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As Governor, Bill Clinton Kept ‘Confederate’ Star On The Arkansas Flag
www.huffingtonpost.com ^ | June 20,2015 yes 2015 | www.huffingtonpost.com

Posted on 08/24/2017 8:01:17 PM PDT by NoLibZone

The state flag of Arkansas sports 25 white stars and four blue ones. And in 1987, while serving as governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton signed a bill affirming that one of those blue stars is there in honor of the Confederate States of America.

The state’s General Assembly reaffirmed the parameters of the flag in a 1987 act that Clinton signed. Among other provisions detailing the flag’s features, such as its colors and shapes, there was a line that read, “The blue star above the word ‘ARKANSAS’ is to commemorate the Confederate States of America.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arkansas; charlottesville; clinton; confederate
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To: NoLibZone

While keeping something warm and cuddly under his desk


21 posted on 08/25/2017 5:46:15 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: okie 54

Clinton also made the Saturday before Easter, “Confederate Flag Day” in Arkansas.


22 posted on 08/25/2017 8:06:28 AM PDT by MGG
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To: Bratch

Well, Bubba was a good’ol boy.


23 posted on 08/25/2017 8:08:46 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Bratch; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy

He also got a Black hooker pregnant, so he was more like a son of the old South. LOL


24 posted on 08/26/2017 3:23:16 AM PDT by Impy (Anyone who votes to raise taxes deserves to get rabies.)
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