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41. Me too. We know everything about him that we need to know. And none of it is good.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 10:50 PM

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The Confederate flag raising yesterday may be the final straw for a lot of people. [View all] kelliekat44 Oct 2013 OP

They'll be back to hating in a few days. Hoyt Oct 2013 #1

+1 barnabas63 Oct 2013 #3

they might have just as well come in sheets. Amazing lack of smarts. roguevalley Oct 2013 #40

your not much better :( PatrynXX Oct 2013 #50

Right ... Cosmocat Oct 2013 #100

yea that flag was a really stupid move on their part to allow it steve2470 Oct 2013 #2

Nazi flag would not have been worse adieu Oct 2013 #7

ok yes, I agree, good points nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #8

Yeah, but to a lot of people (me included) . . . MrModerate Oct 2013 #42

and it offends them the Black man is not their slave DBoon Oct 2013 #61

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #64

This is your first post? Shit, you might not get a second. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #65

oh goody...a history lesson from a teabagger noiretextatique Oct 2013 #66

It must be hard being too thick to get that the parties have not stayed Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #71

Give it a rest brush Oct 2013 #85

Apparently this banned dumbass never heard of the Southern Strategy. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #87

Yes! brush Oct 2013 #92

I feel like I am seeing a lot of this kind of thing on DU these days. We must have been Squinch Oct 2013 #108

Could be. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #109

Is that normal in regular (non shutdown/debt limit/confederate parade) times? Squinch Oct 2013 #111

Yes, it is. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #112

Wow! I'm truly surprised. I didn't know it was anything like that. It must be like playing Squinch Oct 2013 #114

Sometimes their username gives them right away: NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #116

I bet he thought he was being cagey! Squinch Oct 2013 #118

... dunno. Alot of "white power" groups hide behind a Swastika noawadays ... Myrina Oct 2013 #73

I don't think you understood my post adieu Oct 2013 #79

No, you missed MY point. Myrina Oct 2013 #84

Every time something don't go the rabid right's way they Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #103

Yet not many seem to be offended by this one..... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #11

to be honest I didn't see it until a few hours ago here at DU steve2470 Oct 2013 #14

Thats the rub, many are like you. Most people see stars and start hemorrhaging out of the eyeballs Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #18

Good catch on the OathKeepers flag CanonRay Oct 2013 #74

This man seriously needs to be stripped of all public authority. thecrow Oct 2013 #96

The optics of that, in this day & age, was just jaw dropping for many people of conscience. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #4

Details, details!! pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #5

I read where the actual parade organizers are incensed that their day got hijacked IrishAyes Oct 2013 #16

I imagine they were utterly delighted, until the criticism began Scootaloo Oct 2013 #51

Maybe so. It could be false outrage. But then again, IrishAyes Oct 2013 #56

Guerrilla theater? n/t Old Union Guy Oct 2013 #6

Where was the Liberal Media?? I saw none of this on the teevee or anywhere else. madinmaryland Oct 2013 #9

MSNBC's afternoon/evening programming had it BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #26

I'll lay you 10 to 1 odds that that guy beats his wife and kids. Squinch Oct 2013 #30

He definitely looks like he only respects white males. Marie Marie Oct 2013 #39

Me too. We know everything about him that we need to know. And none of it is good. Squinch Oct 2013 #41

It warms my lil' heart nvme Oct 2013 #45

You figured it all out from a few pictures? 1000words Oct 2013 #46

The behavior of the man in the photo is shameful. The discussion is just pointing it out. Squinch Oct 2013 #47

You don't even know if he is married, yet he likely beats his wife and kids. 1000words Oct 2013 #53

He's holding a confederate flag outside of the home of a black family. The home Squinch Oct 2013 #57

Good luck 1000words Oct 2013 #58

No, I hope you're done heaven05 Oct 2013 #82

Good for you. We often misjudge people by their looks, but when you Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #55

some think it is ok Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #81

He definitely looks like he could start in a remake of Deliverance Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #59

Love his tee shirt lolly Oct 2013 #38

Uh....gee.... ChazInAz Oct 2013 #43

I love the t-shirt - isn't he specialll! Could he be....... marble falls Oct 2013 #78

