Help us restore Colonel Reb!
We need 100,000 registered Mississippi voters to sign our petition for Initiative Measure # 37 to put
Colonel Reb on the state ballot in 2012 or 2014.

The Colonel Reb Political Action Committee, founded and registered in March 2011, is working hard to restore Colonel Reb as the official mascot of the University of Mississippi.  This exciting goal can realistically be achieved by getting Colonel Reb on a statewide Mississippi ballot, as a special initiative — Initiative Measure Number 37.  The flag of Mississippi was saved in 2001 by a statewide vote, and this strategy can be used to bring back Colonel Reb. We believe this strategy is the only way to restore the Colonel. 

In July 2011, we completed all of the required paperwork with the state capitol to begin our statewide petition drive.  The goal of this petition drive is to obtain the required 100,000 signatures of registered Mississippi voters. After the signatures are verified by county clerks, Colonel Reb will have earned his position on the ballot.

It is our hope to have Colonel Reb on the November 2012 presidential election ballot, as a special initiative (Initiative Measure Number 37).  Then, all it will take is a majority of voters to vote “Yes” for the Colonel, and the Constitution of the State of Mississippi will be amended to make Colonel Reb permanently “the official and sole mascot” of Ole Miss by state law.

The Colonel Reb PAC is the only organization with a realistic chance to restore the most beloved and cherished mascot in the entire South.  The Director of the Colonel Reb PAC previously wrote the Ole Miss student petition to keep Colonel Reb, signed by a record 4,200 Ole Miss students.  This petition was ignored by the current Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, who has opposed not only Colonel Reb, but also other elements of Ole Miss heritage, such as the Pride of the South Marching Band’s tradition of playing “Dixie” and “From Dixie with Love.”  (The 2010 mascot election that led to the creation of the so-called “black bear mascot” was a fraudulent scheme. We believe that the current university administration lied, when it repeatedly claimed this was a “student-led process,” because this administration unfairly and undemocratically prevented the students’ overwhelming favorite, Colonel Reb, from being an option on the university ballot.)  Now, we have no alternative but to take the fight for the Colonel to a higher power — the taxpaying voters of the great State of Mississippi, who have earned the right to have their voices heard on this passionate issue.

Mississippi voters will be able to decide, once and for all, who the mascot of Ole Miss is!  This is the only way to have a true and fair election where people throughout Mississippi who love Ole Miss and her traditions can have their voices heard. 

We ask that our friends from other colleges throughout Mississippi please put aside our school rivalries, and stand beside your brothers and sisters of Ole Miss to help us restore our mascot.  We would do the same if your beloved school mascots and traditions were being taken away.  This is no longer just a mere school issue.  It has become a greater matter, reaching far beyond Ole Miss to represent the history and culture of the Magnolia State and of the entire South — and an issue that is now to be placed before the good people of the State of Mississippi. 

Let us all stand together, with one voice, as Mississippians, and vote “Yes” for Colonel Reb!

Our New “Hotty Toddy” Cheer

Hotty Toddy, Gosh Almighty,
NO BLACK BEAR FOR ME!
Hey!
Flim Flam, Bim Bam,
COLONEL REB, By Damn!

Why does the current Ole Miss administration promote a Louisiana Black Bear?

Oddly enough, the classification of the bear in question is the Louisiana Black Bear.  Its scientific name is Ursus americanus luteolus, and its common name is Louisiana Black Bear.  This is the only type of bear that is indigenous to any area within Mississippi.  Interestingly, the Louisiana Black Bear is the official state mammal of Louisiana!

We respect our Sister State of Louisiana.  But, in all fairness, the Louisiana Black Bear should not be forced upon Ole Miss and the people of the Magnolia State, against the will of the overwhelming majority of students, alumni, fans, and taxpaying Mississippi voters who have an undying preference for their beloved Colonel Reb.

Colonel Reb is the eternal and ideal mascot of Ole Miss.  The enemies of Colonel Reb seem to look forward to Ole Miss turning into just another generic institution — Ole Miss in name only, deprived of her meaningful and unique Southern culture.  After all, the University of Maine has a black bear mascot, and their team is known as the Maine Black Bears! 

Let’s take a stand for what is moral, right, and good, as personified by the best characteristics of the respected and revered Southern Gentleman.  Let’s keep the Colonel!