A few words about "Political Correctness," Ole Miss, and the Klan...

They ALL SUCK!

This is not a sports story, even though it involves one of the oldest rivalries in college football, that will be renewed tomorrow. When my beloved LSU Tigers stroll into Oxford, Mississippi to beat the mortal snot out of Ole Miss tomorrow, it seems that they will be in the middle of a KKK controversy.

Now, we've always jokingly referred to Ole Miss as "The Klan." But it seems that the real Klan is planning a protest at Ole Miss on Saturday. The controversy began over a standard of the Ole Miss "Pride of the South" (cough cough) Marching Band. It has been tradition since forever that the band (which sucks btw) plays "From Dixie With Love."

I tried to find a good video of the Ole Miss Band performing "From Dixie With Love" to post. But it's impossible to find a good video of the Ole Miss Band. Why? Because they suck! So, let me describe it to you. It begins with a traditional rendition of Dixie (when Ole Miss' lousy band plays it, you have to try hard to recognize it...but that's what it is), then moves to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Then the tempo picks up, and it sounds like both songs are playing at the same time.

The tradition has been for years at stinkin' Ole Miss that the student section, alumni, etc. chant "The South Will Rise Again!" at the end of the performance (instead of "His truth is marching on"). Well, guess what?

From the LSU Daily Reveille - "...the Ole Miss Associated Student Body passed a resolution in favor of discontinuing chanting “the South will rise again” to replace it with “to hell with LSU.” The resolution was never fully enacted because it was not signed by the proper officials after passing the senate, said Peyton Beard, Ole Miss Associated Student Body director of athletics.

The student section largely ignored the resolution and other attempts to stop the chant, continuing the chant during “From Dixie with Love,” said Ole Miss English junior Dean Julius.

After a written warning by the Ole Miss chancellor, the student section’s continued chanting resulted in Jones banning “From Dixie with Love” last week, said Barbara Lago, Ole Miss director of media and public relations.

“We cannot even appear to support those outside our community who advocate a revival of segregation,” Jones said in a written address to the Ole Miss student body. “Consequently, I have asked the band not to play ‘From Dixie with Love’ at upcoming athletics events. The absence of this song will send a clear message that the university is neither facilitating nor indirectly condoning the chant.”

Can you freakin' believe that? Now, what in the world does shouting "the south will rise again" have to do with a "revival of segregation?" Does this retarded chancellor even know the make-up of his own student body? Does he know that Ole Miss has had black student body Presidents? Does he know that something less than 1% of any human in the great State of Mississippi would somehow favor segregation in his miserable university? I mean after all, they'd never win another SEC football game without black kids on the squad.

Over the years, the political correctards have already forced Ole Miss to drop the Rebel mascot, and the Confederate flag, etc. Hell! It's history, damnit! H.I.S.T.O.R.Y! (Look what they done...they done got me to cussin' now!)

The political correctards have really given me a full blown case of the reds on this one.

Heck, we hate Ole Miss. They suck. The Rebel football team total I.Q. does not qualify for Mensa (coaches, and trainers included).

Their band sucks.

And, they've got the ugliest stadium, and the ugliest coeds in the entire NCAA...and the worst hot dogs, too.

In fact, here's their head cheerleader.

But c'mon...they deserve their traditions. Heck, that's part of the entire college experience. So, just because some correctards don't like the phrase, "the south will rise again," years of tradition must be thrown in the trash can...making Ole Miss an even more miserable place to attend school than it already is.

So, now they have caused the real KKK to crawl out from under their rocks to "protest." Big! Hairy! Deal! The Klan is such an irrelevant rabble of single-toothed reprobates, that they'll be lucky to find their truck keys. They suck! There will likely be a whole 30 or 40 gomers show up, and it'll make the news, yada yada yada. Heck, everybody knows that the only Klan rallies that draw any numbers are in stinkin' Ohio, and Illinois, but I digress.

The Daily Mississippian editorialized on the subject -

"The marching band is not the university’s personal jukebox nor is it a vehicle for promoting student government resolutions. They are a musical ensemble who begin rehearsals for football season before the school year begins for no other motivation than the love of music.

These students forfeit Grove dresses and suits for uncomfortable uniforms. They spend hours rehearsing in the harsh sun and the bitter cold, all for the greater good of music and appreciation for the university.

Asking them to suddenly alter the most recognizable piece they play in an attempt to censor the student body is nothing short of ridiculous and an insult to the band program."

Right on...Right on! I mean, heck, it's injury enough to be a member of that crappy Rebel band, and to have to support that piece of dookie football team to start out with...but then insult on top of that...well, it ought not happen. Heck, your own university ought not insult you. That is better left for LSU fans to accomplish.

So, political correctness, Ole Miss, and the Klan all have one thing in common. They all suck Houston Nutts...