So, the Confederate battle flag is the problem? Really?
157 years - Slavery existed under the British Union Jack in the British colonies of North America (1619-1776)
87 years - Slavery existed under the American Stars and Stripes (1776-1863) until the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863
2 years, 4 months - Slavery existed under the various flags of the Confederate States of America from 1863 until the war’s end on April 9, 1865
Is there any rational person out there who honestly thinks that if the Confederate flag had been removed ten years ago then Dylann Roof would not have murdered those people? The rush by these politicians to try and push through a worthless gesture that is going to piss off as many people as it appeases is further evidence that we elect morons to office.
Republican. Figures.
The sell out begins
If they truly wanted to honor him and what he stood for, they would build a Clementa Pinckney memorial - a statue of the Hon. Rev., surrounded by his eight companions, with the Confederate Battle flag in his loving hands, and an inscription on the base saying, “I forgive you.”
But this isn’t really about honor and healing, it’s about scapegoating and effeminate anger - qualities the gunman had in spades.
This better be a non-starter. For all of our sakes.
Mr. Brannon is not worthy of his position, much less in So. Carolina. Hope he gets raked through the coals for his stupidity.
Guess I’ll buy a few and start flying them here in Montana. Gotta keep things in balance you know.
I have a front licence plate that has an American Flag and a Confederate Battle Flag together. I’ m thinking of removing it from my truck and hanging it up in my garage.
I’m concerned that I am making myself and family a target of some wacho.
This is a sad day for our Country.
Representative Norman D. “Doug” Brannon
Republican - Spartanburg
Personal Information
Attorney
Born 1961 in Detroit, Michigan
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1996, J.D., 2000
What does the confederate flag have to do with the shooting in Charleston beyond the fact that some racist activist are using the opportunity to attack it and South Carolina history?
The flag is on a Civil War monument that is equivalently dedicated to one of the most important events in South Carolina’s history.
There is anther monument on the east side of the capital dedicated to slavery. If you want to errace slavery why dont you take down that monument instead?
This RINO should be primaries for poor judgement and eagerness to jump ship.
What a jackass!
Move up to Dee-troit.
There’s always some simp ready to buckle under for a pat on the head.
Another GOP Quisling
A shocker
The left plays stupid white people with race like marionettes
1. This guy going on MSNBC to promote the current Leftist cause du jour says to me that he is out-of-touch with the conservative constituents he is supposed to represent, and needs to be challenged in the GOP primary.
2. The fact that he can't file it till December means it's going nowhere, as everyone will have long moved on at that time, and the Left will be too focused on the presidential primaries to make this a meme again.
3. The Left bothering with such a stupid issue (the flag) instead of gun control feels like a tacit admission on their part that they know gun control isn't going anywhere, not in the U.S. Congress, not in the South Carolina legislature nor with the American public at large.
I guess I should have smelled this one coming when Haley agreed to take it off of the Capitol dome.