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Alabama Gov. Bentley removes Confederate flags from Capitol grounds
AL.com ^ | 06/24/2015 | Charles Dean

Posted on 06/24/2015 8:50:37 AM PDT by GIdget2004

On the order of Gov. Robert Bentley, the Confederate battle flag which stands at the foot of the confederate memorial on the state Capitol grounds was taken down this morning.

Two workers came out of the Capitol building about 8:20 a.m. and with no fanfare quickly and quietly took the flag down. They declined to answer questions.

Moments later Gov. Bentley emerged from the Capitol on his way to an appearance in Hackleburg. Asked if he had ordered the flag taken down, the governor said, "Yes I did."

Asked his reasons for taking it down and if it included what happened in Charleston last week, the governor said, "Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to do. We are facing some major issues in this state regarding the budget and other matters that we need to deal with. This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward. I have taxes to raise, we have work to do. And it was my decision that the flag needed to come down."

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1 posted on 06/24/2015 8:50:37 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004
I have taxes to raise

Guess that explains why he wants to remove any symbols of rebellion or secession


2 posted on 06/24/2015 8:53:05 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: GIdget2004

And when the hysterical media and minorities claim he is anti-whatever, will he fall on his knees and physically prove he’s not homophobic or racist?


3 posted on 06/24/2015 8:53:36 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: GIdget2004

US flag is next.


4 posted on 06/24/2015 8:53:42 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: GIdget2004

WE’RE SAVED!!! THEY REMOVED A FLAG!!!

NOW THERE WILL BE NO MORE VIOLENCE


5 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:00 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
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To: GIdget2004

Lower the flag and raise the taxes. Super.


6 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:04 AM PDT by Clump (I'd rather die with my boots on than live wearing a pair of knee pads.)
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To: GIdget2004

nO shiite Gub, a major distraction.. Indeed!

benghazi, TPP, Iran, SCotUS rulings,,

Nope , nothing else going on..

Roll the race card cart out of the paddock..

pulled by shining piles of media excrement..

running with every story except ones..

that speak truth to power and corruption.


7 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:11 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: GIdget2004

Coward. This is cultural suicide in action folks.


8 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:29 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. – Robert Heinlein)
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To: GIdget2004

What cowardly scum.


9 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:49 AM PDT by greene66
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To: GIdget2004

What next?... NO FLAGS of any kind?


10 posted on 06/24/2015 8:54:53 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: GIdget2004

Now that the CSA flag is down and the past has been erased, we also need to erase all the other legacies from Jim Crow such as affirmative action and race based government payments and promotions.


11 posted on 06/24/2015 8:56:52 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: VideoDoctor; Buckeye McFrog; GeronL; Mr. K; LucyT; cripplecreek; Lazamataz; onyx; Old Sarge; ...
What next?... NO FLAGS of any kind?

Just the Red Banner of the International.


12 posted on 06/24/2015 8:59:30 AM PDT by KC_Lion (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! G-d bless you all!)
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To: wardaddy; stainlessbanner; PeaRidge; rustbucket; 4CJ

I wonder which State is next?


13 posted on 06/24/2015 9:00:41 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade
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To: GIdget2004

These a-holes won’t be happy until they’ve destroyed all the memorials to the Confederate dead. Just like ISIS, these scumbags want to destroy 154 years of this country’s history.


14 posted on 06/24/2015 9:01:15 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Mr. K

“WE’RE SAVED!!! THEY REMOVED A FLAG!!!

NOW THERE WILL BE NO MORE VIOLENCE”

That is exactly how I feel. Knee jerk, useless reactions.


15 posted on 06/24/2015 9:01:19 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: GIdget2004

I give your flag to bigots and strike it from the memorial, and I raise your taxes.

To the people of Alabama, I say, raise your flag and demand your taxes be cut.


16 posted on 06/24/2015 9:02:17 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: GIdget2004
This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward

The language of the weasel. Sounds like Boehner and McConnell 'taking things off the table.'

When you have no principles and no spine, your ideas about paving roads or building schools are irrelevant and trivial.

17 posted on 06/24/2015 9:02:33 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: GIdget2004

This is the destruction of history by the Progressive Left. Rush is probably right the American flag will be next.


18 posted on 06/24/2015 9:04:50 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: GIdget2004
People died for that flag and they were good people who loved the south and its heritage.

This removal is just another "I hate whitey" move. Just like the MLK statue in DC (where it doesn't belong), MLK holiday, black month....etc etc.

19 posted on 06/24/2015 9:04:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Beowulf9

They are just making room for the star and crescent.


20 posted on 06/24/2015 9:06:12 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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