Obama to be greeted on Oklahoma visit by Confederate flags

[n2doc]

By ZIVA BRANSTETTER and DYLAN GOFORTH
The Frontier

When President Barack Obama arrives in Durant today and travels to the town’s high school to give a speech, he will apparently be greeted by residents waving Confederate flags.

In this video, shot this morning by a source for The Frontier, a woman says she doesn’t know when Obama plans on arriving. He’s set to give a speech at 5 p.m. about “expanding economic opportunity for communities across the country, including the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,” according to the White House.

In the video, the woman tells the man about a Facebook group called “Stand by the flag rally,” and anticipated people from “Ardmore, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area” to join them later today.


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bunch of losers...

[monmouth4]

1. He could stay in DC to see losers....n/t

[maxrandb]

2. Were they all out of white sheets

and flammable crosses?

[daleanime]

5. +1

[n2doc]

49. They save those for the Knight-time show n/t

[Dawson Leery]

3. Losers.

[notadmblnd]

4. I doubt if Obama will be visiting that particular back yard

Was Oaklahoma even a state during the civil war? Answer, no, it was Indian territory. I also thought Oklahoma was part of the Midwest, not the south. And I'm correct, Oaklahoma is part of the Midwest.

Stupid, ignorant tools.

[Go Vols]

25. +1

[WDIM]

32. South East Okieland down by Durant use to be called Little Dixie.

There is a very heavy southern influence in that part of the state.

[notadmblnd]

36. calling something part of the south does not make it part of the south

no matter how many times it is said.

[WDIM]

41. Not disagreeing with you or defending them just pointing out the southern connection.

[gratuitous]

6. They are a remarkably dense bunch, aren't they?

But then, if they had any smarts they wouldn't be Oklahoma Republicans, would they?

[Person 2713]

40. True that !

[Joey Liberal]

45. LOL

I live in Oklahoma and sadly, I'm surrounded by republicans of the worst sort. This really is a backwards state. Still, there is a good number of great Democrats here.

[SamKnause]

7. What an embarrassment

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to the human race.

Uneducated hateful racists.

It makes me ashamed to be a white woman.

[randys1]

26. Who will break land speed records getting to the polls on election day to vote for a person

who cant be successful unless he or she DESTROYS him.


I wish I had a more eloquent way of saying this.

[KamaAina]

8. I trust Agent Mike will be paying close attention

[lpbk2713]

9. Just curious.

Is anyone driving a four door sedan around there considered some kind of a troublemaker?

[chalmers]

10. Can somebody tell me why three of those trucks have generators?

Or what look like generators in their beds. Is this some new red neck thing like the diesel dusting idiocy?

[TransitJohn]

14. Because they're work trucks.

Probably welding. The one in the foreground is rigged up for oxy-acetylene, at least, and the others could be for arc welding.

[madokie]

43. They're pipeline welders

some may do red iron work when there isn't a pipeline to build. Pipelines are where the money is at though.

[TransitJohn]

50. Where I'm from the money for welders is on the rigs.

Cheers.

[madokie]

51. Well yes

thats why they have the lincoln pipeline welders on their trucks. for the most part they get paid as much using their own welder as they do for their time. Thats how pipeline work works.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

11. The South was militarily defeated, and now a black guy is President of the United States

Someone please remind me why I should give a damn about what upsets the defeated racist inbreeder crowd. If they don't like their Versailles, maybe they'd like Nuremberg better.

[cwydro]

29. Oklahoma was not part of the south then.

Nor is it now.

[tenderfoot]

12. Hopefully none of those flags will get stolen...

we wouldn't want to enrage DU's resident right wing assholes.

[randys1]

27. Or hopefully they wont be blown up or crushed like their monuments should be.

[LanternWaste]

13. Creek, Choctaw or Seminole flags?

Creek, Choctaw or Seminole flags? OK was simply a territory during the civil war, only 3,000 white males even lived in modern day OK, no major battles were fought there, and the only conflict of any real note (Battle of Honey Springs-- an overwhelming victory for the good guys in blue) totaled fewer than 10,000 solider-- a proverbial drop in the bucket when compared to standard engagements during the war. It didn't become a state until 1902.

