Ugly rebel yell in front of the White House

[struggle4progress]

By Jonathan Capehart
October 14 at 1:17 pm

If you want to curdle the blood of an African American and send a message of menace without resorting to burning a cross on the lawn or marching around in white sheets all one need do is wave the Confederate flag. So imagine my revulsion at the sight of one outside the front gates of the White House ... As Jeffrey Goldberg of Bloomberg View and the Atlantic correctly said on Twitter yesterday, “In many parts of America, waving a Confederate flag outside the home of a black family would be considered a very hostile act” ... For more than four years, the president’s detractors have said they “want our country back.” But they never say from whom. They continue to say he should be impeached. But they never say what his “crimes” or, if they do, said “crimes” are not grounded in any kind of reality ... That flag you revere so much is no better than a Swastika, a threatening symbol of hate that has no place in American political discourse.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/10/14/ugly-rebel-yell-in-front-of-the-white-house/

[Cha]

1. This cannot be spread around Enough.. thanks struggle

“In many parts of America, waving a Confederate flag outside the home of a black family would be considered a very hostile act”

[texanwitch]

2. That is so sad.

I am afraid it will get worse.

I hope these fools know that snipers are on the roof of the White House.

Every time this happens the republicans just look worse, if that is possible.

[Mnemosyne]

4. They thought the snipers were brought in just for them.

Dumbasses all.

[Skittles]

3. showing their true colors

they just cannot help themselves, can they?

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R

[merrily]

6. If you do not recognize the government of the United States of America as being

your government, then haven't you renounced your citizenship?