Sharpton, Clark call for removal of Confederate flag

[wyldwolf]

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Democratic presidential hopefuls Wesley Clark and Al Sharpton called for the removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds as they rallied about 2,000 people gathered Monday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

"This is not a day that you wave a flag of Confederacy and wave a flag of racism," Sharpton said.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/7747719.htm

[Renew Deal]

1. Sharton to endorse Clark on Larry King tonight

Or we can always hope.

[candy331]

2. I don't see Sharpton turning to

Clark but Al is a highest bidder man.

[Terwilliger]

5. Bill Clinton's office is in Harlem

there's probably a line of communication there

[Terwilliger]

3. Watch out! Clark may alienate those that think the Confederate flag...

is a symbol of their historical southern culture and expression.

[Democrats unite]

7. You mean like the...

gun toting, beer drinking, pick-up truck driving...

[Terwilliger]

16. are you saying those people are all Confederate sympathizers?

thats awfully "broad-brush" of you

[Turkw]

21. This Southern white boy says who cares, I strongly doubt those who have

the "Confederate flag is their heritage" as their make or break issue are going to be voting Democrat, no matter who is the candidate.

[Jackson Smith]

12. Dean already has that covered.

[Terwilliger]

17. looks like they both do

[maddezmom]

4. ya think?

Who else is on tonight besides Clark and Sharpton...is Lieberman scheduled? :)

[maddezmom]

6. oops this was supposed to be a reply to #1

[BeyondGeography]

8. That's my guy

"That flag belongs in a museum. It is a flag of the past."

Called up veterans in the audience to join him under "the American flag."

Clark will not hedge his principles to get a few extra white votes. That's what REPUBLICANS and weak-kneed Democratic politicians do.

[FrenchieCat]

9. I just want to say....

I am Black and I am proud to be a Clark supporter....

GO CLARK!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN!!

In remembrance of Dr. King, please read Clark's view and take of this special day!

THE STORY: http://clark04.com/story/84/

THE SPEECH: http://clark04.com/speeches/033/

THE POLICY: http://clark04.com/issues/voting/

[beaconess]

10. Nice photo

[deminflorida]

14. I want to say that I'm white and a southerner, and very much a

Civil War buff, but that damn Flag needs to come down. Period...
There's no need for it, it just re-addresses a terrible period in American History. I stand 100% behind Clark on this issue. It needs to go!

[deminflorida]

19. Your great Frenchie, thanks for the picture....

It's important that issues like this come front and center....

[funkyflathead]

11. Those two should boycott South Carolina

Make it easier for Dean to win!

[deminflorida]

15. Dean couldn't win South Carolina if he campaigned there against

Howard Dean.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Good for them! All of the candidates should do the same.

Clark just rose a notch in my estimation though I'm a Dean supporter.

[incapsulated]

18. Good for Sharpton and Clark

:thumbsup:

[robbedvoter]

20. In contrast, W and Dean think it's "state's rights" issue

W got introuble for it, but the media covered HD's back on it:
http://Blog.forclark.com/story/2004/1/3/104434/9972

[Clark4VotingRights]

22. Seems like an appropriate statement on an appropriate day.

Good for them.

(Well, actually it should have been done a hundred years
ago, at least, but they weren't alive then. :))

[HereSince1628]

23. Question about Arkansas flag

when was it designed?
when was it adopted?