150 Years After Fort Sumter, The South Will Secede Again

"Recently, a Tea Party leader in North Carolina wrote in his newsletter, ‘Washington DC has become destructive of our economy and liberty. It is our right and our duty to throw off such a government."

Via Dan

THE MYSTERY OF NANCY HANKS CALHOUN, LINCOLN: ENIGMA STILL INTRIGUES HISTORIANS

"Who was Abraham Lincoln?

His true origin becomes lost in a sea of folklore, myths, half-truths and biographical confusion when one attempts to take a hard appraising look into his parental background. But stick to it long enough and look hard enough and out of the perplexities emerges a pattern that seems to make sense, albeit a pattern, which millions profess not to see."

Via T

A Gentlemen’s Agreement At The White House

Washington, Dec. 8, 1860

Library of Congress Gate and north portico of the White House, circa 1859-61

"How much weight did 'honor among gentlemen' carry in these extraordinary times? And, for that matter, how much did the Southerners’ 'strong convictions' count for? The Carolinians were certain that they knew the terms of the bargain they had just struck – but there is little evidence that the president did."

Via Ann, Bell Grove

Why Governors Matter: Nikki Haley Takes On Barack Obama

"At a White House gathering for the new governors, Governor-Elect Haley confronted Mr. Obama and asked him to repeal Obamacare. Obama refused so Haley said she wanted an opt-out for South Carolina. She made sure the White House knew she was going to fight every step of the way on this."

Eleven Southern Pictures 1900 - 1938

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Low-Tax States Will Gain Seats, High-Tax States Will Lose Them

"Imagine that: Americans are fleeing high tax, union-dominated states and settling in states with lower taxes, right-to-work laws and lower government spending. Nothing sends a message like voting with your feet."

Lying About Service Could Cost Politicians $10K

" While the Supreme Court ponders the possible implications of the Stolen Valor Act, a state lawmaker from South Carolina thinks he's found a better solution for dealing with military fakers: Make them pay."

America’s Economic Civil War

"When comparing California with Texas, U-Haul says it all. To rent a 26-foot truck one-way from San Francisco to Austin, the charge is $3,236, and yet the one-way charge for that same truck from Austin to San Francisco is just $399. Clearly what is happening is that far more people want to move from San Francisco to Austin than vice versa, so U-Haul has to pay its own employees to drive the empty trucks back from Texas."

Now, I never would have thunk'........

The Story Of The South Part I: Early Colonial Times

Watch it HERE.