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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 06:40 PM Feb 2021

Florida man who flew massive Confederate flag found dead


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Miami Herald
@MiamiHerald
A man who bragged of tricking local Florida officials into letting him fly a massive Confederate flag at the corners of two busy interstates has died, authorities said.

Florida man who flew massive Confederate flag found dead
miamiherald.com
https://t.co/qdhw4N28Le?amp=1
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Florida man who flew massive Confederate flag found dead (Original Post) soothsayer Feb 2021 OP
Now I know Deuxcents Feb 2021 #1
God don't like ugly greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #2
Used our veterans to push his racism. Another unAmerican Republican: C Moon Feb 2021 #3
He had a farm in south Tampa, Mazeltov Cocktail Feb 2021 #4
Honest to God True story: a thing with horns got him StClone Feb 2021 #5
Wow! Another metaphor of some kind soothsayer Feb 2021 #6
I laughed KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #11
Yay! soothsayer Feb 2021 #12
Year of the Ox blogslut Feb 2021 #8
The bull must have been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic UnderThisLaw Feb 2021 #10
That sounds horrible! bluedigger Feb 2021 #13
Dotty is the only one I feel sorry for. I hope she has a better home Maru Kitteh Feb 2021 #14
It is part of this story that really disturbed me StClone Feb 2021 #16
He and Limpdick can hang out together in Hades. Haawt enuf faawyah! BlueNProud Feb 2021 #7
yeah...that's a shame... dhill926 Feb 2021 #9
Good Riddance To Confederate Rubbish. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #15
Glad those racist motherfuckers are dead. I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2021 #17
+1...nt SidDithers Feb 2021 #18

Deuxcents

(16,455 posts)
1. Now I know
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 06:46 PM
Feb 2021

I have traveled that road many times n often wondered how that flag got there. It was huge..you could see it from afar. The trickster didn’t trick the reaper

C Moon

(12,227 posts)
3. Used our veterans to push his racism. Another unAmerican Republican:
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 07:03 PM
Feb 2021

“When he asked county officials for a permit, he said he planned to build “a memorial to American veterans.”

“I tricked them,” he said. “If they had done any research they would have known who I was.””

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
4. He had a farm in south Tampa,
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 07:14 PM
Feb 2021

Given the price of property in south Tampa, it's ridiculous that he needs a GoFundMe for his funeral, his family could sell that piece of land he bought to fly the confederate flag on.
I guess the red-neck, red hat crowd will send money to any racist that asks...

StClone

(11,692 posts)
5. Honest to God True story: a thing with horns got him
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 07:37 PM
Feb 2021
https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2021/02/18/south-tampa-farmer-marion-lambert-who-led-effort-to-raise-confederate-flag-found-dead-police-say/

Exactly what happened was still unclear Thursday, but Ayala said the family suspects Lambert was injured during a run-in with a bull named Levy about 2:15 p.m. She said surveillance cameras captured Lambert walking to a neighbor’s house in an apparent effort to get help, but he collapsed in the driveway, his little white mutt Dotty by his side. Another passing neighbor spotted Lambert laying on the ground and called 911.

StClone

(11,692 posts)
16. It is part of this story that really disturbed me
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 09:37 PM
Feb 2021

A dog will love anyone-utterly forgiving. Hope she was uninjured, and does find a better owner.

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