Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds

[hazlnut]

Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds


Will the GILF tear down that flag?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said on Monday that the Confederate flag must come down from the grounds of the state capitol.

Haley's call came after a massacre last week at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, Dylan Roof, appeared to have white supremacist ties and was often pictured with the flag.

Haley said Roof had a "sick and twisted view of the flag" and noted that most South Carolinians who support the flag view it as a "symbol of respect, integrity and duty" and as a way to memorialize and honor ancestors. For others, she noted, the flag is a “deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”

During the news conference, Haley said the "heart and soul of South Carolina" was "starting to mend” following the shooting and noted that the removal of the flag from the state capitol was a step in this healing process.

“My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven,” she said.

Haley said she would use her authority as governor to force the General Assembly back into session if they did not have a debate over the removal of the flag.

I think she is full of shit about how "most South Carolinians" view the flag.

Duty? WTF is she even talking about.

Just tear it down, already!!

 

[B. Kidd]

Haley, 2nd generation Indian Sikh, is gonna get a reality check anytime now.....5....4....3....2.......

 

[Sunni Man]

Another freedom lost to liberal PC nonsense. ......

 

[Auld Phart]

Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds


Will the GILF tear down that flag?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said on Monday that the Confederate flag must come down from the grounds of the state capitol.

Haley's call came after a massacre last week at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, Dylan Roof, appeared to have white supremacist ties and was often pictured with the flag.

Haley said Roof had a "sick and twisted view of the flag" and noted that most South Carolinians who support the flag view it as a "symbol of respect, integrity and duty" and as a way to memorialize and honor ancestors. For others, she noted, the flag is a “deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”

During the news conference, Haley said the "heart and soul of South Carolina" was "starting to mend” following the shooting and noted that the removal of the flag from the state capitol was a step in this healing process.

“My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven,” she said.

Haley said she would use her authority as governor to force the General Assembly back into session if they did not have a debate over the removal of the flag.

I think she is full of shit about how "most South Carolinians" view the flag.

Duty? WTF is she even talking about.

Just tear it down, already!!

"Duty? WTF is she even talking about."

If you can't afford a dictionary, try google

Look at 7b

Duty Define Duty at Dictionary.com

 

[Sunni Man]

Gov. Haley's birth name is Nimrata Nikki Randhawa and her parents are from India.

She doesn't have an ancestral heritage to South Carolina or the Civil War.

So she should butt out of the flag issue and let the bonafide SC citizens decide the issue. .....

 

[Sonny Clark]

Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds


Will the GILF tear down that flag?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said on Monday that the Confederate flag must come down from the grounds of the state capitol.

Haley's call came after a massacre last week at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, Dylan Roof, appeared to have white supremacist ties and was often pictured with the flag.

Haley said Roof had a "sick and twisted view of the flag" and noted that most South Carolinians who support the flag view it as a "symbol of respect, integrity and duty" and as a way to memorialize and honor ancestors. For others, she noted, the flag is a “deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”

During the news conference, Haley said the "heart and soul of South Carolina" was "starting to mend” following the shooting and noted that the removal of the flag from the state capitol was a step in this healing process.

“My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven,” she said.

Haley said she would use her authority as governor to force the General Assembly back into session if they did not have a debate over the removal of the flag.

I think she is full of shit about how "most South Carolinians" view the flag.

Duty? WTF is she even talking about.

Just tear it down, already!!

Someone should remove her.

 

[Auld Phart]

If she removes the flag without permission of the General Assembly, and it takes a 2/3s vote, she might get removed.

 

[depotoo]

She said it needs to be done by legislation. She has asked for the legislation.

If she removes the flag without permission of the General Assembly, and it takes a 2/3s vote, she might get removed.

 

[Godboy]

Do any of you remember when it wasn't a racist flag? The Duke boys had it on display on top of their car every episode. It was famous! What year did we decide that it was racist? It was still cool in the 90s for sure. It must have happened in the past 10 years.

 

[Auld Phart]

And, like I said, it takes a vote by the General Assembly, and they need a 2/3s majority.

The GA won't get to it til next Tuesday at the earliest, because they are in closed session working on the budget, and they wont' let anything interfere with that.

Why South Carolina s Confederate flag might not come down this year after all and how it could - The Washington Post

 

[aaronleland]

Gov. Haley's birth name is Nimrata Nikki Randhawa and her parents are from India.

She doesn't have an ancestral heritage to South Carolina or the Civil War.

So she should butt out of the flag issue and let the bonafide SC citizens decide the issue. .....

She was born in South Carolina, and has lived there her entire life. Her parents created a multi-million dollar business in the state. She has held public office in the state for over 10 years. At what point do you become a "bonafide citizen?"

 

[B. Kidd]

Do any of you remember when it wasn't a racist flag? The Duke boys had it on display on top of their car every episode. It was famous! What year did we decide that it was racist? It was still cool in the 90s for sure. It must have happened in the past 10 years.

Wrong. Only since 6/17/15.

 

[Auld Phart]

Do any of you remember when it wasn't a racist flag? The Duke boys had it on display on top of their car every episode. It was famous! What year did we decide that it was racist? It was still cool in the 90s for sure. It must have happened in the past 10 years.

