Good Morning! 🙂
Can you believe it’s May 1st already?
Well on this day in 1867 Reconstruction in the South began with black voter registration.
In 1877 U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew all Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
In 1922 Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0.
In 1931 the Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened.
In 1961 Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba.
In 1986 Bill Elliott set a stock car speed record with his Ford Thunderbird in Talladega, AL. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville reached a speed of 212.229 mph. Wow that’s fast.
And on May 1st in 2011, President Obama announced that U.S. soldiers had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Quote of the Day
“It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick shot was well known, I was molested very little, for the toll gatherers looked on me as being a good fellow, and they knew that I never missed my mark.”
Calamity Jane
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Well I pretty much have to put these up after that quote. 🙂
And this one always cracks me up.
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Who has a QoD for us today?
Wandering Views 
OK, I waited long enough….
First!
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The ramifications of Reconstruction are still felt in the South. I am fully aware that “to the victor, go the spoils of war”, but show me anyone else the United States has ever fought a war with that they still treat the way the South has been treated.
Every Southerner knows that John Wilkes Booth did us no favors by shooting the President.
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And I find it interesting that the some of the same people who were willing to base our foreign policy on the word of Russia and Germany (who in the memory of many of us tried to kill us all) still look at the South as their enemy.
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I just finished reading “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” I’d downloaded it to the Kindle because someone recommended it. I’m not sure who – was it someone here? At any rate, it was facinating and I highly recommend it.
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Kim, could you elaborate on how the ramifications of Reconstruction are still felt in the South? I’m not trying to be smart – I sincerely don’t know what you are talking about.
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In 1984 a girl came to a Rainbow function from Mass. she was young enough and stupid enough to tell us her mother cried when she got on the plane to come because we still used out houses.
Just now on FB Sawgunner posted something about Margaret Sanger and made the statement that even in the South people weren’t so evil when it came to Black people. One of his friends posted about the lynchings that happened. He was nice enough to go back to Colonial times and include the white people who were lynched but still got his dig in at the South.
Back in the 90’s I worked for an international company. I answered the phone for one of my co workers and the guy heard my accent. He asked where we were located and when I told him he asked if we wore shoes down here. I told him absolutely! We got our first pair when we got married, so we wouldn’t be barefoot AND pregnant.
I remember as a child watching a re run of One Day at a Time and Barbara was ranting about some girl from Mooooee- beeeeele Aaallllaabbaamma. Even on TV today you get that fake sugary sweet southern accent. Hart of Dixie the TV show still has the stereotypical cast of characters.
It’s an under current. Something you can’t quite put your finger on. KBELLS! help me out here. Just recently the House or the Senate voted to renew a voting rights law. There is no need for some of the laws they still have on the books to “make us treat blacks equally”. I am forced to listen to Bill Mahar and Jon Stewart some nights as I go to sleep and the South is still the butt of many jokes.
You’ve met me in person. Do I appear to be some alien species. Did I spout racism in our conversation? Did I have all my teeth?
I have to get dressed and get on the road. Chery will be along in a while and put what I tried to say in better context (she is an editor, after all). I will work on my answer and post again.
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Kim, I don’t doubt any of what you wrote but my real question is why is that the ramifications of Reconstruction? p.s. I forgot to count your teeth but you did look pretty normal to me. 🙂
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On Children’s shows a character with an over-the-top southern accent is almost a staple and of course if the character is a boy he is dumb as a rock and if a girl she is stuck up rich belle.
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But, I see stereotypes of people from Minnesota/Wisconsin in the media all the time. Same thing – they talk different, all make cheese, don’t dance and live on dairy farms. Here in Canada we often stereotype people from Newfoundland. Some have accents so thick it’s hard to understand. Or people from our “left” coast: all green, bike riding, hippies.
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Reconstruction is why laws in Texas must be passed and repealed by public referendum. This is why Texas will never have an income tax. Reconstruction left a very sour taste in the mouths of Texans. The clause in the US constitution which granted Congress the right to pass laws they saw fit to enforce the Constitution is the main reason Texas has the Public Referendum clause in the 1879 Constitution which allowed Texas to reenter the union after the War between the States. Texas was the last hold out to reenter the union. The spirit of the Republic still lives in the minds of most Texans. That independent spirit is shown in the spirited representation of Senator Ted Cruz.