It seems like these days it's up to things like Facebook to spread these images. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #89

Hoisting the Confederate flag was much like yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #10

True... but they're proud of it. Fiercely proud. Stupidly, self-immolating proud. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #17

If you can find that image... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #21

Sorry, I had it bookmarked and then one day I re-installed Win7 on my Acer laptop IrishAyes Oct 2013 #29

ah! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #33

While you guys are at it... Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #104

Pictures worth a thousand words, unless it's the Gettysburg Address IrishAyes Oct 2013 #105

This is nothing new for these cretins Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #12

That woman in the top picture looks demonic to me. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #20

How come so many Republicans... NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #23

They ARE demonic. ALL of them. calimary Oct 2013 #25

They all love Jesus more than you. Just ask any japple Oct 2013 #93

Yeah, aren't they just fucking adorable? calimary Oct 2013 #94

Who are those, genetic white people? Beacool Oct 2013 #48

I don't know how anyone could watch President Obama and not be impressed. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #13

I'll believe it when these assholes stop voting them in. liberalmuse Oct 2013 #15

Yes, that too; but then again, on rare occasions scales fall from the eyes. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #19

if it isn't the final straw for them their either racists or gopiscrap Oct 2013 #22

"I guess they never watched him before?" Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #24

Mebbe we should call it the Treason flag struggle4progress Oct 2013 #27

That's what I shall call it from now on. Thanks. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #35

These idiots have also pissed off . . . Brigid Oct 2013 #28

And the irony is that the Marines was the first branch of the Armed Services that promoted Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #34

That can't be good. God might forgive somebody; marines won't. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #36

The sad fact is ripcord Oct 2013 #31

I'm sorry, but I still believe that about 90% of Republicans are racists because too many of them Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #32

i agree with you...except noiretextatique Oct 2013 #67

Yep. I was being generous with the 90%, though. I'm hoping things will change... Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #72

I'd venture to guess many aren't even aware it happened 1000words Oct 2013 #37

It was the last straw, without a doubt for many people including me Johnny Ready Oct 2013 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #49

All we had to do was give them enough rope. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #52

Looked like the Tweeker Party to me. Coyotl Oct 2013 #54

Play Freebird hollowdweller Oct 2013 #60

I heard the guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd were Democrats DBoon Oct 2013 #62

Listen to the lyrics of "Saturday Night Special" sometime OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #63

Great song. Best anti-gun song ever. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #86

K&R - Bunch of weirdos. NealK Oct 2013 #68

The right wingers are saying this guy was a Democratic plant... redstatebluegirl Oct 2013 #69

Cue Limbaugh, Hannity and Beck crying about "Southern Pride." Sparkly Oct 2013 #70

Never watched him before, that is possible treestar Oct 2013 #75

We all learn at our own pace, I guess Shankapotomus Oct 2013 #76

Do they really think flying the confederate battle flag klyon Oct 2013 #77

shocking Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #80

Palin and kkkruz were there at this event standing in front of this flag heaven05 Oct 2013 #83

His presence in the middle of the Tea bagger parade was just a coincidence, I guess. Squinch Oct 2013 #113

So how long before the GOP says the flag guy was a plant? nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #88

That Flag gussmith Oct 2013 #90

Ted Nugent wears a Confederate flag tee shirt onstage DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #91

Has President Obama ever been ever been photographed in a barn coat? maddiemom Oct 2013 #95

Can only hope so. ck4829 Oct 2013 #97

I am.... mgardener Oct 2013 #98

I went to a party where we burned that racist symbol of hate. santamargarita Oct 2013 #99

That's the best thing about freedom of speech Mikeystyle Oct 2013 #101

not a chance Doctor_J Oct 2013 #102

. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #106

I hope these people are calling/sending email to their republican reps or the GOP about this... Moonwalk Oct 2013 #107

Guy across the street washed his Confederate flag last week. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2013 #110

As they come out of mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2013 #115

That flag things makes it clear lots of Repubbies really do hate America Berlum Oct 2013 #117