Posted on 06/21/2015 5:21:08 AM PDT by bestintxas
On June 20 former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for South Carolina to remove the Confederate flag from their state Capitol grounds in Columbia.
His call comes in the wake of the heinous attack on Charlestons Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It follows a photo of the suspected gunman, Dylann Roof, in which Roof is seen leaning against his car with a Confederate flag license plate visible on the front of his vehicle being widely circulated.
Here were Romneys exact words: Take down the Confederate Flag at the SC Capitol. To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor Charleston victims.
With this, Romney joins President Obama in calling for the flag to be removed. In so doing, the former presidential candidate fails to realize he is taking a page of out of the lefts playbook, whereby they blame the flag instead of the miscreant, the gun instead of the gunman, etc.
While Romneys motivations for doing this are unknown, the left does it because crisis affords them a window of opportunity whereby they can use emotion to succeed where reason has failed.
On April 17 Breitbart News reported that a group of black students demanded that Washington & Lee Universitythe very namesake of General Robert E. Leeremove Confederate flags from campus and bar the Sons of Confederate Veterans from marching on campus for Lee-Jackson day, among other things. The group deemed the flags offensive. On July 27 Breitbart News reported that Washington & Lee University capitulated.
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Another northeast lib/RINO who just doesn’t get it.
“Take down RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE”.
You know, I was just sitting here wondering, “what does that old Progressive Republican has-been, Mitt Romney, think about all this?”
Or not. Just shut up, Romney.
People from the northeast are arrogant power-mad control freaks, generally speaking...
“Another northeast lib/RINO who just doesnt get it.”
GOP Pissing off Southern voters is the way to win Southern Democrat hearts.
The man is a Godsend for Democrats, and he is cementing is already solid reputation of being in the dust of history.
I would contend that anything connected with the Mormon Church, believing in (huh?) Joseph Smith, is an insult to thinking people everywhere. Could you please insist that any flags or symbols that acknowledge the Mormon Church be removed from public view? They're a celebration of a history of polygamy and silly underwear, and I'm offended by all of that.
Exactly the reason Mitt wasn’t elected. PC BS. If he had jumped off the PC Bandwagon like the Donald did he would had a grand slam homer of epic proportions.
He never learned that you cannot listen to any dem. Don’t follow the Media Agenda.
Stop baptizing Jews after they’re dead, Mormon weirdo.
Why can’t losers Romney and McCain just go away? They’ve had much more than their 15 minutes of fame.
Take down the angel Moroni statue on the top of Mormon tabernacles - it’s a symbol of using the cult’s polygamy laws to oppress and abuse women.
As a Yankee, my first thought was “In his imagination.”
Hey Mitt,when I want your opinion I’ll ask for it.
Jeb Bush has said the same.
I have a front licence plate that has an American Flag and a Confederate Battle Flag together. I m thinking of removing it from my truck and hanging it up in my garage.
Im concerned that I am making myself and family a target of some wacho.
This is a sad day for our Country.
No, it’s not. It’s another symbol they have designated as racist in order to trap anyone who sees it as a symbol of states’ rights.
Technically so is the American flag to a lot of people.
Because we all know that cloth comes down a pole and starts beating people, so we can stop so much by banning the cloth!
Mitt, I was think the exact same thing about Barry the other day.
Random Freeper: Shut your mouth you never were, wannabe has been.
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