appeal.... "It's a different type of people in the North, and even though I grew up in New Jersey, I feel like a transplant. I don't belong there, I belong here," he says, looking out over a racetrack peppered with nearly 200 '69 Dodge Chargers, all painted red-orange with a Confederate battle flag on the roof and "01" on the doors.'

Click here for the news article

-PalmettoPatriot

One of the key aspects of national and cultural identity is language. In fact, scientists and historians have demonstrated how language directs thought and inspires action. Thus, the language we speak and the words we use are all-important.

Amongst the English-speaking peoples of North America there are several words, for example, that are used for soft drinks like Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, Cheerwine, etc. In New England (Yankeeland), the typical word is 'soda.' In the Midwest and old 'rust-belt' (as it is now commonly called in the media), they use the word 'pop.' And in Dixie, the most popular and traditional word is 'coke.' The West coast, being 'newer' and a far less culturally homogenous land now, is divided between the Yankee and Midwestern terms.

Click on this map to show the name distribution

-PalmettoPatriot

'Former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), a conservative icon who represented the Tarheel State in the Senate for 30 years, died early this morning at the age of 86.... Helms served in the Senate from 1972 to 2002, where he became a leading voice of the right wing of the Republican Party... To many on the right, it was Helms, not Reagan, who was the true heart of the conservative movement.'

For a very long time Jesse Helms defended traditional Southron values and culture, doing battle with our enemies in the Federal Senate. We salute the life of a true Southron patriot.

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'That's what Thomas Jefferson would be celebrating today. Unlike so many Americans, he would not be celebrating the American empire, with its "unitary executive," swarms of tax-collecting bureaucrats, its militarization of society, protectionism, economic fascism, suspension of habeas corpus, domestic spying, etc.....'

Click here for the article from Thomas DiLorenzo

Thanks to Brock from NC!

-PalmettoPatriot

The Florida League of the South (LoS) is having its State meeting soon. It will be held Saturday, 23rd August 2008 at the Airport Holiday Inn in North Jacksonville, Florida. Speakers include Ray McBerry, Dr. Micheal Hill, and Pastor John Weaver. This event includes door prizes, drawings, etc.

For more information email Vicki Tubbs here

Thanks to Jacob from Florida!

-PalmettoPatriot

'An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national [sic!] speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.'

Surely a bit more Beltway regulation of yet another aspect of our daily lives is just what we really need, right? I mean, the Federal Government has done such a magnificent job so far - why slow a good thing down?

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

From ONN, 'Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency.'

Enjoy!

Click here to watch the ONN video

-PalmettoPatriot

'Perhaps we should not blame the Senator [Obama] too much for his ignorance of any American history that cannot be reduced to ideological slogans about equal rights. He is a victim of his education. Who was there, either at Columbia or at Harvard Law, who did not believe this booshwa?  But his professors, at least, would not disguise the fact that they hated the real America represented by either Yankees or Southerners or that they rejected the whole notion of patriotism as Neanderthal.'

Click here for the article by Dr Thomas Fleming

-PalmettoPatriot

'The North Carolina Museum of History has just acquired a Confederate battle flag linked to a major turning point in the Civil War.'

Click here for the news video

Thanks to Brock from NC!

-PalmettoPatriot

'Congress and President Bush kept their pledge to boost defense assistance for Israel despite deadlock on budget issues. The final version of the supplemental appropriations bill passed last week in Congress includes an additional $170 million in defense assistance for Israel. Bush signed the bill Monday.... They are doing so to make good on their pledge to increase Israel's defense assistance from an average of $2.4 billion annually over the last decade to an average of $3 billion over the next.'

And what if you actually oppose the Feds giving away $170 million of our tax money this time or $3 billion every year to Israel? Surely that makes you "anti-Semetic," right?

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'On July 4th, we commemorate the overthrow of the government by our ancestors. That--despite neocon lies--is also the obvious meaning of the Declaration.'

