YES!!! After that speech, I am so honored to have graduated in the same law school class as he did. He should have gotten a standing ovation after he finished his remarks.
Andrew Facey It's the South Carolina State Sword. It's a symbol of power they've used for over 230 years. It's brought in by the Sergeant At Arms and hung on the rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. It's silver and gold and etched with the state flower and seal, but it's not the original one as it was stolen some 70 years ago. The current sword was donated by a former British Ambassador. The House has a State Mace that is similarly used when they are in session.
It is The Sword of Bolivar. American soldiers stole it in 1907 and it was brought home as a trophy and during a poker game with the current president a bet was covered with the sword and a SC senator won the hand. Eventually the sword made it's way to the SC house room you see today.
Yeah. I've been to the General Assembly and when they place it on its holder, it turns all the lights on in the room. They said that whoever finds the original one would win a lot of publicity and could probably get the state government to pay them a lot of money to get it back too.
Paul Thurmond should've been commended for speaking truth to power and has shown himself to be , where it counts the most, a more educated man than his dated father
@@StanleySmith-e6i The Confederacy more truly represented the America of its founders than did Lincoln's United States. The spirit of Jefferson was with the Confederates. If it is gone, you are in need of the spirit of Hamilton.
Great speech and particularly poignant given his father Strom Thurmond was a professional race baiter - despite the fact he was the father of a black daughter who he never recognized publicly during his lifetime, but who was recognized after his death by Thurmond's other children.
Believe half of what you see and none that you hear. The speech, although likely well intended, was narrow in scope and vision, and talked about a small facet in an emotional time of what is really going on. First, slavery has not gone away, as a matter of fact, it is flourishing. There is more slavery now than ever before. That may surprise you. What do I mean? Well... it's just been conveniently been shipped overseas to places like Pakistan, China, Africa, Libya, and India amongst other nations. Using child labor, horrible working conditions, and no worker rights AT ALL. If you have a cell phone, if you have a computer, if you have an electric car, if your wearing gold or diamonds, if you have Nike's shoes, chances are 100% you are using parts coming out of slave labor. lol...oh, the hypocrisy. Second, as I understand history, the confederate flag never flew over slave quarters. It was never seen nor intended as a "racist" flag. It was seen as a battle flag, flown in battle in which a lot of Americans...tens of thousands of Americans, died. Yes, it's been adopted by some extremist groups, but so are many other flags. Third, without slavery, there likely would of been no african-americans or very few in America. It's an irony not lost upon some people, even people in the white nationalist movements. I dare say, you'd meet a lot who are very much against the slavery of those times. Third, when does it end? A flag will always offend somebody. Should we just keep shutting down one flag after another until it's a watered down flag of...nothing? How about a nothing flag? There are some people that actually think that's a pretty good idea, that we should get rid of flags all together. lol. Good luck with that people. I wasn't raised in the south, so I don't really have skin the game really when it comes to the Dixie flag. But there is a counter argument out there that the media is not letting get out. There is a warning here. And in the current streets of our cities, were one can find all kinds of crime, homelessness, gangs, drugs, cultural debasement, murders and rapes, there are those 70-80 year olds who remember the Great America that once was, and how much we f'd it all up! The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
General Custerer "Wow.... that is fantastic....." Yes, a man of religion who's not a total tosser. There are issues though. The civil war wasn't just about slavery, he did qualify his response over this but didn't address the other issues involved. Also if you praise the civil war as a precursor to the end of slavery why not condemn the revolution for delaying such? "This is a great sign of good things to come..." Yay - Earl and Efren are going to recapture past glories and meet in the WPA 9-Ball championship next year!!!
God doesn't exist, I thought we passed all this when we realized Santa didn't exist. Make believe shouldn't be brought into politics which are meant for problems revolving around reality, not the imagination.
Our Constitution (Article 6) states "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." Yet ever political debate (especially for Republicans) starts with some BS about Judeo-Christian values. These "constitutionalists" spend more time ignoring it than adherence to it.
Everyone has a document to their moral backing, whether it be a social backing or religious backing. For instance, many atheist liberals tend to look towards John Locke for the idea that humans are born with innate human rights. Yet, why is it for you to criticize one group of people for having their rule book for morality, when I'm sure you have no problem with people in congress believing in human rights? I think this also begs into the question of should religious peoples' morals even be allowed to be discussed, and in order for you to be able to say no, you would also have to be willing to say that nonreligious people in congress should have no saying in describing what their basis for morality is. So, using this logic you would get a congress that wouldn't be allowed to talk about their morality at all. All in all, your logic sucks.
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YES!!! After that speech, I am so honored to have graduated in the same law school class as he did. He should have gotten a standing ovation after he finished his remarks.
Leave it to the man who's father said there isn't enough army men to stop segregation in the south to unite people over the conferate flag
Can anyone tell me the history of that sword behind him? I see a gold plaque but obviously i can't read it.
Andrew Facey It's the South Carolina State Sword. It's a symbol of power they've used for over 230 years. It's brought in by the Sergeant At Arms and hung on the rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. It's silver and gold and etched with the state flower and seal, but it's not the original one as it was stolen some 70 years ago. The current sword was donated by a former British Ambassador. The House has a State Mace that is similarly used when they are in session.