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In 1922 Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0. Another perfect game did not come along for 46 years.
the real Aj: I do believe Don Larsen from your Yankees pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
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One characteristic attributed to southern women. Shown most on Hee Haw.
All the southern women are beautiful.
Have you noticed that too?
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When I was in the AF, “MAYDAY” was a distress signal. It may still be.
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Tychicus,
You are correct. How did I miss that? 😦
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Ya, sure, you betcha. I’ve heard all kinds of things about we who live up north. My ‘accent’ is often commented on when I am in the south.
Kim, it is interesting that there was a lynching of 3 young black men in Duluth, MN. There is now a statue up to remember that piece of history. Racism is certainly not something only found in the south. Of course, it is easy not to be racist when you seldom meet anyone outside of your race.
People always seem to find someone or whole groups of someones to make fun of. Perhaps if we made more fun of ourselves we would be in safer territory. Too much of today’s comedians laugh AT people, instead of finding the funny moments of everyday life.
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Kare, none of those hold a candle to being portrayed as stupid and bigoted. Plus, if a movie or TV show takes place in Minnesota/Wisconsin the people will mostly have “normal” newscaster accents. If a show takes place in the South everyone will sound like Gomer Pyle.
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Good Morning, Y’all!
AJ…probably listed separately…post season stats maybe.
Kim…we know better.
Chas…yep.
inbutnotof
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Linda,
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is an example. It was necessary years ago. It’s not now, nor has it been for a while. But Democrats use it as an excuse to stop southern states from using voter id. They even use it to stop states from cleaning up the voter rolls to prevent fraud.
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kBells, I agree, Betty White in Golden Girls comes to mind. She seemed kind of dumb, and I’ve seen others where everyone else in the show is laughing at or looking down at them.
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Kathleena,
Eh? 🙂
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But, I’m not trying to diminish how some people may treat you. It’s still not right. 🙂
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AJ – you betcha! And we have SNOW on the SIDEWALKS! And everyone WALKS on it! I’ve heard that before from an American to me personally in a shoe store in Phoenix!
But I should probably step back out of this debate as I’m not very knowledgable about most of it. 🙂
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Linda,
I said that to you and I wandered off and found a perfect example of what I was talking about.
http://www.redstate.com/2013/05/01/nc-naacp-president-compares-republicans-to-george-wallace-a-democrat/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
““This group of legislators are acting like they’re the George Wallaces of the 21st century,” he added, just in case you forgot this was about racism. Considering the party lines in this debate, George Wallace, a Democrat, may not have been the most well thought-out choice.”
“But Chris Hayes and Rev. William Barber weren’t interested in all of these facts. They were interested instead in painting a portrait of racist North Carolinians bent on suppressing minority votes so as to maintain a stranglehold on power in a state that has shifted from red to blue and back to red over the last 3 presidential elections and has seen a huge shift in the party makeup of the state legislature.
I’m sure life is simpler when you’re debating straw men and cartoon characters, but it’s a lot less honest.”
Those prejudices against the south are still very much alive in the mind of liberals, and of course, the NAACP. They need it to be. If not for this threat of racism, someone might decide we don’t need them anymore. So the south continues to pay.
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And apologies if I’ve offended anyone, I did not meant to.
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Linda, I have 8 less teeth than the normal adult. 4 were pulled when I had braces and my 4 wisdom teeth were removed surgically when I was 18. The Tooth Fairy didn’t give me any money for them. As a matter of fact he informed me how much the tooth fairy paid to have them removed. 😉
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The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 – hardly considered “reconstruction.” Please don’t lose sight of my original question, which was how are the ramifications of Reconstruction are still felt in the South?
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Prejudices: Anybody ever heard any about Idaho? The land of the white supremesists? Neo nazis? Idahoans lynched Chinese people and otherwise murdered them. Well, it may not have been Idahoans but it happened in Idaho.
