Veterans Day Parade Bans Confederate Flag

cbs 4 ^ | 09/17/09 | Jasmine Kripalani

[SoFloFreeper]

The Veterans Day parade that will be held in Homestead later this year will be missing one controversial symbol: The Confederate battle flag.

That's because organizers decided to ban the flag from the parade after much back-and-forth debate. For some, the flag is a symbol of Southern pride. But others say it's a symbol of the country's racist past.

Initially, the organizers – the Homestead/ Florida City Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee – had agreed to allow the flag. But they reversed that decision on Wednesday after Jeffrey Wander, the committee chairman, said he sent out emails asking for people's opinions. A majority said he should ban the flag.

[DocH]

Thanks for the info.

I haven't seen that movie, but I have recently seen the movies Gettysburg and that one - Gods and Generals, in a low-priced double package.

Have you seen both, and if so, think they're worth buying?

[NucSubs]

Shhesh, quit making statements that are not true then. It weakens your argument and makes us look like moonbats.

The Gay Pride flag is welcome but the Southern Pride flag is banned.

This was your statement.

Nothing in that statement implies that it was a hypothetical example of liberal tendencies. There was nothing there that made me think this was not the case. In fact, that is why I went to the article and re-read it and searched.

Next time make your points more clearly if you want to avoid be questioned.

And BTW, my 2nd point is valid as well - two wrongs do not make a right.

[RC2]

There is a series of three. I haven’t seen the third one yet. Start with Gods and Generals, then Gettysburg, then the third one. I can’t remember the name of the third one but it’s on the DVD box. The movies are very well done. Long but worth the time. I think that what you have to do is forget the liberal actors that show up in the movie from time to time and watch the content.