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July 4 crowds ignore call to boycott Georgia park over Confederate flag
Rueters ^ | 7/5/2015

Posted on 07/05/2015 3:58:54 AM PDT by Altura Ct.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Reuters) - Fourth of July holidaymakers ignored a call to boycott Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, known as the "Confederate Rushmore," over its display of the contentious Confederate flag.

Hundreds of people had staked out spots at the 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) privately run park by noon on Saturday for nighttime laser and fireworks shows. They shrugged off heavy rain on the park's busiest day of the year as well as the boycott call.

Democratic state Representative LaDawn Blackett Jones this week urged people to stay away from the park 10 miles (16 km) east of Atlanta because it flies three flags of the pro-slavery Confederacy alongside the U.S. and Georgia state flags.

Bobbie Smith of Fitzgerald, Georgia, who was camping at Stone Mountain with her family, called the boycott call "just stupid."

“This whole park is a Confederate memorial. If you don’t have the flag here, where on Earth would you put it?” she said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: dixie
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1 posted on 07/05/2015 3:58:54 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Altura Ct.

Sounds like a resounding “bite me” was given to LaDawn.


2 posted on 07/05/2015 4:04:40 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: Altura Ct.
“This whole park is a Confederate memorial. If you don’t have the flag here, where on Earth would you put it?”

Exactly! The flag in SC is also over a confederate memorial. As Haley is term limited she won't pay a price for her role in this stupidity and Graham & Scott were just re-elected but others running for office in the next couple of elections will probably pay dearly if the flag in SC is ultimately removed.

3 posted on 07/05/2015 4:08:29 AM PDT by WHBates
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To: SharpRightTurn
A few pics I took in Hanover Michigan yesterday.





Note the saddle blanket on the horse in the background


4 posted on 07/05/2015 4:08:40 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: Altura Ct.

I’ll be boycotting today’s race in Daytona. Two good reasons NBC and nastycar. I’ll be in my shop ‘angrily’ working. Happy quadruple week end.


5 posted on 07/05/2015 4:12:46 AM PDT by Recompennation
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To: Altura Ct.

Some say. Studies say... Some call for.......

The real reason all these nebulous calls, citations and such are discussed like this is because if the SPECIFIC origins of them were clearly identified, the importance of what they are saying would automatically be diminished.

What Person? Who called? Who said?

As for Stone Mountain Park, it is owned by the state of Georgia, and there is a House Legislature, Senate and Governor who have the say on it. Roy Barnes, King Roy thought he’d change the state flag. He did it, but he never got reelected again.


6 posted on 07/05/2015 4:15:43 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Altura Ct.

Good!


7 posted on 07/05/2015 4:36:05 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Altura Ct.

LOLOL The park had to close the gates because of the crowds.


8 posted on 07/05/2015 4:38:13 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Altura Ct.

The anti-flaggers have sowed the wind. Now they are about to reap the whirlwind.


9 posted on 07/05/2015 4:43:32 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: AnAmericanMother; Apple Pan Dowdy; bfh333; Blueflag; Broker; clee1; ctdonath2; Dacula; dansangel; ..

GA FReeper ping


10 posted on 07/05/2015 4:44:22 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Altura Ct.

I used to live within walking distance of the mountain. The boycott is a great idea, wish we would have had it when I lived there. The Amish won’t show up and it would be a much safer experience. A Confederate flag boycott at Stone Mountain is GOOD News!


11 posted on 07/05/2015 5:22:43 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: cripplecreek

Saw a pick up truck like that, with an American and Dixie flag in Camden Maine yesterday. God bless America. (Maine is supposed to be the the 6th most patriotic state.)


12 posted on 07/05/2015 5:22:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
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To: SharpRightTurn
I've never owned a Confederate flag. I've never flown a Confederate flag. I think the Civil War was stupid and very avoidable. I think both sides were at fault, but the South more so.

That being said, when the PC crowd declares war on the Confederate flag, it gives me a desire to fly one just to get in their faces.

13 posted on 07/05/2015 5:25:43 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Altura Ct.

Fourth of July

That day we honor and praise our Rebel Founding Fathers while damning and condemning our Rebel grandfathers. At least by our ruling class.


14 posted on 07/05/2015 5:27:39 AM PDT by Tupelo (I fell more like Phillip Nolan every day.)
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To: Tupelo

Indeed but make no mistake about. The rebel founding fathers are under attack as well.


15 posted on 07/05/2015 5:30:39 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

La Dawn Blackett she be seriously dissed, nex’ time dere a boycott she be bringin’ dah bruddahs wif’ her, so you whiteys better watch yo’ @zzes!


16 posted on 07/05/2015 5:33:22 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Altura Ct.
There's also a huge carving on the mountain rockface of General Lee mounted on Traveler. It's gonna take a mighty big truckload of load of dynamite to blast that off, but that will probably be the next thing on the list if the Atlanta inner city population wants it off.

There are probably more northernors living in the metro area now days than there are native Georgians. I don't have a problem at all with 99% of them, they're very nice folks that just talk kinda funny, but that 1% gets stuck in my craw now and then.

17 posted on 07/05/2015 5:49:58 AM PDT by epow (What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? MK 8:36)
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To: Altura Ct.

LaDawn (Lets see...she must be a Swede) got her answer on her boycott call...


18 posted on 07/05/2015 6:15:21 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: cripplecreek

I didn’t know Michigan was in Dixie.../s


19 posted on 07/05/2015 6:16:39 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Hmmm...I didn’t know Maine was in Dixie either....


20 posted on 07/05/2015 6:18:40 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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