My favorite people are at it again. PETA sent a letter to the University of South Carolina asking them to drop their name, the Gamecocks. Guess the name is demeaning to animals.

"In its letter, PETA spokesman Kristie Phelps wrote that, "Like spousal abuse, bank robbery and driving while intoxicated, cockfighting is illegal in South Carolina." She told The State that, "It's a safe bet that officials at the University of South Carolina would never dream of calling their athletic teams the Dogfighters, the Wifebeaters, the Looters or the Road-Ragers."

Isn't South Carolina the state that has the Confederate Flag as part of it's State Flag? Isn't it flying high above the Capital Building all over the state? Wouldn't you think that a state that uses the symbol of slavery and the Klu Klux Klan be a bigger deal than naming the state college's football team after a fighting cock?

Man, I need to get a job with PETA. Someone's getting paid to come up with this crap.