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Anybody ever thought those thoughts when they heard of Idaho?
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Nope; just potatoes.
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I have not successfully grown potatoes here. That is the other Idaho. We grow trees and grain and legumes. And tomatoes and corn and watermelons and pumpkins and rhubarb and strawberries and…..
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Two potatoes on the side of the road. Which one is the prostitute?
The one that says Idaho.
That covers racist and Idaho all in one BAD joke. How was that to make you feel better?
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Linda, The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was still a result of Reconstruction. If there had been leniency and things had been handled differently there wouldn’t have been Jim Crow and the KKK. It is all connected.
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Linda,
That’s true, however there were numerous other acts that lead up to the 1965 act. The first was the civil rights act of 1867. They are related. And it’s been an ongoing process going back to Reconstruction. Many of these were flawed. The 1965 act was the culmination of 100 years of efforts dating back to Reconstruction.
http://www.aclu.org/timeline-history-voting-rights-act
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Oh, well, Idaho. Yeah. 🙄 One word: Militia.
Guys with lots of wives and guns and ammunition living in remote cabins. And not liking company.
Actually, I learned this week that the youngish (30-something) gal across the street from me has a shotgun AND a revolver. And a taser gun, too, I think. So there you go. But I sort of live in that kind of town here on the left coast. It’s a combination of far-left political views mixed in with some still very hard-core, militant union types.
Cute Calamity Jane videos, loved the fringe. 🙂 I want to live in that world today.
Instead, I was awakened by frantic text messages from the editor about some crazy car chase that ended in a fiery crash somewhere … But I already have a meeting to cover in an hour. And a story on coyotes to do later today.
Where are my covers so I can pull them over my head again?
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mumsee, are you going to let Kim get away with that Idaho joke?!
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One reason stereotypes are kept alive is that when people visit a place they have never been, they will ignore dozens of perfectly normal people and remember the one that lived up to the stereotype. I am guilty of that myself. I will never forgot the snooty French waiter from Paris and surfer dude we met in California.
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Actually, I don’t much care what others think of Idaho, though I prefer they think poorly of it so they don’t move here. It is crowded enough and does not need any more people trying to make it “better”.
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Up here we make fun of the people who talk with the Jersey accent. Even people like me who are from Jersey do. Only near NYC do you find the Jersey accent. Everybody else is normal. Mostly.
OK, not really. 😦
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What does Idaho? Potatoes. See? We do not stoop to such jokes.
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Good (late) morning, y’all! My oldest was home sick from school yesterday. She complained of a sore throat and as Becca had strep last week, I thought it important to have her swabbed. Thankfully, it’s not strep, just a cold, and as she’s not running fever, I sent her back to school today. She was belting out her favorite song on the way to school, so I’m pretty sure I made the right call.
I’m having a leisurely morning. My house is clean, laundry done, refrigerator full, so I have some free time today. Which is really nice. I’m enjoying it immensely!
I enjoyed reading yesterday’s posts, but was too busy to comment. It was an enlightening thread.
I became a Christian at some point between ages 26 and 28. I prayed the sinner’s prayer numerous times during those years, but didn’t really “clean up my act” until 28. So, I don’t really know. I was an obnoxious atheist from about 12 to 21. And, then, I found myself hungering to know God, but I wasn’t ready to submit to Him. But, I attended the occasional church service and did a weekly Bible study with a girl in my sorority. She’s who planted the first seed that it all might be real. She was such a genuinely kind person–rare in a sorority (at least that was my experience!). She radiated God’s love and it made a lasting impression on me.
