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Being defiant, I see?

My own form of silent protest......


Didn't even consider it till Obama decided we should be rid of the Confederate Flag.

Northern politicians did not trust any of the southern NG units or any southerner foolish enough to be a career officer for 60 years!!! Neither did army command.

See Lt. Charles Gatewood "oldest"' Lieutenant on the US Army. Also pay attention to most serving state units in War with Spain as well as units seeing service on border during Mexican punitive expedition. Yes Texas units were called up but they never left Texas!

The vast majority of all units that saw action were either regular army or northern NG units.

Again. JMHO. This was the face of evil out of the who damn conflict

Mr roof ,is getting his wet dream ...Forever history will say the battle flag of the south was Pulled/removed due to HIM.....what a f-ed up country we have ...

Left.....

I ought to have used a different word (commemerate?), but I disagree. Many people have undertaken many worthwhile endeavors & failed. Failure doesn't negate the fact that One has tried to do the right thing, nor necessitate a less than celebratory response.




I absolutely agree that this is the ultimate issue here.

Wally world announces no more flags for sale.
I wonder can I still buy burning crosses and lawn jockies.

I've got direct ties to the Confederacy in my family. My great grandfather fought and was held prisoner for a time in a Union prison camp. If I want to fly the flag, I dang sure will.

Maybe not a war but you all sure seem to celebrate the fugk out of that Alamo!




Travis

me too on family and me too on one held captive by the union, even received a federally sponsored confederate soldiers pension years later !!!

Id be ok with them dropping the battle flag for the stars and bars as it was the original confederate flag....



At the First Battle of Manassas, near Manassas, Virginia, the similarity between the "Stars and Bars" and the "Stars and Stripes" caused confusion and military problems. Regiments carried flags to help commanders observe and assess battles in the warfare of the era. At a distance, the two national flags were hard to tell apart.[22] In addition, Confederate regiments carried many other flags, which added to the possibility of confusion. After the battle, General P. G. T. Beauregard wrote that he was "resolved then to have [our flag] changed if possible, or to adopt for my command a 'Battle flag', which would be Entirely different from any State or Federal flag."[15] He turned to his aide, who happened to be William Porcher Miles, the former chairman of the Confederate Congress's "Committee on the Flag and Seal". Miles described his rejected national flag design to Beauregard. Miles also told the Committee on the Flag and Seal about the general's complaints and request for the national flag to be changed. The committee rejected this idea by a four to one vote, after which Beauregard proposed the idea of having two flags. He described the idea in a letter to his commanding General Joseph E. Johnston: "I wrote to [Miles] that we should have "two" flags—a peace or parade flag, and a war flag to be used only on the field of battle—but congress having adjourned no action will be taken on the matter—How would it do us to address the War Dept. on the subject of Regimental or badge flags made of red with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally on which shall be introduced the stars, ... We would then on the field of battle know our friends from our Enemies."[15]


The flag that Miles had favored when he was chairman of the "Committee on the Flag and Seal" eventually became the battle flag and, ultimately, the most popular flag of the Confederacy.

Someone please go check the yard and garden dept for me and report back here.

Me thinks wally just wants to remain a riot free establishment.
Shi

Not to worry Big D. Won't be for much longer.

You actually have the RIGHT to, and SHOULD, if it pleases you. Removing the flag will do precisely NOTHING to improve race relations. It seems we are supposed to be considerate of black people's "sensitivities" at all times, and MUST not offend them. Apparently, it's FINE to offend the ever loving crap out of ME. Oddly, they do not seem too sensitive about what may offend me. I do not think embracing failed cultures has worked out so good for the US.

I can see the headlines a week from taking down the Battle Flag.

KKK and New Black Panthers parade down main street arm in arm. The old ones are still a bit skeptical and want to give it another day or 2.

Later, off to the park to share 40's of Colt 45 and some very smooth moon shine.

Probably made in China anyhow.

Walmart be keeping it real, taking up the cause.

the stars and bars isnt flying, its the battle flag... look up a couple posts...the stars and bars would be a great solution to the problem

I'm sorry I mis-stated. Excuse my ignorance.

Know what Dan'l Boone said that morn as he crawled out his tent stretching and yawning and seen all them mex's coming down the hill at him?

"I didn't know we was pouring cement today."