Click here for the article from Lew Rockwell

-PalmettoPatriot

'Whether due to the dramatic failure of last year’s attempt at comprehensive reform or to the essential similarity of the two candidates’ positions, the issue of illegal immigration has so far kept a fairly low profile in the presidential campaign. Given McCain’s heterodoxy, this may be a blessing. In the absence of a federal solution, state and local governments have begun to take matters into their own hands. This may be a blessing, too.'

Click here for the article by Helen Rittelmeyer

-PalmettoPatriot

'Two voter initiatives designed to toughen Arizona illegal-immigration laws will not appear on the November ballot, the chairman of the campaigns told supporters late Tuesday night. Don Goldwater, a former GOP gubernatorial candidate, wrote in an e-mail that initiative campaigns working to strengthen the state's employer-sanctions law and require police officers to enforce immigration law each failed to collect the 153,365 petition signatures required to put the proposed measures before voters on Nov. 4. Both Goldwater and state Rep. Russell Peace, the Republican sponsor of last year's employer-sanctions legislation, launched the initiative drives in March 2007. But they lacked the financial support needed to hire paid signature gatherers.'

Click here for the news story

-MDSonOfTheSouth

'With an eye on the fast-growing Hispanic market, State Farm Insurance Cos. will announce Thursday that it will be the lead sponsor of the largest national campaign thus far to encourage Latinos to become U.S. citizens and register to vote. That will make it the first mainstream U.S. corporation to put money behind the massive mobilization effort ahead of the November presidential vote. State Farm, one of the country's top home and auto insurers, will inject $1 million into the "Ya Es Hora" (It's About Time) campaign.'

SLMNews urges you to dump State Farm and find a different insurance company that does not support the invasion of our land.

Click here for the news story

Thanks to Culpepper from Alabama!

-PalmettoPatriot

Our Topic: 'Southern Heroes; Lessons for Today'

Our Faculty: Dr. Clyde Wilson, Dr. Brion McClanahan, Ray McBerry, Dr. David Aiken and featuring the music of Miss Deborah Brinson; The Harp of Dixie

Tuition: $35, Married Couples $65

We will have four lectures on Saturday with a “Round Table” type Question and Answer session to wrap things up. Miss Brinson will be playing her harp at different times during the day. We will have a “dutch” Supper program on Friday night for anyone wishing to attend it.

We will meet in a reserved room at Ryan’s Restaurant (near the convention motel) at 7:00pm on July 12, 2008. Dr. David Aiken will give a talk on “Lost War Poetry” after supper. I felt we needed a place to gather for those coming in on Friday. The Quality Inn (close to Macon State College) is offering a rate of $59.99. We have a block of rooms set aside, so please use “League of the South” when making your reservations. Phone 478-781-7000. This motel, Macon State & Ryan’s are located at or near the intersection of I-475 & Eisenhower Drive (US Hwy 80).

Click here for more information from the GA LoS

-PalmettoPatriot

'Police in Rock Hill [South Carolina] say they know who's responsible for a hit-and-run that left a York County teenager dead Friday night. Authorities arrested Santiago Solis late Saturday. He has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident involving a death and not having an S.C. driver's license.'

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'America is "committing mass suicide" by putting restrictions on immigration, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.'

What restrictions? The Feds allow millions of aliens from every region of the planet to come in every year. We're being swamped. The mayor obviously has it completely backwards. As a strong defender of Big Business interests, which want open-borders to ensure they have a steady supply of cheap Third World labour to exploit, Mayor Bloomberg is pushing policies that would lower our wages and ultimately completely erase our culture.

Click here for the news article

-PalmettoPatriot

'Lying to get us involved in war would be considered treason.

So would piling up a catastrophic government debt.

Speculating in paper would not be confused with productivity and prosperity.

Entertainers and athletes would not be among the richest and most admired people....'

Click here for the entire article by Dr Clyde Wilson

-PalmettoPatriot

Commentary by the Southern Avenger aired on WTMA in Charleston, SC on July 1, 2008.

