{"id":83,"date":"2011-02-11T19:10:03","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T03:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2012-06-08T17:22:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T01:22:59","slug":"83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"I am on a rant!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Bigreb-promo-banner-4-18-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Bigreb promo banner 4-18-12\" src=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Bigreb-promo-banner-4-18-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>I get crap about the <strong>Confederate flag<\/strong> in my logo&#8230; What is wrong with that flag? Like the <strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Tread on Me\u201d<\/strong> <strong>flag<\/strong> it was born on <strong>American soil<\/strong>. To some it may mean hatred but to me, and many others,\u00a0it means <strong>&#8220;Southern Pride, not hatred&#8221;<\/strong> as my cousin Paul put it&#8230;. Can my wishes be respected or must I cave under pressure form those who want to control me and my thoughts <strong>\u201cI think not\u201d\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>I am\u00a0tired of the <strong>&#8220;Black History Month&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and the B<strong>lack Entertainment Television<\/strong> \u201cBET\u201d&#8230; \u00a0<strong>Black Power<\/strong>\u00a0 is being crammed down my throat morning, noon and night. It was blacks who sold blacks into slavery and the blood of white men who set them free. It was also a white president who made sure they stayed free. OK enough is enough.<\/h3>\n<h3>The whites don\u2019t have a <strong>&#8220;White History Month&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>Miss White USA<\/strong> amoung other things&#8230; Hell, we are lucky today to say we are white without taking a chance on being called a racist. Can you just believe what we would have to put up with if we had a <strong>White Entertainment Television channel \u201c(WET)\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Do you think I am ther only one who feels theis way.\u00a0See \u00a0what <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.canadiancontent.net\/us-american-politics\/81143-60-minutes-andy-rooney-racist.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Andy Rooney<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a<strong>\u00a0 very liberal\u00a0CBS <strong>commentator<\/strong><\/strong>, had to say&#8230; I am not anti black, brown or any other color but I am proud of my heritage and not ashamed to say so&#8230; I have as much right to <strong>beat my chest<\/strong> over being <strong>&#8220;white&#8221;<\/strong> as anyone else does over whatever color they are!<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/black-power1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-868\" title=\"black-power\" src=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/black-power1-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/black-power1-247x300.jpg 247w, http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/black-power1.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Isn&#8217;t that what the\u00a0<strong>Mexicans <\/strong>and<strong> Blacks<\/strong>\u00a0are looking for,<strong> pride in their own race<\/strong>. They yell <strong>&#8220;Brown Power&#8221; or &#8220;Black Power&#8221; <\/strong>at every public gathering&#8230; The <strong>Mexicans <\/strong>fly their <strong>Mexican flag<\/strong> here in the <strong>USA<\/strong> and have been seen putting it on flag poles, over our <strong>American flag,<\/strong> which, they choose to <strong>&#8220;turn upside down&#8221;.<\/strong> <strong>Viva F-ing\u00a0La Raza<\/strong>. So why can&#8217;t I have pride in my heritage without being called a racist?\u00a0Look here, use\u00a0the \u201cN\u2019 word and see what happens unless of course you happen to be black and then it\u2019s OK. Whites can be called \u201ccrackers\u201d by blacks and that\u2019s OK too!<\/h3>\n<h3>I am tired of being told we have to accept the illegal\u2019s because they are just Gods people trying to better them themselves. Our prisons are full of these poor people who just want to do better for their families and we, the<strong> CITIZENS<\/strong> and <strong>TAXPAYERS<\/strong> in this country, are paying the bill&#8230; If we went into <strong>Mexico, without the proper paperwork,<\/strong> we would be put in jail, <strong>NO F-ING QUESTIONS ASK<\/strong>. If we committed a crime, while their illegally, we may never be seen or heard from again. Why do I have to pay for their medical and drop babies? They don\u2019t make my children legal just because they are born in Mexico and good luck if you are a illegal in Mexico and get sick\u2026<\/h3>\n<h3>Why, if a test is being taken for a government job, or\u00a0admittance\u00a0into a state university, are point bonuses given to <strong>minorities over whites<\/strong>, including <strong>white veterans<\/strong>. Are they suggesting <strong>whites are smarter<\/strong> so we have to give the minorities a <strong>\u201chead start\u201d<\/strong> to compete? looks that way!<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Rednecks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-870\" title=\"Rednecks\" src=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Rednecks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Rednecks-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Rednecks-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Rednecks.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Last week my grandkids ask me if I was a <strong>\u201cred neck\u201d.<\/strong> I proudly told them <strong>YES!<\/strong> My heritage is from the South, I work hard, drive a pick up truck, own guns, go hunting, drink beer, smoke cigars,\u00a0love my country, watch NASCAR and hunting programs on TV, believe in Jesus Christ, say Merry Christmas every damn chance I get and some other things I won\u2019t mention here! BTW&#8230; I guess that covers most of the bases. I told them to be proud of their heritage and not to let anyone make them feel like second class citizens and, if it become necessary, &#8220;fight for what they believe&#8221;. That\u2019s in part, what a <strong>Red Neck<\/strong>\u201d does. He fights to defend the <strong>Constitution<\/strong> and the <strong>Bill of Rights<\/strong>. <strong>It is a fact red necks make up the majority of out armed forces<\/strong>. <strong>God bless them all!!!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Well I have rambled enough\u2026 Just been a bad day so now I feel better. Tomorrow everyone will know I am a racist, bigot and many other names.\u00a0 My wife has read this blog and told me; because of the flag on this site, it is racist. I reminded her there is also an American flag on this blog too so I guess I am a patriotic racist! That beautiful red, white and blue symbol of our freedom and liberty gives me the right to my opinions\u2026 What others think is not important to me\u2026 My\u00a0true friends all know who I really am and one thing they know for sure is, <strong>I\u2019m NOT A RACIST<\/strong>\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dont-tread-mia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-866\" title=\"don't tread mia\" src=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dont-tread-mia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dont-tread-mia.jpg 360w, http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dont-tread-mia-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Remember, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;An ARMED society is a FREE society&#8221;&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Your comments are welcome&#8230; Send to <a href=\"mailto:bigreb@bigreb.com\">bigreb@bigreb.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get crap about the Confederate flag in my logo&#8230; What is wrong with that flag? Like the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tread on Me\u201d flag it was born on American soil. To some it may mean hatred but to me, and many others,\u00a0it means &#8220;Southern Pride, not hatred&#8221; as my cousin Paul put it&#8230;. Can my wishes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bigreb-speaks-out"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}