tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post3493493410658352791..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Joe Wilson (R – You Lie) Is VulnerableHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-27369098999192875852009-09-13T18:44:22.693-05:002009-09-13T18:44:22.693-05:00I also hail from South Carolina.
South Carolina, ...I also hail from South Carolina.<br /><br />South Carolina, a deep southern state that it is very much into good manners; however, southern states like South Carolina are puzzling and a mixed bag of contradictions because as much as they stress good manners and politeness, you'd think that it would encompass not being racist. I guess the best way to sum it up would be: It's not good manners and polite to let your racism show.<br /><br />I am very embarrassed about Joe Wilson and the present Governor’s behavior and the taint it has brought on the state of South Carolina, particularly, Joe Wilson’s actions because his actions are of a vile public exhibition and concern whereas the Governor’s acts are more about his individual private life becoming public.<br /><br />I was considering moving back to S. C. in order to enjoy cooler weather and seasons again as well as the friendly Hey Y’all and the polite Yes Mam and Yes Sir; however, I am stymied right now. Some of my friends have been making fun of my desire to return to my home state after Joe Wilson‘s rude and crude exhibition.<br /><br />The difference between South Carolina and Texas is the weather better in South Carolina; the people of South Caroline revere good manners, and in South Carolina the racism is contradictive--like in the case of Strom Thurmond which is also akin to Thomas Jefferson-- Jefferson wrote one thing, spoke another, and, loved someone in the most intimate of ways which contradicted everything about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-50217278583053987162009-09-11T18:01:59.604-05:002009-09-11T18:01:59.604-05:00I'm from S.C. too, and you are dead on it! One...I'm from S.C. too, and you are dead on it! One can be going to hell in a handbasket, but ya better smile and be polite in route. Nevertheless, don't mistake their decorum for informed opinion. Many (most?) are ill informed because being informed requires talking about unmannerly subjects like politics, however, they probably harbor Wilson's feelings, but are ashamed of his decorum. Honestly it is a mixed up state (different but not any worse than Texas).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-84060718728022944672009-09-11T08:36:19.195-05:002009-09-11T08:36:19.195-05:00Here's another factor: South Carolina's so...Here's another factor: South Carolina's social elite are fanatic about decorum and keeping up good appearances regardless of what's going on under the surface. As a former resident, I saw this again and again.<br /><br />I don't know his district, but I do know that many there must have been aghast at his performance. <br /><br />Very little is worse, in South Carolina, than bad manners.Bobhttp://www.bobdunn.comnoreply@blogger.com