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Walmart Will Stop Selling Confederate Flag Merchandise
Mediaite ^ | 6/22/15 | Josh Feldman

Posted on 06/22/2015 5:54:40 PM PDT by markomalley

After days of dancing around the matter, a score of South Carolina legislators (including the governor and both of its senators) stood united to say the Confederate flag should be removed from the state capitol.

The controversy over the flag renewed after pictures were uncovered of the Charleston church shooter having a Confederate flag license plate. People have argued the kind of hate the flag represents has no place in modern America.

Well, now Walmart is taking action too. According to CNN, the retail giant will no longer sell any merchandise with Confederate flags on them.

A spokesperson explained, “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.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: 3rdthread; confederate; dixie; pandering; pc; racecard; retail; walmart
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To: markomalley

I guess they is goin’ to ban “Dixie” next. I still recall opening the song book, turning the pages, and proudly singing the first verse:

“Oh. I wish I was in the land of cotton.
My feet stink, but yours are rotten...”

circa 1953 - J.N. Long Elementary, 3rd grade, Mrs. Craighead presiding

Sorry, no disrespect to the Southland or Mrs. C. intended. It was a long time ago in an America I used to know as a child.

BTW. This flag business is going to cause us real problems here in Texas, namely what will we use in place of the Confederate flag in our “Six Flags Over Texas’ advertisements. I guess it doesn’t really matter since everybody knows we are all racists down here. /s


41 posted on 06/22/2015 8:04:11 PM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's like a whole 'nother country.)
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To: markomalley

Question: China makes Confederate flag items?
Who knew?


42 posted on 06/22/2015 8:08:16 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: Lx

http://www.ultimateflags.com/Rebel-flag-for-sale-Confederate-Battle-flag-for-sale.html


43 posted on 06/22/2015 8:08:30 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: markomalley
I could care less what Walmart does. I guess that means that McDonalds is also banning the Rebel flag.
Let welfare deal with welfare and leave everyone else alone. The Rebel Flag is against government tyranny. I don't need some asshat from Massachusetts, NY, RI, CT, NJ, or whatever to tell me how good they have it in their 1300sqft of squalor.
44 posted on 06/22/2015 8:15:44 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: markomalley
Walmart has no problem selling you this flag


45 posted on 06/22/2015 8:21:26 PM PDT by Pelham (The refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: markomalley
"Walmart Will Stop Selling Confederate Flag Merchandise"

Amazon.com and other retailers smile at such foolishness.
46 posted on 06/22/2015 8:22:38 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: murron; All

I am OFFENDED by the LBGT Rainbow Flag, it is OFFENSIVE to me, and symbol of the repression of Christians and Free Speech.

BAN THE DAMN THING, IMMEDIATELY!


47 posted on 06/22/2015 8:35:54 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: markomalley
I figured the next step would be companies refusing to sell Confederate Flags anymore and right behind those would be no more “Don't Tread on Me”, “Come And Take It” (Goliad, Texas flag), so I bought those three plus the present Texas Flag and will give them to my adult son this coming Christmas so he will have these historical flags to show true history.

If you are interested in preserving true history, consider getting these flags while they are still sold in our free country. Can you believe what is happening in our country; every single day another freedom subject to destruction?

48 posted on 06/22/2015 9:36:02 PM PDT by Marcella (TED CRUZ Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: markomalley

First of all, I won’t set foot in a filthy Walmart.

Second, they’re really going to piss off a lot of their customers.

And third, if they don’t want any of their products to offend anyone they need to stop selling a lot of things. And they’d better stop selling bacon while they’re at it.


49 posted on 06/22/2015 10:24:39 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'm very sad for my country. Personally, I've never been happier.)
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To: Texicanus

IT will change the name to FIVE FLAGS OVER TEXAS. The confederate flag never flew over Texas. That was just an old wives’ tale. /s


50 posted on 06/22/2015 10:31:07 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'm very sad for my country. Personally, I've never been happier.)
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To: eyedigress

I posted on another thread that the Stars and Bars, for me, represented a fight against tyranny. Many people didn’t understand.


51 posted on 06/22/2015 10:32:06 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'm very sad for my country. Personally, I've never been happier.)
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To: ChicagahAl
Tomorrow the American Flag.

That's my concern, too. If the past behavior of liberals and elites is any guide, once the Stars and Bars are buried the new target will be the Stars and Stripes.

52 posted on 06/22/2015 10:34:01 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: scbison

Skynrd dropped the flag years ago.

http://tullyspage.blogspot.com/2012/09/lynyrd-skynyrd-drops-confederate-flag.html


53 posted on 06/22/2015 10:35:22 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: Lx

They wimped out years ago, too.

http://www.wsmv.com/story/19420051/confederate-flag-being-removed-from


54 posted on 06/22/2015 10:38:04 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: eyedigress; wardaddy
About a year ago, I took down my reb flag and replaced it with this.

Decided to just go full bore. :)

55 posted on 06/22/2015 10:40:46 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: Salamander

Now, that’s what should be flying above the U.S. Capitol Building.


56 posted on 06/22/2015 10:44:49 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: windsorknot

All the feds should be flying the hammer and sickle.


57 posted on 06/22/2015 10:59:57 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: VerySadAmerican

I used to fly that and the Betsy Ross on the front of the house, for exactly that reason.


58 posted on 06/22/2015 11:01:44 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: eyedigress
I have this jacket and I wear it on the bike all the time.

I have had countless black people in VA admire the bike *and* the jacket, not once has anyone said a bad thing about it.

In fact, several people have tried to buy it right off my back for considerable money.

Rather than take advantage of their generous offers, I gave the company name and website where they could buy for less than half of what they wanted to pay me.

59 posted on 06/22/2015 11:11:41 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: markomalley

It’s not about whether or not you shop there. It’s about pushing back just a little. The worst thing we do is nothing.
It’s why we’re losing the war on our culture and history.
https://corporate.walmart.com/contact-us/store-corporate-feedback


60 posted on 06/23/2015 5:11:48 AM PDT by two23 (Ignore the media. It isn't propaganda if we don't listen.)
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