HelenVanPattersonPatten

I got a good Christian raisin’ and an eighth grade education; ain’t no need in y’all treatin’ me this way

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@nypost How sad for them. Meanwhile, I’ll be traipsing drunkenly through the private homes and country clubs of my mid-sized Southern city.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@USATODAY He can play the sport he loves with the other boys.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@HomesteadAmeric @ConfederateShop Thank you so much! I already ordered the Perfect Pickler after watching your video! I am so excited to get started!

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@HomesteadAmeric @ConfederateShop Tell me your pickling secrets.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@ConfederateShop @MtOlivePickles were the mainstay in our house BECAUSE they were Southern. We’re learning how to make our own pickles this week. We refuse to be reconstructed.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@SenWarren Let me explain it to you the way my parents explained it to me at age 5: “A girl can be anything she wants to be, except a daddy. A boy can be anything he wants, except a mommy.”

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

Can’t have any of my liberal girlfriends seeing “ICE” saved in my phone—I saved it under the name “Ketanji Brown Jackson.”

[Kentucky Girl @Notwokenow]

This!!!!

Every time you see a pregnant foreigner, call ICE.

1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423)

Save it in your phone!!!

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@BestNashTransit It’s a tragedy, and I think there’s a Keith Whitley song about it.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

I see it as part of history. The confederates had legitimate questions about the Constitution and the power the federal government had over their lives. To reduce the story to the north being good and the south being bad is missing the interesting part, and it’s lazy. I love the confederate flag and what it represents, and I don’t see it as racist. It’s been maligned by people who either don’t understand, or have bad motives to demoralize Southern people to make us easier to govern.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@MtOlivePickles I have a plan for learning how to make my own pickles this week. I can’t wait, and I am going to keep up with that learning curve until I’m famous for my pickles. As God as my witness, none of my friends or family will ever buy your pickles again.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

Here the meaning of federal overreach is about the states’ right to secede, which Southerners at the time felt was a Constitutional right. This was a point of contention at the time the Constitition was written, and several states, including Northern ones, were hesitant about joining the United States because they didn’t want to lose their autonomy. Slavery was an issue that came into play, and was obviously wrong, but larger issue was the right to secede. It’s way more complicated than the simple narrative we’ve been fed.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

The war was fought by boys and men from North Carolina and across who were defending their home from federal overreach. The flag is part of history, and as I understand it, it’s part of an installation that highlights a variety of historic flags. History is complicated, and leaving it out would mean leaving out an important part of the story.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@MarcusGustavus @ReckoninSC @MtOlivePickles Never since Kraft discontinued their garlic cheese roll that I used for grits have I been so mad at a company. I haven’t bought Kraft products since 2007. Never underestimate my ability to hold a grudge and vote with my wallet, @MtOlivePickles .

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

It’s obvious that the brainwashing has worked on you, and I’m not saying this in a mean way because I have a lot of self-hating friends just like you. My respectful suggestion is for you to read some books from the era, written by people on both sides. It’s way more complicated than the narrative we’ve been fed that the north was noble and the south was traitorous, and we over-simplify it to our peril. There are questions Americans at the time grappled with that are still relevant today.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@USFarcesJapan @CarolineCDavid I am a big believer in learning from history. I’m personally tired of apologizing for our Southern history. I don’t hate anyone, but Southern history is an important part of the American story. We erase it and ignore it to our peril.

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@OldUSenjoyer “And I’d put Hank Williams’ picture on one hundred dollar bills.” 💵

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@ReubenJones1 I have been a loyal Mount Olive Pickle buyer for my entire adult life, but I really don’t love this self-loathing and apologizing. Maybe this will finally be my motivation to make my own pickles!

[HelenVanPattersonPatten @HelenVanPatP]

@RareBourbonHub @alancornett No! I want to! Maybe one year I’ll win it!