Sweet Siddhartha of Myrtle Beach, did someone crack open the skull of Gov. Nikki Haley (R-Of Course) of South Carolina, scoop out her brain, and replace it with a lump of guacamole? Sure, she governs a state populated by rancid goobers who have an unholy attachment to the Confederate flag, and she wants to keep them happy without reminding them they are celebrating a long-dead nation that got stomped like an anthill in the path of a marauding band of five-year-old Ritalin junkies. Still, if the question is “Should the state of South Carolina continue flying this flag on the lawn of its statehouse?” surely Gov. Haley can come up with a better answer than “Eh, CEOs of out-of-state businesses don’t seem to mind it.”
Rather ironic that Gov. Haley of South Carolina is so adamant about flying the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Especially when her state had it&#039;s own preferred standard during that era, the <a href="http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-V1Sd5fFoKKQ\/T4Xt28T8YcI\/AAAAAAAAG2M\/gtscwoNrzB8\/s1600\/530px-SC-SovFlag.svg.png" target="_blank">Secessionist Palmetto flag.</a> So Sheheen might have asked why Nikki Haley hated South Carolina.
Forget racism, forget slavery, forget economic development. The Confederate flag is treasonous. It is the flag of treason. It is the opposite of patriotic.
Assholes who want to, can put it on their front lawn, along with the Nazi flag and the flag of North Vietnam, because that&#039;s how free speech rolls. But get it the fuck off the statehouse.
It dates back to the 1970s, when the federal government mandated that people should not be warehoused in psychiatric facilities. Many states used that as an excuse to toss a lot of unstable and vulnerable people onto the street to fend for themselves. And in the case of SC, a whole state legislature.
I lobbied NY State to put General Sherman on our state flag, to go with his <a href="https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7389\/12678074904_d64bc61095_z.jpg" target="_blank">Golden Statue</a> in Central Park. Unfortunately, the state legislature may be completely dysfunctional, but they&#039;re not batshit frothing rabid hatemongers bent on promoting fear, anger, and discord, so they said no.
Rather ironic that Gov. Haley of South Carolina is so adamant about flying the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Especially when her state had it&#039;s own preferred standard during that era, the <a href="http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-V1Sd5fFoKKQ\/T4Xt28T8YcI\/AAAAAAAAG2M\/gtscwoNrzB8\/s1600\/530px-SC-SovFlag.svg.png" target="_blank">Secessionist Palmetto flag.</a> So Sheheen might have asked why Nikki Haley hated South Carolina.
"CEOs of out-of-state businesses don’t seem to mind it."
Well then, looks like we should be talking to them and changing their minds.
Forget racism, forget slavery, forget economic development. The Confederate flag is treasonous. It is the flag of treason. It is the opposite of patriotic.
Assholes who want to, can put it on their front lawn, along with the Nazi flag and the flag of North Vietnam, because that&#039;s how free speech rolls. But get it the fuck off the statehouse.
Mississippi&#039;s still got it.
Hey, and South Carolina loves Hispanics. Just ask Mark Sanford.
All the Republicans in the stories today seem stupid. I wonder why that is?
You&#039;re thinking of them as functional adults. Hometown pride and denial will prevent any mass exodus.
It dates back to the 1970s, when the federal government mandated that people should not be warehoused in psychiatric facilities. Many states used that as an excuse to toss a lot of unstable and vulnerable people onto the street to fend for themselves. And in the case of SC, a whole state legislature.
I lobbied NY State to put General Sherman on our state flag, to go with his <a href="https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7389\/12678074904_d64bc61095_z.jpg" target="_blank">Golden Statue</a> in Central Park. Unfortunately, the state legislature may be completely dysfunctional, but they&#039;re not batshit frothing rabid hatemongers bent on promoting fear, anger, and discord, so they said no.