GOP speaker of Mississippi House: Time to get rid of the Confederate symbol here, too

Hotair ^ | 06/23/2015 | Ed Morrissey

[Farmer Dean]

Don’t these politicians understand that this will come back to bite them in the ass?
Southerners like their links to their past.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I am stunned that all of this is happening because of a mass shooting. Events have gotten the ball rolling on this.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mississippi Votes to Keep Confederate Battle Cross on State’s Flag
http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/18/news/mn-52428

[uptowngirl]

Hysteria is full force. Will southern accents be the next thing to be banned?

[cld51860]

What does the flag of Feelgoodism look like?

[Paladin2]

Time to get rid of that anti-govt, teabagger Gadsden Flag.

After that, that hegemonic Stars and Stripes thing.

[Servant of the Cross]

I guess Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn doesn't give a damn about the state law that 65% of his constituents voted for ....

[Farmer Dean]

I think it has a rainbow on it.

[x1stcav]

Do these dooshes still think we’ll keep voting Republican? They’re killing themselves.

[Shadow44]

Anything to avoid the fact that the economy still hasn’t recovered.

Up next, the Cleveland Indians are racist as well and need to change their name!

[Farmer Dean]

Come next election,his ass is going to be in a sling.

[TomGuy]

Why not just ban everything associated with the color red?

Kids are offended by red when their school papers are marked up in red by teachers.

Some are offended by football teams that have red in their names or logos -- Washington 'Red'skins, for example.

That way, they can get all of the flags that have red in them, thus getting all of the variations of the old South stars and bars and all other offensive red flags -- like Old Glory.

Red is offensive.  The uses of red are offensive.

[Cementjungle]

I believe our state’s flag has become a point of offense

Wrong. It's your skin color and bank account that are the points of offense, and they'll get to those sooner rather than later thanks to your help.

[Delta 21]

So after we get rid of all the Confederate flags all the negro folk are gonna play nice?

I wish some people would get this passionate about our Official Flag.

The way this crap is going we will have to scrap the Star Spangled Banner next just to keep the peace.

[Dilbert San Diego]

The Washington Redskins have been under attack for their name. The Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves, etc. Are all going to be targets eventually.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Didn’t the people of Mississippi vote to keep it in a ballot referendum just a few years back?

[RIghtwardHo]

Sure they do ... because we still keep voting for them. It’s always “hold my nose and ...” “do you really want to elect a Dim!”

We’ll vote for them because we always do.

[TomGuy]

Southerners like their links to their past.

And THAT is why the progressives/Libs are doing it. They want to break all links with the past. Sort of like ISIL/ISIS and similar Islamists destroying antiquities of their past.

[MSF BU]

52 years old, zip for military service. No surprise. Mississippi have a talent for producing half assed leaders.