Click here for the video

-PalmettoPatriot

Rather than meet the corruption charges against her, 'Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon said sexism and racism are the motivation fueling the allegations surrounding her grand jury investigation.'

Same old song and dance, folks.
 
Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'Vandals spray-painted "Obama smokes crack" and other hate messages on 60 city vehicles parked across the street from City Hall in downtown Orlando.... Special business cards left near the damaged vehicles contained negative messages about Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. However, there were positive words about Sen. Hillary Clinton....'

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, sending U.S. commandos to spy on the country's nuclear facilities and undermine the Islamic republic's government, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday.... Hersh told CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" that Congress has authorized up to $400 million to fund the secret campaign, which involves U.S. special operations troops and Iranian dissidents. President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have rejected findings from U.S. intelligence agencies that Iran has halted a clandestine effort to build a nuclear bomb and "do not want to leave Iran in place with a nuclear program...."'

Are extremely high gas prices, more American casualties, more debt and the possibility of an extended nuclear war... are these in our best interests? Of course not. War with Iran would be a distaster for both the US and Iran (and despite the propaganda from Fox News and the White House) is completely unnecessary - just as was the war and occupation of Iraq. The warmongering from the Neo-Cons needs to end - for the good of us all.

Click here for the news article

-PalmettoPatriot

'"I'm running a populist campaign," he said. "The old Democrat is the new Democrat." That is, the old-style, protectionist, family values, sound money* Democrat—Conley spoke kindly of William Jennings Bryan--is the future of the Democratic Party. In Conley's mind, conservatives have no place in the GOP anymore: They've been bamboozled by politicians who do nothing on their issues once they're safe in office.'

Click here for the entire article

-PalmettoPatriot

'Among the many dark tidings for American conservatism, there is one genuine bright spot. Over the past five years, a group of young and unpredictable rightward-leaning writers has emerged on the scene.... These writers came of age as official conservatism slipped into decrepitude. Most of them were dismayed by what the Republican Party had become under Tom DeLay and seemed put off by the shock-jock rhetorical style of Ann Coulter. As a result, most have the conviction — which was rare in earlier generations — that something is fundamentally wrong with the right, and it needs to be fixed.'

Click here for the entire article

-PalmettoPatriot

'Conservative Anglicans meeting in Jerusalem will create a global network to combat modern trends in the Church like the ordination of gay clergy. The group has also decided to break its relationship with the liberal wings of the US and Canadian Churches. It will operate independently of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but will stay inside the Anglican Communion. The traditionalists say they are fighting a "false Gospel" and the rift in the Church cannot be patched up. After five years of trying unsuccessfully to get the American church expelled for its ordination of an openly gay bishop and blessing of same-sex relationships in church, the traditionalists say the international alliance will emphasise a more orthodox reading of the Bible.'

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot

'The Louisiana Secretary of State's Office said a recall petition has been filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal... Jindal has been under fire for his refusal to veto a doubling of lawmakers' pay. During the election, Jindal said he opposed immediate, self-imposed raises for legislators... Jindal has been mentioned as a top contender to be Sen. John McCain's running mate in this year's presidential election.'

Click here for the news article

-PalmettoPatriot

'Recognizing the growing political power of the nation’s largest minority, John McCain and Barack Obama both sought to woo Latinos in back-to-back speeches on Saturday... McCain, speaking first, promised the approximately 700 attendees that resurrecting the bipartisan immigration bill he helped shape last year would be at the forefront of his agenda as president. “It would be my top priority yesterday, today and tomorrow,” McCain said in response to a question about whether he would pursue a comprehensive approach beyond his campaign promise to secure the border in his first 100 days in office.... And, in remarks that could inflame those Republican border hawks, the Arizona senator made clear he would not just seek to secure the border first, as he promised in the primary.'

It is clear why illegal immigrants and aliens in general would support one of these two candidates due to their strong support for the open-borders status quo. What is not clear is why anyone would support them.

Click here for the news story

-PalmettoPatriot