I think the fool with the rebel flag was a plant.
When have you Ever seen a crowd of conservatives or Tea Party people where there was a confederate flag ?
I haven't and I've been In some of those crowds.
Confederate flags belong in history books, movies or tv documentaries on the Civil War. I don't want to see one anywhere else.
This is from the Cornerstone speech given by the VP of the Confederacy, Alexander Stephens, on March 21, 1861...2 to 3 weeks before the Civil War started.
It is Highly offensive to me and the conservatives I know:
From link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stevens
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On March 21, 1861, Stephens gave his famous Cornerstone Speech in Savannah, Georgia. In it he declared that slavery was the natural condition of blacks and the foundation of the Confederacy. He declared, "Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition."[18]
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How repulsive....
And the Confederate flag was Their flag !
After I saw that part of Stephens' speech, that flag represents even more racial bigotry and hatred than before.....Before that, i never see a documentary on Caucasion hate groups in this country without seeing that flag's image.
I don't want to see it Anywhere.
I'm a native Texan and I live 100 miles from Houston.
It is very rare to see that flag image Anywhere around here.
Sam Houston didn't think Texas should get involved in the Civil War, saying in a speech in Galveston that he thought "the Union will deliver an ignoble defeat to the confederacy", because the Union had more to lose....saying the north wanted to keep the country together and were highly motivated.
But Sam lost his re-election for governor and his successor got Texas involved in it.
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Edit:
Hortysir....Pink Floyd is hilarious !
