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46. It's not the first time Pres Obama has said the confederate flag belongs in a museum, she..

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Sat Jun 20, 2015, 03:52 AM

Jun 2015

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/06/19/president-speaks-to-the-u-s-conference-of-mayors/

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OBAMA: LOSE IT [View all] sheshe2 Jun 2015 OP

It belongs in a trash can. Haley's lack of integrity is obvious. ladjf Jun 2015 #1

Yes... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #18

+1 Quayblue Jun 2015 #21

K and R sheshe! flamingdem Jun 2015 #2

SC: you needed to lose it a long time ago - LiberalElite Jun 2015 #3

I think the President should be careful of what he wishes for. snappyturtle Jun 2015 #4

No. It needs to come DOWN. calimary Jun 2015 #8

Kick and rec your post. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #23

The President is always measured in his words. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #17

I don't even know where to start. What do you not understand snappyturtle Jun 2015 #57

"It wouldn't help matters if he were shot." ecstatic Jun 2015 #66

Barack Obama speaks for me. ucrdem Jun 2015 #5

Me too! nt sheshe2 Jun 2015 #26

I was just watching Chris Hayes on MSNBC and he was interviewing a black state legislator. calimary Jun 2015 #6

The Dixie Swastika sheshe2 Jun 2015 #27

It is the very symbol of what racism is. Would they feel the same way if Germany decided to fly still_one Jun 2015 #7

Unfortunately roberts wasn't alone. It still leaves me bewildered that they could rule that way. calimary Jun 2015 #12

Bewildered is being too kind still_one Jun 2015 #15

The Confederate flag symbolizes many Southerners feelings that ladjf Jun 2015 #47

Sorry but they can rationalize anything. States rights to still_one Jun 2015 #48

Don't think we are quite on the same page. ladjf Jun 2015 #58

We are on the same page still_one Jun 2015 #60

The State rights thing is a load of bullshit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 #52

I think it goes a bit deeper than that. But, the bottom line is ladjf Jun 2015 #64

I cannot believe that handmade34 Jun 2015 #9

tear it down! napkinz Jun 2015 #10

Maybe we should start channelling reagan. calimary Jun 2015 #14

What I've been saying for 2 days here Hekate Jun 2015 #22

Sorry I missed it, I was at work. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #28

Guess I missed most of that, Hekate. calimary Jun 2015 #37

yep, I started a thread: To Borrow From Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Flag!" napkinz Jun 2015 #34

He's right, but it's up to the Republicans gratuitous Jun 2015 #11

*Burn* it -- FREE SPEECH!1 n/t UTUSN Jun 2015 #13

If we're going to have an honest conversation about flags and the damage done in their names Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #16

Really?Over 600,000 soldiers died in the US Civil War. We're talking violence HERE. Stop deflecting Hekate Jun 2015 #25

Who is deflecting? Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #30

Start your own thread on the foreign policy stupidity of the country. This is about internal policy. Hekate Jun 2015 #39

Jesus Christ on a crutch. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #38

We've got several people really devoted to this line of argument.... Hekate Jun 2015 #41

The confederate flag stands for nothing but slavery. DanTex Jun 2015 #40

Only to Americans Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #43

Yeah, we get it, you're smarter than the rest of us. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #45

Just giving you other sides to the story Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #59

You remind me of Seventhson. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #50

The people who live in South Carolina are Americans. DanTex Jun 2015 #61

I should have been more specific Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #63

+1 YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #49

It also stands for racism, treason, murder and terrorism SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #53

you are the purest and most liberalest one of all JI7 Jun 2015 #68

Why thank you! Man from Pickens Jun 2015 #69

that shit belongs in my bonfire eom Quayblue Jun 2015 #19

Seven years into his presidency. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #20

It's a symbol of hate - not heritage. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #24

Agreed DI sheshe2 Jun 2015 #31

I agree with Obama.............and YOU! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #29

It represents not just hate but the ENSLAVEMENT and murder of millions because of their race. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #32

Sanford doesn't think it's a solution, cuz he doesn't really see a problem. Beartracks Jun 2015 #33

It belongs in museums and history books. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #35

the basement, NOT the state house or GOVERNMENT BUILDING. pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #36

The Civil War is over. You lost Metro135 Jun 2015 #42

They lost and need to remain losers. gordianot Jun 2015 #44

I think part of the problem is we call it the Civil War SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #56

It's not the first time Pres Obama has said the confederate flag belongs in a museum, she.. Cha Jun 2015 #46

Good for President Obama. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #51

Kick for President Obama~ Cha Jun 2015 #65

I agree with the President treestar Jun 2015 #54

It belongs in Hell. merrily Jun 2015 #55

If the museum is government funded in any way...NO. roamer65 Jun 2015 #62

I said in another thread - Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #67