>Uh, maybe Mr. Wilson was channeling that other great >South Carolina politician Andrew Butler who beat the >Senator from Massachusetts with a cane over the head >(metaphorically,speaking). See: >http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm > >and >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-manatt/emsouth-carolinians-gone_b_283397.html >
*sigh* Folks, don't try to send to Tips while watching a baseball game and, er, eating pizza, yeah, pizza, that's the ticket! :-) It wasn't Andrew Bulter who caned Senator Sumner but Preston Brooks. And Derek Jeter now has more hits than Lou Gherig (i.e., he has the most base hits by a Yankee in that club's history). -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)