[ImAmerican]

Part German? or Nazi. The confederate battle flag has nothing to do with slavery or racism.The US flag flew over slaves for a much longer period of time where's the out rage. And by the way We are supposed to be free. to think and say what we want. If it offends you .LOOK away.

[BootsOnTheGround]

I guess I'm just against glorifying traitors. Silly me.

[WakeUpAndVote]

O, I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times there are not forgotten Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.

Oh I wish I were in Dixie, She's tall, She's Blondie....

[SwordofTruth]

The confederate battle flag has nothing to do with slavery or racism.

Then what does it have to do with then? If the South won the war, were they planning on keeping their slaves? I think so.

[longtermmemmory]

shhhhh, the NAAlCP will want to have reparations charged by each flag sold.

[Uncle Vlad]

The other night, when I heard the news that Shelby Foote had passed away, I was fortunate enough to listen to an interview he gave about the South several years ago. Even though it appears on the NPR Web site, it's definitely worth a listen, especially for Northerners who have a tendency to stereotype the South:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4722305

Click Listen.