Posted on 05/19/2017 12:12:01 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
The last of four Confederate monuments New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wants removed from public property, the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee, is set to spend just a few more hours looking to the north from its 60-foot column as crews prepare to remove it Friday (May 19).
Barricades were set up in Thursday afternoon, leading most to believe it would be taken down overnight. Monument supporters and opponents gathered anticipating the statue's removal, but the mayor's office announced the removal would happen during the day Friday, starting at 9 a.m. The city expects the process to be finished and to reopen the streets around Lee Circle by 5 p.m. Those streets were closed off just before 4 a.m.
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pigs
I hate um
Looks like the guy in the cherry picker does not wish to be identified as the guy who defiled General Lee.
I’ll never visit N.O. again. Let the bastards rot in their evil slop.
Disfigurement of all MLK Jr street signs, monuments and other such is now the order of the day
Disfigurement of all MLK Jr street signs, monuments and other such is now the order of the day
Talibanning our history..................
Good thing the Civil War generals on both sides were bigger people than the current PC pols. See Jay Winik, “April 1865: The Month That Saved America”
Hopefully, Lee descendants will demand all of Lee property back (how about Arlington cemetery?)
ISIS would be proud
All these removed statues should be given to Beauvior , the SCV maintained Jefferson Davis home in MS . To be displayed with honor and with pride , for the benefit of those who truly appreciate what they represent . There to be guarded by armed militia .
They cannot simply exist in some NOLA trash heap .
Jes making room for an Obama temple!
Pretty scary when you got to hide your face while doing it
Nor will I. I emailed city council/mayor and told them. I have also recommended to my professional organization, that we have no further conferences in this town.I told them why.
Erasing history makes this city’s decisions as bad as the Taliban blowing up ancient monuments.
Never been there, it was on my bucket list but not anymore. This PC bullshit has to end some where and this is my contribution!
Is that the Taliban taking it down?
I would not shed a tear if a few of the “workers” that were trying to tear down these statues were to develop sudden lead poisoning. Preferably 30 caliber, from 500 yards or so.
I heard the mayor had a friend with a museum who wanted the statues.
Yes someone should explain How Democrats are any different. It’s utter disgraceful.
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