Confederate Flag Controversy

[Burnsey]

Yep, this one is original to the episodes I believe......

[Andy105]

For the oldsters......
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Johnny Yuma!

[Burnsey]

For the oldsters......

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Some Americans refuse to give up on Confederate flag



HANOVER, Pa. (AP) -- Many Americans assumed the Confederate flag was retired for good after governors in South Carolina and Alabama removed it from their statehouses this summer and presidential candidates from both parties declared it too divisive for official display.

But people still fly it, and not just in the South, despite announcements by leading flag-makers and retailers that they will no longer sell products showing the secessionist battle flag.

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4,500 supporters of the Confederate flag create a spectacular EIGHT-MILE convoy in Florida to protest against the inflammatory symbol being taken down


• More than 1,500 pickups, motorcycles and cars took part in event in Ocala
• The 'Pride Ride' was a protest at the removal of flag from state buildings
• Gunshots were fired at the parade but no one was injured, say police
• A bid to take flag down from city's government complex has been rejected
• Organizer said it 'doesn't symbolize hate unless you think it's hate'


Thousands of supporters of the Confederate flag have risen up - creating an eight-mile convoy of cars, motorbikes and pick-ups all displaying the controversial symbol.
Horns blared and flags fluttered from the 1,500 vehicles taking part in the Florida Southern Pride Ride on Sunday.
Protesters against the parade fired at least six gunshots towards the convoy but no one was injured, reported wftv.

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Opposition to removal of Confederate memorials at Lee Circle and elsewhere gains steam

Opponents of the proposed removal of Confederate memorials in New Orleans are using social media to organize the fight to keep them where they stand.

What started out as an effort to keep the statue of Robert E. Lee atop his column in Lee Circle, has expanded its mission to include defending all of the statues and monuments dedicated to the Confederacy.

The City Council, at Mayor Mitch Landrieu's request, has begun a formal hearing process that could result in the removal of Lee and monuments dedicated to P.G.T. Beauregard, another Confederate general; Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy; and the Battle of Liberty Place, a bloody confrontation instigated by ex-Confederates who launched a failed coup against Louisiana's Reconstruction government.

Led by Tim Shea Carroll, the "Save our Circle" movement has collected nearly 15,000 signatures on a change.org petition opposing the removals and united 3,465 users in a Facebook group dedicated to the same cause.
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Carroll said he feared Landrieu, in an effort to curry political plaudits, was opening a door he wouldn't be able to shut. "This is a very slippery slope. It's a dangerous precedent. Where is it gonna end?" he asked

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NAACP wants Confederate flag removed from AL troopers' cruisers
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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - It's not hard to find a Confederate flag flying in Alabama, but it may surprise you some of the places you'll find it. The next time you see an Alabama State Trooper, take a close look at their cruisers and a patch they wear on their uniform.
You can find a Confederate flag on every trooper vehicle. You'll also find the flag on a patch that every uniformed Trooper wears.
The Huntsville chapter of the NAACP says it time for it to go, and they plan on taking their fight to Montgomery.
An NAACP spokesperson said now is the perfect time to spark this movement.
"The time is right, and I just think it needs to be," said the Reverend Robert L. Shanklin. "We need to do a clean sweep. The state and local government, anywhere that that's located."
Troopers said they are aware of the controversy, but there's nothing they can do. They explained that any changes to the emblem will have to happen at the state level.

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NAACP wants removal of Confederate generals from Stone Mountain

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. —
The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP officially called for the elimination of all symbols of the Confederacy from Stone Mountain.

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Confederate flag supporters rise up to defend embattled symbol

An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam.
Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the "Florida Southern Pride Ride" in Ocala, according to police estimates. Vehicles from states across the South and as far away as California participated.
"That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people," said David Stone, 38, who organized the event. "It doesn't symbolize hate unless you think it's hate - and that's your problem, not mine.”
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[Burnsey]

..........and this is how nothing becomes something

.....in typical American/24 hour news cycle fashion....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/p...na-statehouse/

[kerlin219]

Good video , the way things are going wouldn't surprise me if was deemed an act of terrorism to be in possession of a confederate flag haha

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WARNING: Very Strong Language
DO NOT VIEW IF STRONG LANGUAGE OFFENDS YOU

[Snusdog]

..........and this is how nothing becomes something

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Re-enactors asked not to display Confederate flag in Lewisburg parade [PA]

The controversy over the display of the Confederate flag in the wake of the killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., has reached the annual Union County Veterans Fourth of July Parade in Lewisburg.
The 18th North Carolina Co. A re-enactors have been asked not to display the Confederate flag if it marches, parade chairman Kevin Bittenbender said Friday. The parade is scheduled to step off at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The decision was made following a discussion by the parade committee's executive board, he said. He understands there will be some opposed to the decision, he said.

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