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Report: Nikki Haley to call for Confederate flag’s removal as SC legislature mulls action
Hot Air ^ | June 22, 2015 | Allahpundit

Posted on 06/22/2015 11:37:56 AM PDT by Mozilla

As recently as eight months ago, at a gubernatorial debate, Haley answered her Democratic opponent’s call to take down the flag by countering that none of the CEOs who’ve brought their businesses to the state seemed to have any issue with it. That may be about to be change, though — protests to burn the flag on Saturday are already picking up steam on Facebook — so evidently Haley’s position will change with it. Last year 61 percent of South Carolinians supported keeping the flag in place on the state house grounds, but Haley’s term-limited as governor and is probably thinking more of her national potential at this point. She’s on the 2016 VP short list already; today’s announcement will remove a potential obstacle. It’s also a huge favor not just to Republicans in the state legislature, who’ll be grateful to have her acting as lightning rod on this, but to the GOP’s presidential field, which wants to make the Confederate flag issue go away ASAP. There’s a lot more upside than downside for her in taking this position.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: confederateflag; dixie; dylannroof; nikkihaley; southcarolina
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To: NRx

If we start obliterating all offensive symbols and words from our landscape, we no longer have the first amendment or America for that matter. Like it or not, the Confederate flag represents HISTORY. It is a REMINDER. Destroying historical symbols is something ISIS does, and I see this ‘flag removal’ movement no different than what ISIS does.


21 posted on 06/22/2015 11:56:53 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: NRx

If you take down that flag....

...it will be replaced all over town

People are fed up with being told what they should do!

Leave it alone!


22 posted on 06/22/2015 11:57:32 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do........Psalms 11:3)
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To: NRx

But look at America now. What does this country now stand for? Corruption, political correctness, faggotry and moral deviancy. I haven’t flown the American flag for over two years now, because the America that I flew the flag for, and pledged my allegiance to my entire life, no longer exists. I don’t expect to ever put my Stars-and-Stripes out again.

But a Confederate flag? Yes, I just might.


23 posted on 06/22/2015 11:57:47 AM PDT by greene66
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Well said.


24 posted on 06/22/2015 11:57:54 AM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: ilovesarah2012

As I just said....If this flag is taken down....

It will be flying from homes, cars and establishments all over town.

Don’t do it!


25 posted on 06/22/2015 11:59:35 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do........Psalms 11:3)
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To: BenLurkin

http://www.thewrap.com/racist-manifesto-white-supremacist-site-appears-to-belong-to-charleston-church-shooter-dylan-roof/

Ben, this is the crap this jerk believed. He is a disgrace really. I refuse to praise him even for a minute second.


26 posted on 06/22/2015 12:01:16 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: StoneWall Brigade

“Do you work for the SPLC by any chance?”

Nope. Do you still work for the Aryan Nation?


27 posted on 06/22/2015 12:02:00 PM PDT by NRx (An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
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To: Vaquero

We are one country, indivisible. We need ONE flag, not two or three as official flags. It is perfectly fine to hoist a confederate flag on private property. But only ONE flag, The Old Glory meaning stars and stripes for ever, should fly on Federal government buildings. State Buildings can fly state flag along with stars and stripes.


28 posted on 06/22/2015 12:04:00 PM PDT by entropy12
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To: Mozilla

When does the Fag Flag get taken down? Talk about Nazis....


29 posted on 06/22/2015 12:07:17 PM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: Mozilla

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30 posted on 06/22/2015 12:08:53 PM PDT by upchuck (There is no coexisting with those who want to destroy us from within.)
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To: DoodleDawg

So you think decisions should only be based on political calculus and not on what a person thinks is the right thing to do?


31 posted on 06/22/2015 12:09:33 PM PDT by stormer
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To: VanDeKoik

It’s not what the people of SC want, it’s RINOs like Graham and Haley and Tim Scott caving to political pressure. Never forget that Haley supported RINO Romney in 2012 over Newt. She’s all about money and nothing else. She also has no history whatsover in SC. Her ancestors were not slaughtered wholesale some 150 years ago. And supporters of the flag voted overwhelmingly for Graham and Scott.

I hope and pray that any republican that votes to remove the flag is voted out of office. What a bunch of sell-out traitors. SC used to be better than this. To think that Lindsey Graham sits in Strom Thurmond’s old seat is nauseating.


32 posted on 06/22/2015 12:10:16 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: Mozilla

Take it down. Put it in a museum. I’m so sick about hearing this crap from the libtards. The U.S. flag flew over the Confederate state during the slavery years longer than did the Confederte flag. Take it down. Let’s see if everybody hugs and kisses each other. My God, we have so many other problems other than this crap.


33 posted on 06/22/2015 12:10:57 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: NRx

No but I am proud member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans and member of the StoneWall Brigade Reenacting unit.


34 posted on 06/22/2015 12:14:40 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Actually, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi have the highest murder rates. In fact, of the top ten, five are former members of the Confederacy.


35 posted on 06/22/2015 12:14:53 PM PDT by stormer
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To: CivilWarBrewing

What history does the Confederate flag represent, flying where it does?

What is it a reminder of?

Because, the history of the flag in this particular location is that it began flying there not as some innocuous reminder of history, but as part of the backlash against the civil rights movement in the 1960s.


36 posted on 06/22/2015 12:15:11 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: DoodleDawg

“She is placating people who would never vote for her and pissing off people who would. If the flag comes down her career in elective office is over.”

My guess is she’s placating businesses who have to sell their goods and services nationally and internationally and not just in the south. Probably the tourism lobby wants the flag to come down as well.

Flying the Stars & Bars on the state building has become bad for business much like the freedom of religion bill did in Indiana.


37 posted on 06/22/2015 12:17:13 PM PDT by snarkybob
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To: Guenevere

Individuals will remain free to fly it wherever and whenever they want.

I don’t think anyone is saying the flag should be illegal.


38 posted on 06/22/2015 12:17:35 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: CivilWarBrewing

“If we start obliterating all offensive symbols and words from our landscape, we no longer have the first amendment or America for that matter.”

I don’t think anybody is talking about making the flag illegal just not flying it at state buildings.

You can still fly one on private property.


39 posted on 06/22/2015 12:20:24 PM PDT by snarkybob
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To: stormer
So you think decisions should only be based on political calculus and not on what a person thinks is the right thing to do?

All the arguments against the Confederate flag existed 2 years ago or 6 years ago or 20 years ago. The only difference is nine murdered individuals. If the flag is wrong now then why didn't she think it was wrong in the past.

So yes, it's based on political calculus and nothing else.

40 posted on 06/22/2015 12:24:23 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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