Nice mate thanks!
It is The Sword of Bolivar. American soldiers stole it in 1907 and it was brought home as a trophy and during a poker game with the current president a bet was covered with the sword and a SC senator won the hand. Eventually the sword made it's way to the SC house room you see today.
Yeah. I've been to the General Assembly and when they place it on its holder, it turns all the lights on in the room. They said that whoever finds the original one would win a lot of publicity and could probably get the state government to pay them a lot of money to get it back too.
Paul Thurmond should've been commended for speaking truth to power and has shown himself to be , where it counts the most, a more educated man than his dated father
What a disgrace. The Confederate flag will fly forever
Either you are for the USA oe the Confederacy. You cant have it both ways.
@@StanleySmith-e6i The Confederacy more truly represented the America of its founders than did Lincoln's United States. The spirit of Jefferson was with the Confederates. If it is gone, you are in need of the spirit of Hamilton.
Great speech and particularly poignant given his father Strom Thurmond was a professional race baiter - despite the fact he was the father of a black daughter who he never recognized publicly during his lifetime, but who was recognized after his death by Thurmond's other children.
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Believe half of what you see and none that you hear. The speech, although likely well intended, was narrow in scope and vision, and talked about a small facet in an emotional time of what is really going on.
First, slavery has not gone away, as a matter of fact, it is flourishing. There is more slavery now than ever before. That may surprise you.
What do I mean? Well... it's just been conveniently been shipped overseas to places like Pakistan, China, Africa, Libya, and India amongst other nations. Using child labor, horrible working conditions, and no worker rights AT ALL. If you have a cell phone, if you have a computer, if you have an electric car, if your wearing gold or diamonds, if you have Nike's shoes, chances are 100% you are using parts coming out of slave labor. lol...oh, the hypocrisy.
Second, as I understand history, the confederate flag never flew over slave quarters. It was never seen nor intended as a "racist" flag. It was seen as a battle flag, flown in battle in which a lot of Americans...tens of thousands of Americans, died. Yes, it's been adopted by some extremist groups, but so are many other flags.
Third, without slavery, there likely would of been no african-americans or very few in America. It's an irony not lost upon some people, even people in the white nationalist movements. I dare say, you'd meet a lot who are very much against the slavery of those times.
Third, when does it end? A flag will always offend somebody. Should we just keep shutting down one flag after another until it's a watered down flag of...nothing? How about a nothing flag? There are some people that actually think that's a pretty good idea, that we should get rid of flags all together. lol. Good luck with that people.
I wasn't raised in the south, so I don't really have skin the game really when it comes to the Dixie flag. But there is a counter argument out there that the media is not letting get out. There is a warning here. And in the current streets of our cities, were one can find all kinds of crime, homelessness, gangs, drugs, cultural debasement, murders and rapes, there are those 70-80 year olds who remember the Great America that once was, and how much we f'd it all up!
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Just learned about this guy. Why does he have a street in Columbia, SC he was a klansman
Wow.... that is fantastic..... There is Salvation after all... This is a great sign of good things to come...
General Custerer "Wow.... that is fantastic....."
Yes, a man of religion who's not a total tosser.
There are issues though. The civil war wasn't just about slavery, he did qualify his response over this but didn't address the other issues involved. Also if you praise the civil war as a precursor to the end of slavery why not condemn the revolution for delaying such?
"This is a great sign of good things to come..."
Yay - Earl and Efren are going to recapture past glories and meet in the WPA 9-Ball championship next year!!!
There are many Americans who need to rebuke their elders in the name of righteousness
I wish they would stop putting religion into politics.
Then atheists shouldn't be allowed to put there beliefs in it either.
God doesn't exist, I thought we passed all this when we realized Santa didn't exist. Make believe shouldn't be brought into politics which are meant for problems revolving around reality, not the imagination.
Blah blah blah yeah jus keep talking man. Just remember freedom of speech:)
Forget it, I'll just say 'Baah' and then you will get it. Peace man.
Our Constitution (Article 6) states "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." Yet ever political debate (especially for Republicans) starts with some BS about Judeo-Christian values. These "constitutionalists" spend more time ignoring it than adherence to it.
Great speed. Truth be told.
Wow
his father is probably rolling in his grave. And I LOVE IT.
You are sick. Paul Thurmond most grossly offended his father. Whose legacy God commands he uphold.
His father is turning in his grave. Yet he became a Republican knowing full well what his party is all about.
nice vid
Too much Bible. Moving on to next video.
Yes take your ignorance somewhere else.
Everyone has a document to their moral backing, whether it be a social backing or religious backing. For instance, many atheist liberals tend to look towards John Locke for the idea that humans are born with innate human rights. Yet, why is it for you to criticize one group of people for having their rule book for morality, when I'm sure you have no problem with people in congress believing in human rights? I think this also begs into the question of should religious peoples' morals even be allowed to be discussed, and in order for you to be able to say no, you would also have to be willing to say that nonreligious people in congress should have no saying in describing what their basis for morality is. So, using this logic you would get a congress that wouldn't be allowed to talk about their morality at all. All in all, your logic sucks.