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Mississippi Flag, a Rebel Holdout, Is in a New Fight
The New York Times ^ | November 7, 2915 | CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

Posted on 11/08/2015 9:36:32 AM PST by yoe

LOUISVILLE, Miss. — In single strokes after the massacre of nine black churchgoers in Charleston in June, Confederate battle flags were taken from statehouse grounds in South Carolina and Alabama, pulled from shelves at major retailers like Walmart and declared unwelcome, if to (limited effect), at Nascar races.

What happened so swiftly elsewhere is not so simple in Mississippi. The Confederate battle flag is not simply flying in one hotly disputed spot at the State Capitol but occupying the upper left corner of the state flag, which has been flying since 1894. (And as recently as 2001), Mississippians voted by a nearly two-to-one ratio to keep it. Recent ( polling) suggests the majority have not changed their minds.

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To: rockrr

You’re legends in your own minds.


401 posted on 12/01/2015 6:55:56 PM PST by cowboyway (Returning the federal government to its constitutional limits is a Lost Cause.)
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To: cowboyway; x; rockrr
Are you part of the ‘rockrr’ cartel?

A certifiable lunatic who used to post here years ago called it a Damn Yankee 'Coven'. I guess we have grown into a full scale cartel by now.

Be sure to check under your bed tonight... you never know where the Damn Yankee Cartel will be.

402 posted on 12/01/2015 8:06:19 PM PST by Ditto
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To: Ditto

Don’t need to look for you. You’re all right here.


403 posted on 12/01/2015 8:21:42 PM PST by cowboyway (Returning the federal government to its constitutional limits is a Lost Cause.)
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