How long has Lynyrd Skynard been using it as a backdrop?

I think he still is.

 

[Darkwind]

Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds


Will the GILF tear down that flag?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said on Monday that the Confederate flag must come down from the grounds of the state capitol.

Haley's call came after a massacre last week at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, Dylan Roof, appeared to have white supremacist ties and was often pictured with the flag.

Haley said Roof had a "sick and twisted view of the flag" and noted that most South Carolinians who support the flag view it as a "symbol of respect, integrity and duty" and as a way to memorialize and honor ancestors. For others, she noted, the flag is a “deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”

During the news conference, Haley said the "heart and soul of South Carolina" was "starting to mend” following the shooting and noted that the removal of the flag from the state capitol was a step in this healing process.

“My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven,” she said.

Haley said she would use her authority as governor to force the General Assembly back into session if they did not have a debate over the removal of the flag.

I think she is full of shit about how "most South Carolinians" view the flag.

Duty? WTF is she even talking about.

Just tear it down, already!!

Hazelnut gets it!





Said no one ever...

 

[B. Kidd]

Gov. Haley's birth name is Nimrata Nikki Randhawa and her parents are from India.

She doesn't have an ancestral heritage to South Carolina or the Civil War.

So she should butt out of the flag issue and let the bonafide SC citizens decide the issue. .....

She was born in South Carolina, and has lived there her entire life. Her parents created a multi-million dollar business in the state. She has held public office in the state for over 10 years. At what point do you become a "bonafide citizen?"

When you know what your constituency wants.

 

[Sunni Man]

She was born in South Carolina, and has lived there her entire life. Her parents created a multi-million dollar business in the state. She has held public office in the state for over 10 years. At what point do you become a "bonafide citizen?"

3 or 4 generations would be a good start. ......

 

[Political Junky]

I think Linsdey has come out for removal of the flag as well.

 

[Auld Phart]

Gov. Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag From Capitol Grounds


Will the GILF tear down that flag?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said on Monday that the Confederate flag must come down from the grounds of the state capitol.

Haley's call came after a massacre last week at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, Dylan Roof, appeared to have white supremacist ties and was often pictured with the flag.

Look at the bright side.

Obama and Biden will be there for the funeral. Maybe he can sign an Executive Order to have it removed.

Haley said Roof had a "sick and twisted view of the flag" and noted that most South Carolinians who support the flag view it as a "symbol of respect, integrity and duty" and as a way to memorialize and honor ancestors. For others, she noted, the flag is a “deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”

During the news conference, Haley said the "heart and soul of South Carolina" was "starting to mend” following the shooting and noted that the removal of the flag from the state capitol was a step in this healing process.

“My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven,” she said.

Haley said she would use her authority as governor to force the General Assembly back into session if they did not have a debate over the removal of the flag.

I think she is full of shit about how "most South Carolinians" view the flag.

Duty? WTF is she even talking about.

Just tear it down, already!!

Someone should remove her.

 

[bodecea]

Another freedom lost to liberal PC nonsense. ......

What a shame that individuals won't be able to fly the racist flag......no, wait.

 

[Gadawg73]

Another freedom lost to liberal PC nonsense. ......

A little history lesson on the flying of the Confederate Battle Flag at South Carolina State Capitol, first flown as the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern of Virginia.
1 South Carolina seceded in 1860 with a declaration drafted by Christopher Memminger due "to increasing hostility on the part of non slave holding states to the institution of slavery"
2. South Carolinian secessionist Edmund Ruffin fired the first shot of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina
3. The Stars and Bars was flown as the rallying cry of Confederate troops.
3. The Civil War ended June 17, 1865 and Ruffin wrapped himself in the Confederate Battle Flag and blew his brains out.
4. The flags were folded up and kept in the closet and appropriately used at memorials or cemeteries for the brave men the pansy ass plantation owners sent to be slaughtered, the majority by hunger and disease and not battle.
5. There was no need to fly the flag for the next 70 years as Jim Crow reigned unchallenged. African Americans that challenged Jim Crow hung by nooses from tall trees
6. In the late 1940s the Dixiecrats revolted against Harry Truman when he desegregated the armed forces and supported anti lynching bills. The flag was once again waved at their opposition rallies. At the Democratic convention in July 1948 9 southern states backed our Senator Richard Russell over Truman and Confederate Battle Flags were waving to the sound of Dixie. Later in Birmingham Alabama they nominated Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. Sales of the Battle Flag exploded in the south.
7. Over the next decade the flag was a staple of Klan rallies.
8. In 1961 South Carolina in defiance to being forced to integrate their schools took out the Confederate Battle Flag that had not flown on state property in 79 years and flew it to show their support of segregation and separate but equal.

What in the hell is wrong with allowing black kids to go to white schools and end segregation? That is why the flag was flown after 79 years and that is why it should be taken down. I have no problems with memorials and cemetery respect for the Confederate soldiers that fell and were abandoned by the wealthy plantation class that ran an entire economic system on slave labor.