Less losers and more under-educated half-wits.

[madokie]

44. Battle of Locust Grove

was fought partially on my home place, we kids still own it. Not a very big battle but as kids we used to find all kinds of union army stuff. A long gun and a pistol were in our finds too.

[Zorra]

15. What caused them to become so icky mean and ugly? nt

[dhill926]

16. racism..

[mmonk]

17. .

[tjwash]

18. He's got enough integrity to not herd them into "free speech zones" I see...

Unlike dubya - the hero of the same traitor flag crowd.

[haikugal]

33. I hope the secret service

does a better job than they have in the past and keep him safe. I wouldn't put anything past these idiots.

[hifiguy]

19. Mental pygmies. nt

[progressoid]

20. Well the video is just heart warming.

[spanone]

21. dumb asses. i'm sure the President will be impressed.

[0rganism]

22. maybe next time their homes get wiped by tornadoes, they can ask the confederacy for assistance

i'm sure Robert E. Lee will be right there with checkbook in hand, handing out emergency relief funds to deserving white folk

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. I know at least a couple Oklahomans who won't be waving confederate battle flags.

How do you feel about them? Fuck 'em?

[0rganism]

24. i was referring to the confederate flag wavers in the story + photo

how do i feel about non-racist Oklahomans? is that the question? specifically, when impacted by tornadoes?

like any people in this country who are hit by a serious natural disaster, i would want them to get disaster relief from our society. our society, as represented by the US Constitution-based, elected, and sometimes-generous federal government.

like anyone else in the union.

why don't you ask some confederate flag wavers how they'd like to handle it?

[randys1]

28. Ignore that person...that their outrage is hurt feelings of non racists, instead of this

outrageous act of hate for our president based SOLELY on his color.

Yeah, ignore that nonsense.

[still_one]

31. It is generally unwise to wish ill on anyone

[haikugal]

37. I don't think anyone was doing that.

Wishing ill on people. Just pointing out that anti-government T-baggers aren't thoughtful people.

[still_one]

30. The racists want to demonstrate who they are obviously

[tularetom]

34. I'm sure he'll be duly impressed

[KittyWampus]

35. flying the Confederate flag is an INSULT to our American flag with 50 stars.

Our country's flag represents the Unity of our nation.

The Confederate flag craps all over that.

[City Lights]

38. That's just swell.

[etherealtruth]

39. knuckle-dragging , inbred, racist , morons

[procon]

42. Those people sure are proud of their beat up and old trucks.

Maybe if they showed the president their new college diplomas we'd see less idiocy and dependence on silly symbols that only highlight their ignorance and immaturity.

[Lurker Deluxe]

46. LOL

I don't see any "beat up old trucks", I see 5 newer models, 3 with flatbeds on them with most likely Lincoln 300's on them.

By the way ... those 300's http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/Equipment/Pages/product.aspx?product=K3003-1generally sell for about 14K new.

Here is a 18 year old one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Classic-300D-diesel-lincoln-engine-driven-welder-low-hrs-remote-leads-/381326400401?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8d31b91

These guys are most likely in the top 10% of wage earners in the US. Here in Houston they are making about $75/hr, when I ran my truck back in 2003 I got $60.

Pretty they don't give a shit about your diploma. While I would disagree with the flag they are flying ... talking about them like they are poor folks is pretty foolish, most likely would be injurious in person.

[procon]

48. That wasn't the point I wanted to make.

Thanks, anyway.

[Cha]

47. President Obama is also being greeted by this..

Adam Snider ‎@AdamSniderKFOR
Durant prepares for President Obama's visit! #ObamaInOk @POTUS @kfor
9:11 AM - 15 Jul 2015


Adam Snider ‎@AdamSniderKFOR
Crowds lining up hours before @POTUS speech. #ObamaInOk @kfor
9:37 AM - 15 Jul 2015

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/15/a-warm-welcome-4/#comments

[NaturalHigh]

52. Yes, we have some knuckleheads. Who doesn't?

The majority of the people who greet the President, though, will be waving Old Glory or homemade signs to welcome him. Chances are President Obama won't even see these screwballs, though I imagine the Secret Service will.