Sen. Edwards: "The Confederate flag is an offensive symbol to people all across the country."

Charlotte Observer ^ | 7 February 2003 | Mark Johnson

[Rebeleye]

Matthews challenged Edwards for criticizing South Carolina's flying the Confederate flag but saying New York City's ban on smoking in restaurants is for them to decide. "Why is one a local issue and the other not?" Matthews asked.

Edwards shot back that "the Confederate flag is an offensive symbol to people all across the country."

[sweetliberty]

If you want to play at reparations games, here is one that has considerably more validity.

[Thorondir]

It's a present day issue. It's not about what a few people in the ninteenth century wrote. This is the twenty-first century, my man.

Gee wiz!

[SouthernFreebird]

SCALAWAG! I hope the name sticks to him like glue. He's just trying to sell out one group of people to get the votes of another....POS traitor

[STONEWALLS]

"Edwards mouthing off again."

Yep!...and notice the venue....N.C.Central, an historically black university......it's perfect for host and guest alike.....Edwards gets to play up to the Black vote and Matthews can deflect any possibily of criticism that he only takes his campus tour to majority white schools...

[nobdysfool]

President John F. Kennedy requested that the CSA flag be flown on the SC Statehouse in MAR 1961, in memory of the war-dead. the origional letter is in the USC Relic Room across from the statehouse.

Well now, isn't that interesting??? Wonder why that little piece of info has not been reported before? Thnks for clearing that up!

I have no objection to the Confederate Battle Flag being flown anywhere and everywhere. The reason Liberals are offended by it is that it is a symbol of the right of self-determination, a right which the Liberals hate, because it doesn't fit with their nanny-state, "we know better than you how to run your life", dependency-fostering big government ideas. They could care less about Blacks or Whites, slavery or anything else...it's all about control...

[4CJ]

Edwards mouthing off again.

Stupidity on two legs is not illegal. But it should be. I wonder how bad these maroons will lose the next election cycle?

[thatdewd]

a scalawag is a southernborn traitor to one's state. NOTHING is lower than a scalawag. NOTHING!

Isn't Wlat from Tennessee?

[Colt .45]

Wlat, you finally have shown your true colors! Its a 1st Amendment issue ... ignare! Your stance for political correctness numbers you among the enemies of all who cherish liberty and self-determination. If a person wishes to fly the Confederate Battle flag, it is their right. Just because you are the merus stupor who blindly believes its all about racism, that merely means you can be led around by your nose at the slightest whiff of "for the good of the people" socialism. Before the KKK adopted the CBF what flag did it fly during the 20's? Also you are probably foolish enough to believe the swastika was invented by the Nazis.

My CBF is flown because I am an independent freedom loving American of Southern descent. I am not a racist, and I WILL NOT HAVE WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T SAY, DO OR NOT DO, OR WHAT I CAN OR CAN'T WEAR DICTATED TO ME BY THE GOVERNMENT OR ANYONE ELSE!!!

[Senator Pardek]

LOL - what an anti-American whackjob.

[oldtimer]

Yes but he looks good in his wolf's clothing with the sheeple.

He is a slimebag rat trial lawyer, and just as bad as the slickmeister.

=Edwards scares me more than any of the other rat candidates.

[stand watie]

are you truly surprised that the mainSLIME, damnyankee-controlled media LIES?

FRee dixie,sw

[stand watie]

i'm NOT sure where he was born, BUT he SAYS he is southernborn. that makes him a SCALAWAG, for sure.

AND he is a GORON too.

FRee dixie,sw