Many people had been praying for me since my sister’s conversion when I was 17. I was slow to respond to the holy spirit’s urgings, but they were there from 21 on. I knew there was a God and that Jesus was his son, but it didn’t really make any difference in my life or thoughts. But, slowly, slowly, my heart softened and I recognized my profound need of a savior. And I gave my life to Him, multiple times, wanting to “make sure” of my salvation. But I continued to struggle with major sins. My thoughts were now different, but my behavior was still worldly. And then, I was caught. I was unmarried and pregnant at 28. I might as well have been 16, as prepared as I felt to parent a child alone. I was terrified. Fortunately, I never had to face that, b/c boyfriend proposed and we had a shot-gun wedding, and the rest is history. God’s grace shone through to me during that time. He was so merciful to me, despite my sin. I drew closer to Him and felt His love for me. He was making something beautiful out of the mess I’d created. His provision for me was tangible during that difficult time. Since then, we’ve joined a church, I read the Bible and sometimes do Bible studies. I feel so grateful to be saved.
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May 1st…It is snowing….we are supposed to have 7 inches of the white stuff before it’s all said and done…welcome to Spring in the Rockies…
Kim…. 🙂
If I come up as Anonymous again…this is NancyJill…..why am I Anonymous?
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Are you logged in?
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So, last night there was a 4H weigh in. One of the sixteen year olds had her steer escape. They say it is a first time event, never had one escape before. Now the children have received word that the steer has been spotted so they are rounding up horses to go try to catch it. Should be fun…..ny..
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Nancy J. When you hit “reply”, a leave a reply bod shows up. Below it is your avitar, with your email address, and your name that you use. Try correcting that. It may work. That’s what happens when Cheryl lets Misten on her computer.
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🙂 They still have cowboys in Idaho.
Fort Worth used to be “Cowtown”, but the stockyards are gone now. Sad, it was the character of the town.
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I suppose I need to pay closer attention to detail…I never noticed those things on here before…I just wrote my comments and hit “post”…let’s see if this works…details details…who has TIME for details!!??? 🙂
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Oh and POOF…she’s back!!! 🙂
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Kim, I needed a little warning on your joke. I was reading some of the comments aloud to my son!! I had no idea about the Idaho joke until I had already read it to him. Whoops!
Once on a business call many years ago I was talking to someone in NY and they compared my speaking to 33rpm. I had never heard that before or since.
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Elvera’s gone to the store. When she returns and turns her reading lamp on, she will find it fixed. She’ll be SO happy.
I noticed last night when I turned it off, that the lamp was out of the socket. So I fixed it while she was gone.
Actually, it was a trivial job for me. But I won’t tell her.
I might say, “Aw, it wasn’t much”. As usual.
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Kim is right concerning Radical Reconstruction. There wasn’t any reconstruction to it. And there was no Marshall Plan. The South infrastructure was destroyed by the northern armies. The North ended the war unscathed. Then Reconstruction.
The South’s problem, though, was not entirely due to Reconstruction. It was largely due to the agrarian nature of the culture. The invention of the cotton gin was the worst thing to happen to the South. FDR recognized the problem and instituted some programs directed mostly to the South.
I hear that there’s a monument to the boll weevil somewhere in Alabama. It made them diversify.
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That would be in Dothan, Alabama. The boll weevil ate all the cotton.
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For those who don’t know what a boll weevil is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=pWhcu6D9gbU&feature=endscreen
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Just came back from the park with the young Miss. I can in fact now confirm that the rumors are true. It’s absolutely gorgeous outside. 🙂
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We just got an e-mail notice that a bear in the community destroyed some bird feeders last night. The squirrel destroyed mine.
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My MIL saw a bear getting at one of her bird feeders a few years ago. She was in the house, but didn’t want him eating the birdseed or wrecking the feeder, so she went outside and stood on her deck and yelled at him. He did decide to wander off pretty soon after that; I guess he knew she meant business. 😉
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Hmmm…gorgeous smorgeous….we got snow…hmmmm…our weather man is calling this “sprinter”
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Speaking of birds, my beloved rose-breasted grosbeaks showed up today. Ah, spring…
Except it’s quite a bit cooler today than yesterday. Fifth Arrow didn’t know how to dress for the outside this morning. I saw him out on the driveway wearing flip flops, sweat pants, a T-shirt, and mittens. 🙂
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Snow? What’s that?
I see dandelions and tall grass and hear lawn mowers.
