Gephardt wants Missouri Confederate flag pulled down

STLtoday.com ^ | 1-14-03 | Scott Charton

[FairWitness]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Democrat Dick Gephardt, who declared after a visit to South Carolina that the Confederate flag shouldn't fly ``anytime, anywhere,'' wants the flag pulled from a publicly funded Confederate memorial in his home state, his spokesman said.

[FairWitness]

Well, at least he (Gephardt) is consistent.

Curt Senn, the site's administrator, added: ``I've never had someone come up and have a negative comment about it, and in fact, at commemorative events, there have been many positive comments.''

Generating a problem where none exists?

[anniegetyourgun]

Consistent? Or just timed to place the race card against the Rep. party? I wonder why he never thought about bringing this issue up with the former President and Governor of Arkansas?

During his 12-year tenure, Governor Clinton never approved a state civil-rights law. However, he did issue birthday proclamations honoring Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. He also signed Act 116 in 1987. That statute reconfirmed that the star directly above the word "Arkansas" in the state flag "is to commemorate the Confederate States of America." Arkansas also observed Confederate Flag Day every year Clinton served.

[Robe]

I predict the Gephardt will not carry South Carolina in the General Elections .....Sarcasm off

[toenail]

www.findagrave.com for the cemetery. Parts of William Quantrill are buried there.

[Happy2BMe]

He needs it pulled prior to 2004 so he can use it as the center jewel in his "Master of Class Warfare" Crown.

DemoCraPsThe Masters of Class Warfare

[FairWitness]

Or just timed to place the race card against the Rep. party?

Could be. Impact apt to be limited however since Missouri's current governor is a Democrat.

[Sunshine Sister]

I'm going to laugh out loud when he doesn't even carry Missouri!

[FairWitness]

Parts of William Quantrill are buried there.

Interesting. How many different places are "parts" of Quantrill buried?!

[KC_Conspirator]

I got news for you. I live in KC and I have never heard of this site until Dick Gephardt, who might as well be from Ohio in this part of the state, brought it up for political purposes today.

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[toenail]

"How many different places are "parts" of Quantrill buried?!"

Three, I believe. Bloody Bill Anderson is buried in Richmond.

[mhking]

It took Geppy longer than I expected to open his trap on the subject...

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[toenail]

It's worth visiting. Take a leak on Quantrill while you're there. Far back left.

[JohnGalt]

Gephardt Tied to White-Rights Group
Carl Limbacher
March 18, 1999

House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt spoke before a prominent St. Louis white-rights organization during his first run for Congress and attended two of the group's picnics after his election, says Gordon Baum, head of the Council of Conservative Citizens.
Interviewed Monday by NewsMax.com, Baum explained that Gephardt had come to a meeting of the Metro South Citizens Council to debate his primary-election opponent.

"The hall was adorned on one side of the speaker's platform with the Confederate flag, and on the other side was the American flag," said Baum. "And Dick Gephardt addressed the group and asked them openly for their endorsement."

[elephant]

Race baiting....just in time for his Presidential bid. He is a piece of work. With folks like this on the Dem side, I will always be a REPULICAN!!!!!!!!!!

[Eala]

I will always be a REPULICAN!!!!!!!!!!

What's a REPULICAN? *\;-)

[SwinneySwitch]

The antithesis of DEMONRAT!!!!!!!

[KC_Conspirator]

I just might do that. Never was a big Quantril fan. I just did not approve of him shooting little boys.

[ruoflaw]

I hope that someone has a photo of him standing at that cemetery and that they show it on the news! Too bad it is paid for with public money because the flag will probably be taken down. I think the flag should fly at the Confederate cemetery.

[colorado tanker]

Why doesn't Dickie just go pee on the soldiers' graves while he's at it?