Comments on: A Question For My South Carolinian Readers

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:34:13 +0000

Echoing what Lawtonfunk said, the city market that gets called the “Slave Market” was the farmers’ market originally. Slaves were allowed to shop there and it got the name Slave Market in some corners because of that at the time – every time I’m in Charleston and hear a guide use that name for it (usually it’s on a carriage riding by) I want to run them down and tell the people on the carriage their college frat boy driver is an idiot.

By: Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative

Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:20:04 +0000

Sanford criticized again for not lowering flag

The Greenville News ran this cartoon by their staff editorial cartoonist today: They also ran an editorial critical of the decision by Sanford not to half-staff the flag for Rosa Parks: It’s true that state law (Section 10-1-161) spells out…

By: Agent Orange

Agent Orange — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:55:02 +0000

you are, after all, dealing with a state that would not remove the confederate (history not hatred) flag from the capital building and ended up getting the entire state boycotted by the NAACP. If that is a bad thing I don’t know, we haven’t seen Rrreverand Sharptunn or Jessie Jacksuhun down here in a while so take it as you may. But as a yankee I am told that I will never understand the ways of Dixie.

By: nobrainer

nobrainer — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:04:55 +0000

It seems the whole state legislature should also be shouldering the burden for this. If When it became apparent that the current law was inadequate, they should have spent less time overriding the governor’s vetos of pork barrel spending and some time fixing this piece of legislation.

By: AndyOne

AndyOne — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:59:24 +0000

Yeah Brad. Thanks for getting so bloody ill that you failed to…oh. right. ummm…how awkward.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:25:02 +0000

I also enjoyed the view of the new bridge from the golf course. The shot I took of it is my current background on my PowerBook.

My pics of Ft. Sumter didn’t come out too well, though, alas and alack.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:22:22 +0000

Well apparently my tour guide was lacking.

/me glares in Brad’s general direction

(The article I linked to was referencing Sanford’s refusal to lower S.C. flags to honor Rosa Parks.)

By: Lawtonfunk

Lawtonfunk — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:18:01 +0000

First, I can’t read the specifics on your problem with our governor due to our internet security, but yes, he is an idiot.

Second, the market was a fresh market. Slave trade took place at the Old Slave Mart-a small corner on a nondescript road in Charleston. It also took place at the Exchange and Provost Dungeon on East Bay, which was probably pointed out to you. The common misconception about the market is used as a sales technique by the sweet grass basket makers. Did you buy a $400 sweet grass change basket? Oh, you got it for $200. Well, bravo then. Also, the market happens to be in the center of the downtown night life. So, it would seem like that’s where everything is happening.

You didn’t go to Fort Moultrie? You didn’t go to the Yorktown? You didn’t appreciate the Battery while we were golfing at Patriots Point? The Huguenot Church? Dock Street Theatre? Folly Beach? IOP? Did you notice the carriage tours that gave historical accounts of each stop? Being a devout Christian, you did of course realize you were in the Holy City? Althought the recent influx of baggers has moved to change this fact, no building is higher than the highest church steeple.