University to reconsider Confederate statues on campus

CNN ^ | 12/28/06

[SF Republican]

Now about that statue of Grant at the capital.

[Peach]

I hope what they decide to do with those 4 statues is put a plaque underneath them that says "Pay reparations to the white people who killed their brothers and fathers in order to free the slaves".

No other nation has ever killed their family and friends to free an ethnic group.

[Deguello]

It's Reconstruction all over again.

The carpet baggers have been moving in heavily since the early 90's.

[Kirkwood]

Sounds like the narrow-minded students need to be educated on who these honorable men were. Would they complain if they were statues of Union soldiers? Probably. This may be more than simply a Confederate States issue and may be an anti-military issue as well.

[Ciexyz]

bump with no comment.

[Red Badger]

AH-AHH-AHHH....You used the "S" word! That might OFFEND some people, and we can't have that!........

[L98Fiero]

"It's Reconstruction all over again."

Booming economies, low taxes and cheap real estate is bringing them in. The liberal carpet-baggers effed up their parts of the country now they are working on ours.

[Red Badger]

The whole picture:

Get rid of ALL references to the Civil War era in any context and make it disappear...........

[Non-Sequitur]

bump

[samtheman]

PC Uber Alles

[Tanniker Smith]

If the students have problems, maybe they need sensitivity training. Or how about lessons in history instead of hysteria?

[Dixie Yooper]

They will probably replace them with statues of famous people who love white folk, like Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton.

[Elpasser]

Hmmm. What about the need for "diversity" in statues? Aren't other groups (like white southerners) entitled to "their" heroes in bronze too?

[traditional1]

Okay.....we'll put statues of Buckwheat, Aunt Jemimah, and a Lawn Jockey next to those they want to remove, so we have equal representation!

[dsc]

That would be a good chant for a demonstration.

"History not hysteria. History not hysteria. History not hysteria. History not hysteria..."

Too bad conservatives never take to the barricades and kick leftist butt.

[traditional1]

"The liberal carpet-baggers effed up their parts of the country now they are working on ours"

That's so close to reality, it ain't even funny.

Who was is that said "boating...not busing"? (Sounds like that would be a better idea)

[napscoordinator]

I think that getting rid of the statues will allow students to concentrate on studies instead of a bunch of old guys who died years ago. I know many still love the Confederate on here, but it is time to move on. I have discussed this at length with many FRiends here and I still don't get what the use of praising people who lost a war is about. People born in the South cannot possible be jealous of the North winning still can they????? I don't see us shoving it in your faces ever.

[ConservaTexan]

Since Texas is among the most liberal universities going, in their place they will probably put statues of Jesse Jackson, Cindy Sheehan, Louis Farrakhan and Boy George!

[jagusafr]

Yep, yep - that's my alma mater. Just makes ya so PROUD! I guess the good thing is that it's no wackier-lib a place than when I graduated in '78.