The Nuclear Option: Politicians’ War on Confederate Flag Another Reason to Throw Them All Out
Behold the smeared, clownish face of politics in America today.
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Gutfeld on Confederate Flag: A City Run by a Liberal Is ‘Way More Harmful Than a Piece of Cloth’
Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News Channel’s “The Greg Gutfeld Show,” opened up his Sunday show responding to the removal of the Confederate flag and the raising of the gay pride flag. Gutfeld explained that the removal of the Confederate
Alabama Store Making Their Own Confederate Flags After Supplier Caves to Race Baiters
On June 26, Alabama Flag & Banner began making Confederate flags in-house, after “a manufacturer decided to no longer supply Confederate flags to [the] business.”
Richmond Man Joseph Weindl Charged with Vandalizing Confederate Monument
A Richmond man has been charged with vandalizing a monument honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Teen Vogue Editor Under Fire for Excluding Black Models from Story about Ethnic Hairstyles
A bi-racial Teen Vogue editor is under fire for featuring a light-skinned model in a story about African-American hairstyles in its June/July issue.
Woman Arrested After Pulling Confederate Flag Down in Front of SC Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate flag was temporarily removed from the front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday when a woman climbed the flagpole and – despite calls by police to get down – removed the banner.
Vandals Strike Charleston Monument Again
Vandals have struck again for the second time in less than a week at Charleston South Carolina’s Marion Square, this time throwing water balloons filled with paint at a monument to John C. Calhoun just about a block away from the Mother Emanuel AME church.
Jackson on Confederate Flag: Not Impressed With Kumbaya Moment Without Financial Investment
Friday in Charleston, on “Democracy Now!” outside the Emanuel AME Church, Rev. Jesse Jackson said, “I am not impressed with the “kumbaya” moment unless there is some plan for financial investment and a budget alteration. If the flag comes down,
Obama: ‘By Taking Down That Flag We Express God’s Grace’
On June 26 President Obama eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney praising the frenzied efforts to banish the Confederate flag from public sight, saying, “By taking down that flag we express God’s grace.”
I’m a Liberal, And I Almost Put a Confederate Flag on My Twitter Profile
For a while yesterday, when a perfectly reasonable measure in South Carolina seemed to morph into nationwide panic that lumped history geeks in with segregationists, I began reluctantly searching the internet for the best flag image to put on my profile. In moments of runaway censorship, contributing to the Streisand Effect is every liberal’s duty.
Texas Police Investigate Video of Assault on White Woman Holding Toddler
From KHOU.com: ROWLETT, Texas – Rowlett police have confirmed a video that has been floating around the internet this week of a woman being assaulted as she holds a child in her lap occurred at a Garland ISD elementary school
Sharpton: Confederate Flag Is Flag of Racism, Lynching, Slavery and a Flag of Treason
Friday on “Democracy Now!” MSNBC host Al Sharpton said the Confederate flag is “a flag of racism and lynching and slavery, it’s a flag of treason.” Speaking in front of Emanuel AME Church before the funeral for Reverend Clementa Pinckney,
Academy Adding More Minority Members to Ensure Oscars are More Diverse
After facing pointed criticism for a perceived lack of racial and gender diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced a two-pronged strategy to ensure the awards selection process is more inclusive.
Blue State Blues: Obama Already Came for the American Flag–and He Lost
This week saw a sudden flurry of attempts to rid America of symbols of the Confederacy–not just the flag at the South Carolina State House, but statues, street names, and even songs. While many welcomed the changes as a way to heal
Jim Webb and the Confederate Battle Flag: A Rare Rational Voice Through Demagogic Fog
In the tragic shooting deaths of nine African Americans, once again some in the press along with political leadership and even business leadership are attempting to turn a tragedy into a shameful opportunity to destroy an important part of American history.
Ben Stein: Confederate Flag Sales Ban First Step to Tyranny
Thursday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show” author and former speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford, Ben Stein, said “political correctness,” causing the banning of the Confederate flag from even being sold is how totalitarian societies begin. While he
CNN’s Murray: GOP ‘Core’ Wants Immigrants to ‘Act Like Every Other White Person’
Thursday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” political reporter Sara Murray discussed Republican presidential candidate Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R-LA) announcement speech in which he said, “We need to not be, you know, hyphenated Americans, we all just need to be American—not Indian-American, not
ESPN’s Olbermann Compares ‘Offensive’ Washington Redskins to Confederate Flag
In lieu of the Confederate flag controversy, Keith Olbermann opened his ESPN2 show “Olbermann” on Wednesday with a monologue where he explained that the Confederate flag “can represent evil, and represent genocide, and the persecution, and mockery of a people because
Worse than Obamacare: Housing Case Lets Feds Target ‘Unconscious’ Racism
In the Obamacare case, the Court pretended to know what was really in the minds of legislators in spite of their explicit words (and evidence of their actual intent). In Texas Housing, the Court has ruled that the federal government can decide what is really in the minds of ordinary people, whether they intend to discriminate or not.
New Black Panther Party Charleston Rally: ‘This is War’
At a speech during a rally Tuesday night a block from the scene of the Charleston massacre of nine black churchgoers, New Black Panther ally Shaka Shakur treated the criminal attack as war, calling for “freestanding militias” to surround churches and claiming that alleged shooter Dylann Roof was a “solider” who “carried out his mission” after being trained and sent by others.
O’Reilly to Race-Baiters: ‘You Want a War, You Got a War’
In his opening monologue “Talking Points Memo” segment on Wednesday, Bill O’Reilly, host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” dismissed the notion that there is an “epidemic” of racism in the United States. During that monologue, O’Reilly pointed to examples
CA Pol Tells San Diego to Dump ‘Robert E. Lee Elementary’
California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) is calling on the San Diego Unified School District to change the name of Robert E. Lee Elementary School because of its namesake’s ties to the Confederacy.
Steyn: Confederate Flag ‘A Democrat Flag’
Columnist and author of “The Undocumented,” Mark Steyn declared the Confederate flag “a Democrat flag” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Steyn said, “I know the GOP is called the stupid party, but the idea that Republicans can
Daily News: 5 More Things That Have to Go to ‘Purge America’s Racist Past’
Here are five other questionably racist things that may be next to go… Aunt Jemima pancakes and syrup, Uncle Ben’s Rice, Chiquita Bananas’ Miss Chiquita, the ice cream truck song, and [of course] The Washington Redskins.
Farrakhan: I Don’t Get Debate Over Confederate Flag, ‘We Need to Put the American Flag Down’
Louis Farrakhan stated “We need to put the American flag down. Because we’ve caught as much hell under that as the Confederate flag” in remarks before the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, DC on Wednesday first reported by DC’s WMAL. Farrakhan
