First on CNN: Walmart to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise

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[snarkybob]

(CNN)Walmart, the country's largest retailer, will remove all Confederate flag merchandise from its stores, the company told CNN Monday.

The announcement is the latest indication that the flag, a symbol of the slave-holding South, has become toxic in the aftermath of a shooting last week at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Gov. Nikki Haley announced in a Monday afternoon news conference that she supports removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.

Walmart.com currently carries the Confederate flag as well as attire featuring the flag's design, such as T-shirts and belt buckles.

"We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment -- whether in our stores or on our web site," said Walmart spokesman Brian Nick. "We have a process in place to help lead us to the right decisions when it comes to the merchandise we sell. Still, at times, items make their way into our assortment improperly -- this is one of those instances."

[NKP_Vet]

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[trebb]

Then they can take the few Bibles they have off the shelves along with any dictionaries and factual historical accounts. I guess that removing the Confederate flag will make us all safer from nutcases......

[samtheman]

I’ve been shopping at Wal-Mart for decades and never once noticed a single item with a confederate flag.

[Red in Blue PA]

So then you are opposed to people speaking their native tongue?

[golux]

ONE PEOPLE - Ein Volk
ONE GOVERNMENT - Ein Reich
ONE LEADER - Ein Fuehrer, mein genie