Tag Archives: SC

Kyle Rittenhouse-one life for two

Posted on December 30, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I have been thinking a lot lately about Kyle Rittenhouse. He is the seventeen-year-old kid (at the time) who, with an AR-15 semi-automatic style rifle, decided to play pretend police officer during the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. … Continue reading →

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COVID and White People

Posted on November 9, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I am really pushing my memory here but sometime in the late 1960’s or early 70’s my mother gathered up her three young children and took us to the health department where we stood in line with other mothers with … Continue reading →

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My response to Sen. Tim Scott

Posted on August 8, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

This is my response to your staff’s email to me. Might I suggest that when they cut and paste a response to use the same size font so it doesn’t look like they are cutting and pasting. 1.       “I know … Continue reading →

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Free Bird

Posted on June 11, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“We are always happy to welcome visitors, but I believe the Vice President’s valuable time would be better spent at the border trying to fix the mess created by the Biden administration’s failed immigration policies.” – South Carolina Governor Henry … Continue reading →

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The business of death

Posted on May 18, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

In South Carolina there is a lottery every year to hunt Alligators. Applicants pay a $10.00 non-refundable fee and if chosen, by a random computer drawing, pay $100 for an Alligator hunting permit and a tag that allows them to … Continue reading →

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Cult of Personality

Posted on February 7, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“Neon lights, a Nobel Prize. Then a mirror speaks, the reflection lies. You don’t have to follow me. Only you can set me free. I sell the things you need to be. I’m the smiling face on your T.V. I’m … Continue reading →

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Another letter to my Senators

Posted on January 22, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL!” – Trump tweet 1-16-20 “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against … Continue reading →

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The only way out is to vote

Posted on January 21, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

From the junior Senator of South Carolina Tim Scott: On July 25, 2019, President Donald Trump spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to congratulate him on winning the Ukrainian presidential election. From this conversation, a whistleblower made a complaint alleging that … Continue reading →

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What you can’t defend

Posted on October 23, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Supposedly the last lynching that took place in South Carolina occurred on February 16, 1947 when a 24 year old black man, Willie Earle, was taken from his jail cell by a mob of white men and was beaten, stabbed … Continue reading →

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Letter to Lindsey Graham….and we will deserve it

Posted on October 9, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Dear Senator Graham; Back in May of 2016 you tweeted the following (remember Senator Graham there is always a tweet) “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.” How prophetic. Obviously something very dramatic has happened … Continue reading →

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