[stainlessbanner]

A statue of Jack Daniels greets customers at General Beauregard's, the bar that replaced Mean Mikes on East Clayton Street.

[Vigilantcitizen]

I wonder how long before the pc police start the demonstrations.

[Texas_Dawg]

Sweet. Only in Athens could the design of a bar be a big deal.

[Texas_Dawg]

FWIW, The Red and Black is the worst newspaper of any kind I've ever read. I would love to see some UGA grad buy that paper and then shut it down.

[RikaStrom]

I want to go there! Sounds like a terrific bar, and with some originality.

[Tax-chick]

"I believe in Georgia, especially, there's not too much that separates races other than the rebel flag ... "

In other words, nothing but "refuse to NOT be a victim" posturing. Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it!

(And that's "Jack Daniel," possessive is "Jack Daniel's.")

[clockwork]

"I'm definitely surprised by (the theme)," said Melvin Hines, a black sophomore from Albany. "I thought that after all this time things would have changed. People don't see it actually offends other people." Hines also said a bar like General Beauregard's does more to separate the University, and in the long run, the state as a whole.

He probably said this in the confines of the Black Student Union while planning the separate black graduation ceremony for this year.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

...and even has a signature drink: Dixieland Tea, which is Kentucky bourbon and sweet tea in a mason jar.

An unforgivable mortal sin is defined as adulterating Kentucky bourbon like this - and I'm not sure if there are degrees of unfogivable mortal sins, but if there were, making something as nasty sounding and unpalatable as this while adulterating the bourbon would be at the top.

I'm also disturbed by the image of Jack Daniels, and have a fear that this joint is selling that Tennessee dog piss while pretending it is bourbon.

;)

[ArGee]

"I'm definitely surprised by (the theme)," said Melvin Hines, a black sophomore from Albany. "I thought that after all this time things would have changed. People don't see it actually offends other people."

OK, Odds that Melvin is gay and supports fleecing the people of Georgia for courses in how to be gay, gay studies, and gay subculture, and wanders around kissing his "boyfriend" in public.

Earth to Melvin: The bar is enclosed. Everything that goes on there is behind closed doors. If you are offended, don't go inside. End of transmission.

Shalom.

[LTCJ]

the Bonnie Blue Flag, designed by Gen. Stonewall Jackson to represent the unified states.

???

Where'd they come up with this? The BBF predated the "Stonewalling" of Jackson by a considerable margin and stood for the sovereignty of individual States, aka states rights, IIRC.

[ruppertdog]

When I was at UGA in the early 90's, there was a big "hate crime" problem with someone painting racial and sexual-orientation slurs in the dorms. Them the police caught a gay black RA setting fire to his own "Gay Pride" bullitin board. He was causing all of the divisiveness. Nobody reads the red & black except to see who got arrested the prior weekend anyway

[Conspiracy Guy]

A mind is a terrible thing.

[Noachian]

I see nothing wrong with an owner of a private bar outfitting it the way he wants. If some people are overly sensitive about the decor they have the freedom to patronize another establishment.

The overly sensitive flag-baiters see race in every symbol of the Confederacy, especially flags, and are the real racists here. I wish the bar owners well, and hope they learn that those who "suggest" a change in decor are nothing more than racist Confederate haters with an inadequacy complex.

[CFW]

Sounds like the perfect place to go after work this Friday. I'm on campus and only 2 blocks away.

[Moose4]

Heh. Mr. Hines, to use a phrase we here in the South have been hearing for 138 years now...GET OVER IT!

}:-)4

[expatguy]

Simple question...

Are we as Americans expected to completely erase our past and heritage simply because someone might be offended?

Where is the logic in this? It will never end. Someone will always be offended by something.

What did the world have to say when the Taliban in Afghanistan was blowing up the Buddhist statues?

What would we have to say if Egypt tommorow decided to destroy the pyramids and all of their rich history and heritage because it is offensive to Islam?