Posted on 06/28/2015 2:01:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
On Friday, The Washington Post ran a column asking readers to look away from the Confederate flag and look instead at the gun alleged Charleston attacker Dylann Roof held in his hand.
WaPo published a picture of Roof holding a Confederate flag in his left hand and a Glock in his right. The paper then noted that the nation reacted to the Charleston attack by [debating] what the old battle flag symbolizes and whether it should be displayed anywhere outside a museum. They argue that this is misplacedthat the nation should be discussing what new gun controls will be passed.
This same sentiment was expressed by Slate earlier in week, wherein the magazine both praised the attempts to banish the Confederate flag and criticized those attempts as a way side-stepping of the gun control conversation Slate wants so bad.
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Hey the closer we get to CWII the happier I feel. :-)
Better to focus on a clean sweep of the entire Hill.
I do note they no longer think they have to hide the fact that it's a propaganda push.
But Obama said we need to get rid of the patchwork system of laws.
Forget the Gun Control; focus on the Confederate Flag.
Why Val Kilmer didn’t get an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in that movie is still beyond me.
Jeanne Assam..
Forget gun control, focus on the fascists!
That’s the truth if I ever heard it!
I was prepared to be disappointed with Kurt Russel but he killed his part too IMO.
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