Posted on 06/24/2015 10:57:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sen. Rand Paul said he agrees with South Carolina Gov. (and fellow Republican) Nikki Haley that the Confederate flag should be removed from its previous place of honor on the grounds of the State House. In a radio interview this morning, Paul referred to the flag as inescapably a symbol of human bondage and slavery, as well as a reminder of Dylan Roofs horrific murders:
I think the flag is inescapably a symbol of human bondage and slavery, and particularly when people use it, you know, obviously for murder and to justify hated so vicious that you would kill somebody, I think that that symbolism needs to end. And I think South Carolina is doing the right thing.
I think its, obviously, its a decision for South Carolina to maker, but if I was in South Carolina thats what I would vote to do and I would recommend to anyone who asked me my opinion. There have been people who have used it for southern pride and heritage and all of that but really to I think to every African-American in the country its a symbolism of slavery to them and now its a symbol of murder for this young man and so I think its time to put it in a museum.
Many other Republicans, including Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, have also called for the flag to be taken down.
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Rand Paul is sounding to me more and more like a democrat.....or he’s just stupid.
My reply to Rand: Burn in hell, you POS.
Panderin’ Rand strikes again!
Runt Paul is just one more craven politician. Why didn’t he demand the removal of Confederate flags previously?
I think the flag is inescapably a symbol of human bondage and slavery
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Oh Rand most of the men who marched behind the Bonnie Blue flag didn’t even own a slave...
What a FOOL. Amazing how Repukes topple like dominos
OK. So the next murdering SOB poses with the American flag in a promotional way and then we ban it. Right Mr.Rand?
Wasn’t fond of Rand before, and he’s dead to me now.
Politicians are just doing what their masters in the news media order them to. When the news media says jump they ask “how high?”.
It was the news media that made this Dylan roof cretin the top new. It’s the news media that creates this “racism” imaginary fake crisis as they create the global warming fake hoax
The news media used a single act by a single individual to take away our freedom of speech. If people dont see now that the media is the enemy and the problem I dont know when they will
Same crap we go through with the Indians.
This is the EXACT rationale liberals are using to say the US flag must come down. Rand Paul is giving that excuse legitimacy.
It happens on many occasion that, for the sake of general peace, we cater to the ignorance of masses.
Politicians are just doing what their masters in the news media order them to. When the news media says jump they ask “how high?”.
It was the news media that made this Dylan roof cretin the top news. It’s the news media that creates this “racism” imaginary fake crisis as they create the global warming fake hoax
The news media used a single act by a single individual to take away our freedom of speech. If people dont see now that the media is the enemy and the problem I dont know when they will
So let me get this straight. He’s isolationist and does not want us involved in wars. He has no problem with legalizing drugs because he is liberterian. And he has a problem with a historical flag from our past.So why should I vote for this guy again?
Freegards
LEX
TOLD YAAAAAAA!!!!!
No pol running for Presidential nomination is gonna touch this issue with a 10 foot pole. everybody’s scared to death of being accused of being a racist............whatever the definition of that word is.
Who is Rand Paul trying to kid he had Jack Hunter on his staff when he first came in to Senate Rand Paul is a loser!
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