Word: thurmonds
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South Carolina. A very important primary. Also, land of Strom Thurmond and the Confederate flag. I'm taking wagers on which one will go first...
...despite McCain's strong showing in New Hampshire, Robert H. Becker, director of Clemson's Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs, believes there is little that will keep rival Bush from winning the state...
...know, I know," sighed Buckwheat. "The flag's defenders claim they started flying it in 1962 to commemorate the Civil War centennial, but that doesn't fool anybody. What they were really doing was signaling their resistance to civil rights. But that's ancient history--even Strom Thurmond campaigns for black votes these days! What's the point of keeping it up there? It's costing South Carolina big bucks because civil rights groups have organized a boycott of the state until the flag comes down. According to polls, 60% of South Carolinians, black and white, want...