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They are not even pretending to "play nice" anymore.. This is the end-result of "TeaBag Summer of 2009".. Bold, in-your-face, we-will-have-our-way bullies in full charge.
They think the bill won't pass, but to even bring it up means that the "climate" has changed and they are getting bolder than ever.
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Published: 7:51 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011
A Colonel Reb Reprisal
A state lawmaker says he's trying to protect a unique part of Southern culture with a bill that would require the University of Mississippi to bring back Colonel Rebel as its mascot.
The bill by Rep. Mark DuVall, D-Mantachie, also would require the Ole Miss band to play "Dixie" and a similar song, "From Dixie With Love," during football and basketball home games.
"To me, a colonel is a leader," DuVall said. "The same as Colonel Sanders is the leader of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Colonel Rebel is a leader of the Rebel nation."
House Universities and Colleges Committee Chairman Kelvin Buck said the bill will die because he won't send it to a subcommittee for debate.
Ole Miss has struggled for years to distance itself from Old South imagery.
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