Poll: Nearly Half Of GOP Opposed Lowering American Flag For Mandela

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: TPM

After Nelson Mandela's death earlier this month, a South Carolina sheriff and GOP congressman each said they opposed lowering the American flag to honor the anti-apartheid icon.

A poll conducted by Democratic firm PPP and shared with TPM this week found that 45 percent of Republicans nationwide shared the same view.

The poll explored Mandela's legacy in the United States and public opinion of the American tribute that followed his death.

Overall, 54 percent of all Americans said they supported lowering the flag to half-staff to honor Mandela, while 30 percent said they opposed the gesture. But a plurality of Republicans -- 45 percent -- opposed lowering the flag for Mandela, while 34 percent said they supported the tribute.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/poll-provides-window-into-gop-s-view-of-mandela

[heaven05]

1. A black man who fought

vicious white oppression? Poll doesn't surprise me about amerikkkan GOP'ers.

[Grassy Knoll]

2. Wait, What?...

Fox and Flushbo said he was republicOn.

[Captain Stern]

3. I don't believe that at all.

I think it's way over half.

[mikeysnot]

4. What racism problem in the Greedy Old Party.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. I oppose lowering the flag for Scalia.

[840high]

6. Do we normally lower flags

for foreign heads of state?

[Bandit]

7. We have for many, Churchill, Sadat, even the Palistinian leader

[840high]

10. Thank you.

[NastyRiffraff]

8. Anyone surprised at this? n/t

[truthisfreedom]

9. They haven't learned that it's a litmus test.

They think racism is the norm.

[azurnoir]

11. No surprises there at all

Mandela was only removed from the US terrorist list in 2009, after Barack Obama was POTUS, I'll wager if McLaim had won he'd still be listed as a terrorist

[DonViejo]

12. That's not correct Azurnoir,

Mandela was removed from the terrorist list by George Bush:

Mandela remained on the U.S. terrorism watch list until 2008, when then-President George W. Bush signed a bill removing Mandela from it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394392.html

[azurnoir]

13. Thanks you're right about that

[JI7]

14. other boards and comments sections are full of racism, talking about genocide against whites

saying things were much better including for blacks under apartheid and just a bunch of other crap.

of course these are the same ones who think things were so great in the 50s and that slavery was good for black people .

[quadrature]

15. SA has lowered their flag to honor how many Americans?

just curious

[Ash_F]

16. I think the closest comparable American would have been MLK.

I don't have a source, but I think the South African government did not lower the flag for him in 1968. You can probably guess why.

[madrchsod]

17. i`m surprised there are 34% of the republicans agreed with lowering the flag

let`s see...54% of the american people think it was ok. yup, that`s a majority

[Pterodactyl]

18. He's a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from BUSH. The GOP should respect that.