Just the Red Banner of the International.
Posted on 06/24/2015 8:50:37 AM PDT by GIdget2004
On the order of Gov. Robert Bentley, the Confederate battle flag which stands at the foot of the confederate memorial on the state Capitol grounds was taken down this morning.
Two workers came out of the Capitol building about 8:20 a.m. and with no fanfare quickly and quietly took the flag down. They declined to answer questions.
Moments later Gov. Bentley emerged from the Capitol on his way to an appearance in Hackleburg. Asked if he had ordered the flag taken down, the governor said, "Yes I did."
Asked his reasons for taking it down and if it included what happened in Charleston last week, the governor said, "Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to do. We are facing some major issues in this state regarding the budget and other matters that we need to deal with. This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward. I have taxes to raise, we have work to do. And it was my decision that the flag needed to come down."
(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...
And when the hysterical media and minorities claim he is anti-whatever, will he fall on his knees and physically prove he’s not homophobic or racist?
US flag is next.
WE’RE SAVED!!! THEY REMOVED A FLAG!!!
NOW THERE WILL BE NO MORE VIOLENCE
Lower the flag and raise the taxes. Super.
nO shiite Gub, a major distraction.. Indeed!
benghazi, TPP, Iran, SCotUS rulings,,
Nope , nothing else going on..
Roll the race card cart out of the paddock..
pulled by shining piles of media excrement..
running with every story except ones..
that speak truth to power and corruption.
Coward. This is cultural suicide in action folks.
What cowardly scum.
What next?... NO FLAGS of any kind?
Now that the CSA flag is down and the past has been erased, we also need to erase all the other legacies from Jim Crow such as affirmative action and race based government payments and promotions.
Just the Red Banner of the International.
I wonder which State is next?
These a-holes won’t be happy until they’ve destroyed all the memorials to the Confederate dead. Just like ISIS, these scumbags want to destroy 154 years of this country’s history.
“WE’RE SAVED!!! THEY REMOVED A FLAG!!!
NOW THERE WILL BE NO MORE VIOLENCE”
That is exactly how I feel. Knee jerk, useless reactions.
I give your flag to bigots and strike it from the memorial, and I raise your taxes.
To the people of Alabama, I say, raise your flag and demand your taxes be cut.
The language of the weasel. Sounds like Boehner and McConnell 'taking things off the table.'
When you have no principles and no spine, your ideas about paving roads or building schools are irrelevant and trivial.
This is the destruction of history by the Progressive Left. Rush is probably right the American flag will be next.
This removal is just another "I hate whitey" move. Just like the MLK statue in DC (where it doesn't belong), MLK holiday, black month....etc etc.
They are just making room for the star and crescent.
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