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Jeb Bush on S.C. Confederate flag: 'I'm confident they will do the right thing'
CNN Politics ^ | June 20, 2015 | Ashley Killough

Posted on 06/20/2015 3:55:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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When it comes to dealing with the Confederate flag, Jeb Bush isn't leaving much room for interpretation in his stance on the issue.

The former governor recalled Saturday how he ordered the removal of the flag from Florida state grounds in 2001, adding that he believes South Carolina will do "the right thing" as the state decides what to do about the controversial symbol that flies at the capitol in Columbia.

His comments come as 2016 presidential candidates face questions over how to handle the racially sensitive debate that follows the massacre of nine African-American parishioners by a white gunman in a Charleston church this week.

"My position on how to address the Confederate flag is clear," he said in a written statement. "In Florida we acted, moving the flag from the state grounds to a museum where it belonged. This is obviously a very sensitive time in South Carolina and our prayers are with the families, the AME church community and the entire state. Following a period of mourning there will rightly be a discussion among leaders in the state about how South Carolina should move forward, and I'm confident they will do the right thing."(continued)

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TOPICS: Florida; South Carolina; Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; blacks; bush; charleston; confederateflag; dixie; election2016; florida; jebbush; southcarolina
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To: cripplecreek

When they came for the Stars and Bars I said nothing. Then they came for Gadsen.


41 posted on 06/20/2015 5:01:26 PM 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: Reno89519

Still trying to atone for those “racist Southern parents” you had, I see.


42 posted on 06/20/2015 5:03:29 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: cripplecreek

They stole that land from the Ojibwe and that flag is offensive. (See how that works?)


43 posted on 06/20/2015 5:03:50 PM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

As I said on another thread, a lot of my neighbors display the stars and bars right there with the Texas flag no matter what their ethnicity-it would not be a good idea for any dips*** from some hate group or whatever else to try telling rednecks to take down a flag they happen to like...


44 posted on 06/20/2015 5:04:01 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The bed-wetter Bush never had the south locked down, and never will. Bush needs to run with Hillary as a joint ticket.


45 posted on 06/20/2015 5:09:21 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I guess someone should say it.

It is actually not the “Stars and Bars”. That is the official Confederate flag which slightly resembles the U.S. flag only with much larger stripes (bars), and a different pattern for the fewer stars.

I personally think the “Cross of St. Andrew” flag is much prettier and I have noticed just about all the surviving battle flags of Confederate units, have the Cross.


46 posted on 06/20/2015 5:12:00 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Reno89519

“Go ahead, flame me.”

Al Sharpton, is that you?Welcome to FR, new guy.


47 posted on 06/20/2015 5:20:41 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Im positive i woukd vote for whoever is running against the leftest thug.


48 posted on 06/20/2015 5:21:13 PM PDT by Carry me back (.)
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To: tet68

Jeb and his family among others are the termites.


49 posted on 06/20/2015 5:26:24 PM PDT by Carry me back (.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Its all part of the propoganda. The communist. using the 10% and acting like they are 50%. All over TV ect. Unreconstructed


50 posted on 06/20/2015 5:30:35 PM PDT by Carry me back (.)
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To: cripplecreek

That’s nothing! My state flag has a half-naked chick and a murder on it...


51 posted on 06/20/2015 5:32:23 PM PDT by Charles H. (The_r0nin) (Hwaet! Lar bith maest hord, sothlice!)
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To: cripplecreek

“My state flag has a man with a gun on it.”

It depends on how many rounds the magazine holds.


52 posted on 06/20/2015 5:48:21 PM PDT by sagar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is a certainly that Jeb Bush is unfit for the Presidency of the United States.


53 posted on 06/20/2015 5:52:41 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: GenXteacher

Certainty....X@#!it.


54 posted on 06/20/2015 5:53:17 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: Texan5

Yes its time to push back. The left shuts down dissent by screaming over you and as someone said making the 10% seem like 50%. Time to start using their tactics.


55 posted on 06/20/2015 6:13:50 PM 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: 2ndDivisionVet

1) I will not vote for Jeb. I held my nose voting for the two George Bushes as well as Dole, McCain, and Romney. No longer will I vote for someone who doesn’t value individual liberty, honor the founding fathers, or hold his native country in greater esteem than the “global community”

2) As to the flag, I have decided to purchase a 13 star flag with the stars arranged in a circle (known as the “Betsy Ross” flag). I will fly this flag to honor the republic as it was created, the founding fathers, and the concept of living free. The current 50 star flag no longer represents a corrupt tyranny that pretends to be a free nation.


56 posted on 06/20/2015 6:36:51 PM PDT by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Am I the only one who remembers the compromise 15 years ago that moved the battleflag to its current location?

The real lesson is: never negotiate with leftists. They will immediately repudiate, cheat on, ignore, or weasel out of any agreement, no matter how clearly written. They are incapable of acting in good faith.

No wonder our side always loses in the end. The only reason to support a conservative position is because it is rooted in principle. Our side won’t even point out the principle in play, much less fight for it.


57 posted on 06/20/2015 6:40:41 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

FUJB


58 posted on 06/20/2015 6:41:38 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: FirstFlaBn

I have learned a lot from the Libtards. Just start screaming and yelling and excoriating anyone who disagrees with your viewpoint until you shut them down or shame them into doing what you want. :-)


59 posted on 06/20/2015 6:42:24 PM 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: 2ndDivisionVet

They won’t be happy until every state flies the white flag of surrender


60 posted on 06/20/2015 7:07:30 PM PDT by just me (GOD BLESS AMERICA Amen)
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