Posted on 06/25/2015 9:14:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
This is not the first time I've opined on the Confederate flag issue. But hopefully it is the last.
As a southerner whose roots in Georgia run way before the Civil War on both my mother's and father's side, I'm pretty sure I would qualify for any of those "Sons Of" groups related to the old Confederacy out there. And I know some readers think I qualify for another "Son of a..." title from time to time! But that's OK, too.
I personally never felt a vested interest in the Civil War, either. Other than to mourn the loss of many a distant family member who fought or died in that sad debacle that cost so many American lives, I rarely have given it a thought. And when I do, I do so with a respect for history, but also a twinge of embarrassment for at least part of what provoked Americans to fight Americans: slavery.
In 1993, as a youthful legislator in Georgia, I joined then-Gov. Zell Miller in a failed attempt to remove the Confederate battle flag emblem from Georgia's state flag. Years later, another brave Georgia governor, Roy Barnes, successfully pushed through what Miller started and totally revamped Georgia's flag.
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” Roy Barnes, successfully pushed through what Miller started and totally revamped Georgia’s flag.”
Yeh in a midnight session of the legislature while everyone was asleep. We went bye bye Barnes in the next election.
Since I have permission from this person to leave the one in my rear window, I’d like to respectfully request that he let me keep the one on my bumper also...
Yes - Roy Barnes "totally revamped" the Georgia State flag: From one which prominently contained the Confederate Battle Flag (the Southern Cross) to one which is almost identical the Confederate National Flag (The stars and Bars).
I am starting to doubt this fool's claim that he is from Georgia.
Until a couple of days ago I had a flag pole, the top tip of it was 20 feet above ground, I flew a 3’x5’ flag from it. Was that appropriate, size wise?
A strong wind came up and snapped it, approx 18 inches above the base, which was set in my concrete patio. The concrete base is approx. 18 inches deep, it was an aluminum, telescoping flag pole.
(I will be replacing it in a different location, with an even taller flag pole. Any recommendations, about the size of the flag, in relation to the size of the flag pole?
The author may be from Georgia, but he doesn't seem to have been well educated while he was there.
It's so revamped that it is now the official state flag of the CSA, with Georgia's seal inside it. Including "In God We Trust" for good measure.
Every time I see one, I snicker at the complete idiocy of people who count the removal of an unofficial symbol of the Confederacy and replacement with the official one to be a victory.
Confederacy:
Revamped Georgia Flag:
(My apologies, I thought I knew how to make the sizes smaller, but it does not seem to be working.)
See what happens when I spend an hour trying to figure out a bit of HTML?
Of course, that is one of the reasons I so seldom post anymore. If what I have to say has any merit, it is likely someone else will post it instead. If not, I am spared having posted that much more drivel in the world.
This issue always makes me laugh when I cross the GA line, though, so I had to chime in.
Yup.
The pictures you posted are excellent, though. They really drive the point home.
I still haven’t taken the time to figure out how to post pictures.
Maybe another 5 or so feet would allow a pleasing look
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