'Confederate Veterans Lives Matter' Claims Tulsa Parade ‘Unfairly’ Denied Float (OK)

[struggle4progress]

Posted: Nov 06, 2015 6:38 PM EST
Updated: Nov 06, 2015 6:38 PM EST
BY: ANNIE CHANG

TULSA, Oklahoma - ... Confederate Veterans Lives Matter wanted to be a part of Wednesday's parade, flying their Confederate flags, but the committee said no ... They had planned to add their float to Wednesday's Veterans Day Parade to honor .. Confederate veterans ... The Confederate Veterans Lives Matter Group formed this summer after hearing South Carolina banned the rebel flag ... For one, the group tried to submit an application merely a week before the parade, much too late. On top of that, the committee said it does not allow any group that pushes its own personal agenda, and it believes "Confederate Veterans Lives Matter" is a political message in itself ...

http://www.newson6.com/story/30459052/confederate-veterans-lives-matter-claims-tulsa-parade-unfairly-denied-float

[Turbineguy]

1. Let's set up an organization

so we can claim we're persecuted!

[struggle4progress]

2. Yeah! How come nobody invites the old confederate veterans to parties anymore?

[hobbit709]

3. Then Benedict Arnold's life matters too. Treason is treason.

[krispos42]

4. I'll pay (puts pinkie to mouth corner) $100 billion...

...to the family of the next Confederate States of America citizen killed by a cop.

[Solly Mack]

5. How precious is that! Idiots trying to be clever...

and failing.

Now they can be outraged that their outrage wasn't validated.

[kwassa]

6. All Confederate veterans are long dead.

the "lives matter" movement is about people currently living.