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The latest I ever remember getting snow was in early June when we were traveling to my husband’s youngest sister’s high school graduation. It melted fast, but June? Yuck.
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Interesting article on scientific research into same-sex attraction, and the lies and distortions put forth by defenders and promoters of homosexuality.
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/facts_not_flattery_about_same_sex_attraction
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Lawnmowers???? What’s a lawnmower? All we need around here are snowblowers!! It’s really coming down sideways right now…our low tonight will be 16…yep…sixteen…no grass nor dandelions are going to grow around here…oh no they won’t!! And I am supposed to help with the elementary school’s field day BBQ tomorrow…hmmm….I don’t believe we will be able to find the field under all the snow!! 🙂
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Kare, how is your son who has mono?
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I woke up this morning saying prayers for the children (young folks) with mono! It is such a hard time to have it given that the school year is winding down and all.
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Lynn had it just before she left us.
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6 arrows, thanks for asking. He’s feeling a bit better with the medication they’ve given him for the throat swelling. He was asking for someone to bring him a creme soda slurpee and cheetos on Facebook. Hmm, that will help him get better fast 😦
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The steer is back home. Six hours of horse riding. Multiplied by three children. They started with four, but one horse had not been ridden for years and not too interested. Some chafed body parts. But they all had a great time and got lots of attaboys and girls from people who know about it. In fact, people were shocked they got it back at all. Not because of the children but due to the nature of steers.
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Mumsee,
🙂
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Janice, thank you for your prayers for the mono-stricken young people. 🙂
Kare, glad your son is starting to feel better. How old is he, BTW?
Mumsee, pass along more attaboys and girls from me, too.
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He’s 27 in 2 weeks.
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Mumsee – Glad the children were steered in the right direction. 🙂
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
(Oh, come on! Someone had to say it!)
Okay, I’m going to bed now. I’m tired. Reading all these comments is such a mooving experience. Nighty-night, y’all.
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LOL, Karen! 😀
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Kare, my arrow with mono turns 20 in two weeks minus one day. What is it with these May birthdays? 😉
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We have two May birthdays coming up. We will have another sixteen year old and a seven year old. Hard to believe! They grow up so quickly. Seems like I have only known them about three years…..
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A friend from church turns 80 in May. Several of us are planning a lunch out to celebrate. She passed her written drivers’ license test today, she wasn’t sure she would. She told me she’s OK with quitting driving (always said she’d give it up when she turned 80), but I think it’s good that she passed so she still has the option to drive when needed (or to ask for a ride if she feels she doesn’t want to deal with a particular trip).
She’s ultra cautious, doesn’t go out at night and only drives short distances, no freeways. So this allows her to still get to the store, doctor’s appointments, and other nearby places when needed.
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My mom would have been 88 today. Yep, my “favorite number.” Hard to believe she has been gone nearly ten years (end of September).
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My stepmom was encouraged (and has) to give up driving. She is ninety. She took a little drive the other day, out into the country and was gone several hours. My dad was quite concerned.
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We are trying to get my mother-in-law to top driving. She has had a couple of fender benders lately. She is being very stubborn about it. I think they did find a ride to church for her. I have volunteered to drive her other places.
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Seems like a lot of people find it hard to give up driving, which I can understand.
My friend from church is maybe an anomaly in that she has it in her head that 80 should be her driving cut-off age (she’s not been in any accidents). And she may still more-or-less quit at this point, wouldn’t surprise me. But I’m still glad she passed the test so the option/decision is hers.
I already provide her with a ride to church every week and another church friend frequently will take her places during the week (with the friend driving the older woman’s car and filling it up with gas every time).
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Hey! My birthday is in May too! The 14th. 🙂
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I have a question.
If I’m eating a bowl of cereal now, does that mean I have to eat lunch for breakfast?
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The 14th is the fifteen year olds day. We think. We were given a number of birthdates for him.
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The 14th is 2nd Arrow’s and 4th Arrow’s birthdays, too! There shall be lots of cake in various parts of the country that day (and in Canada pretty close to then, too, right Kare?) 🙂
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