Posted on 12/17/2015 11:13:39 AM PST by Olog-hai
A southwest Virginia lawmaker has filed a bill that would allow a Confederate battle flag to again be displayed on state-issued license plates.
Senator Charles W. Carrico Sr. told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that his constituents believe Gov. Terry McAuliffe went too far when he moved to have the plates phased out. The Grayson County Republican says he represents his district "first and foremost." ...
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“Play Dixie For Me “
He wears a tie to keep the foreskin from riding up and covering his mouth and nose.
Should have never been outlawed. Disgusting.
Ever since the whole Battle Flag of Virginia debacle we’ve flown such a flag on one of our flag poles.
We never cared about that flag until we were told we couldn’t fly it.
They should be able to enjoy their heritage as I enjoy mine.
Bona Fides: 6th Iowa, 118th Illinois, 4th US Cavalry.
The sons of the Union civil war veterans support letting the confederate battle flag fly.
They even take part in placing it on confederate graves.
Carricoff is doing a good thing. I wamt the flag flying at the capitol
in Richmond.
On I-95 just North of Fredericksburg there was a huge CBF flying not very far from the road. It was big.
I agree 100%.
I had them on both sides (even had a Union GG-grandfather who died at Andersonville). As we are all Americans, both sides should proudly espouse their heritage and that certainly includes the flying the Battle Flag.
Let the Stars and Bars fly.
My maternal grandfather’s uncle was in the 12th Virginia Cavalry and badly wounded at Brandy Station. My grandfather’s wife’s uncle was killed at Battle of Chickamauga fighting in the First Ohio volunteers.
A letter to his father:
Dear Uncle ,
I have a little time and I thought I would write you a short letter.
We have had a hard battle and Mungo is among the missing.
We fought the 19th and 20th, and on the 20th our regiment was overpowered and our regiment fell back in some confusion, and was re-lined again, and was drove back again, and when we were going back the regiment scattered, and he has not been seen since.
That is all I can tell you about him but I think likely he has been taken prisoner. Though I can tell you something else ... He fought like a man that had the good of his country at stake.
Louis Baird was wounded in the thigh; but not bad. S. H. Henry was wounded in the same place, but not bad. Buarcad Bennett was wounded in the lungs; I don’t think he will live. Jefferson Wilson was wounded and in the hands of the enemy. I do not know how bad he is. There were one killed, 14 wounded and 9 missing out of our company. We went in with 48. They were over-powered and had to fall back to this place but we were not whiped (sic). The enemy lost more men than we did and we lost a great many but how many I do not know. There were 200 lost in our regiment, killed wounded and missing. We are expecting a fight here tomorrow. We are well fortified and can whip two to our one.
We are looking for reinforcements; probably they will be here tomorrow. I will have to close, for I am tired. I have been hard at work all day on the fortifications. I have written most of this by moonlight, so you will have to excuse me. Probably you can read it.
I hope Mungo is alive and well, and I think probably he is but a prisoner.
I will close by bidding you goodbye. I will write in a few days and give you all the news I cannot write tonight. You must write.
As ever S. A. Herriman
Carry me back to old virginny!
Trump needs to learn who his supporters are and keep that opinion to himself.
And let’s see what the candidate you back said regarding the flag. You won’t bother posting it because the entire GOP took the coward’s way out.
Ted Cruz said it was a state matter.
I with the help of hundreds of my twitter followers am encouraging Trump supporters across the south to Welcome Donald by showing him some southern pride.
I missed the part where he defended flying it. Post it again and let’s see where he does that.
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