Allen's a rebel, not a racist

St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | 5/1/05 | Kathleen Parker

[starfish923]

I would be more interested in what his opinions were regarding: taxes, more welfare reform, abortion (Roe vs Wade), illegal immigration, the war on terrorism and Iraq.

About the Confederate flag ... WHO CARES!?

[advance_copy]

No Republican candidate can be taken seriously in their campaign for the presidency until they've been accused of being a racist. Looks like George Allen has "made it".

[rhombus]

In the early '70s, when everybody was smoking dope, protesting the Vietnam War and waging lovefests, slapping a Confederate flag sticker on your Mustang and wearing a Confederate lapel pin was most likely the act of a rebel, not a racist.

Ain't that the truth about the Confederate flag. I knew so many "Northern Yankees" who wore the Southern Cross during the 70s. It was indeed a sign of rebellion and had nothing whatsoever to do with race.

[Ron in Acreage]

The leftist media are going on the war path against our next president.

[SamuraiScot]

I like this guy already.

[manwiththehands]

Yep. Once the label "racist" gets thrown at someone you know you have a good candidate.

[Luke21]

I had a huge confederate flag in my den just ten years ago. The doggone thing was once on the Dukes of Hazzard television show, and that was since Allen's lapel pin. These Pavlovian communists are amazing in their ideology, stupidity, and ruthlessness.

[gondramB]

>>My dear Dr. Watson, what could it all mean?

Allen didn't have an answer because he said he couldn't remember the pin. Maybe he was just showing off? Being a cut-up? A renegade? <<<

Hmmm.

What could have been going on/popular to possibly explain this?

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[L.N. Smithee]

About the Confederate flag ... WHO CARES!?

Nobody does, with the exception of the likes of Al Sharpton, Julian Bond, and Cynthia McKinney. Which, of course, means the MSM thinks the rest of us should care too.

[Prysson]

YAWN

Thats my reaction everytime I hear the word racist.

[Beagle8U]

Did you know that another article posted here said that George Allen shot and ate a Squirrel on his college campus in school?

Sounds just like my son when he attended Central Michigan U.

Whats not to like about this guy...lol

[newcthem]

Sure beats the hell out of the MEXICAN FLAG.

[AnalogReigns]

Given the rutnlessness of the Democrat spinners, I honestly think this is a kiss of death for Allen's presidential candidacy.

Outside of the conservative elements of white southerners, most Americans do view the battle flag as racist--that's a fact of perception, even if totally unfair. The DemocRats will beat that drum until all America is deafened by it.

[rlmorel]

I always like these kinds of things coming from Liberals. It helps to have ammunition in your arguments...

"So...you think that Republicans and conservatives are the party of hate, bigotry and racism because a member of their party wore a confederate flag as a lapel pin as a skinny teenager in high school? Fair enough. How do you feel about Robert Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia being one of the bright lights and elder statesmen of the Democratic party, when he wore the sheets of the Klu Klux Klan as a fully grown man?"

I love that exchange. I just need a liberal to drop it on.

[stainlessbanner]

ping

[onyx]

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[JamesP81]

Outside of the conservative elements of white southerners, most Americans do view the battle flag as racist--that's a fact of perception, even if totally unfair.

Perception or not, I'm not going to coddle other people's stupidity. The southern cross will be flying over my lawn on Memorial Day. If anyone thinks I'm a racist, they are only showing their ignorance.

[libs_kma]

"About the Confederate flag ... WHO CARES!?"

I was based at Ft. Jackson in 1991 and they still flew the rebel flag at the courthouse in Columbia S.C.

Nobody cared then either.

[voteconstitutionparty]

George Allen is one of those "guest worker" salesmen.

I'd rather support Tancredo or Gilchrist.

They're on the right side of this issue.