"Embattled Hyde-Smith posted photo of herself in Confederate hat"

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Judd Legum
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1. "Embattled Hyde-Smith posted photo of herself in Confederate hat" https://goo.gl/vCVEs5
12:10 PM - 20 Nov 2018

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Judd Legum
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58m58 minutes ago

2. Some context for this: The other guy in the picture is Greg Stewart.

Stewart was part of "Free Mississippi," which was devoted to keeping the Confederate symbol as part of the state flag.

Free Mississippi was labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center
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jhenry
? @jstarhenry
55m55 minutes ago

Replying to @JuddLegum

It is not even a dog whistle as she is saying I am a white supremacist. Evidence: She wants a front row for a public hanging- she said publicy that supressing the votes of blacks is a good thing and she is sportin the confedederate flag..
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Amelia Peabody
? @PeabodyAmelia
58m58 minutes ago

Replying to @JuddLegum

Well, that’s more than a dog whistle
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Edie Spencer
? @EdieS
25m25 minutes ago

Dog whistle? That is a damn vuvuzela!

[redstatebluegirl]

1. It will sell in her state and she knows it.

[sprinkleeninow]

2. Screws loose....

[nolabear]

3. I say this as a person who grew up in Mississippi and loves much about it.

[ret5hd]

6. "This is a show tune but the show hasn't been written for it yet."

I didn't realize till now that Brother Ali was paying homage to the beautiful Nina with that line:

[nolabear]

13. New to me, and so powerful. His Nina shirt at the end.

And I’ll go one more, by two of my favorite singers.

[java108]

4. As George Carlin once said about Civil War reenactors...

"Use live ammunition, assholes, will you please??!!"

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Ya know, I'm thinking it's not so much racism as stupidity. She grew up with this crap and...

just doesn't know times have changed.

That is not an excuse, just a reason.

[spanone]

7. all the more reason she should GTFO of politics

[TreasonousBastard]

8. This is true.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. "Hey! All You Racists Are Safe Voting For Me"

There, i simplified her message for her.

[drray23]

10. is she trying to lose the runoff election or what?

She keeps making gaffes . Either that or she thinks it will net her more deplorable votes than she loses amongst sane people.

[Solly Mack]

11. Disgusting human

[retread]

12. It worked in Floriduh. n/t

[Cha]

14. Fucking Moron.