Delaware fair says it can't ban Confederate flags (NY)

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Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:59 pm
Updated: 9:16 pm, Thu Jul 30, 2015.
Staff Report

... the Delaware County Fair Board of Directors issued a media release Thursday saying that because of contract considerations, the fair cannot ban the sale of Confederate flags from this year's event ...

The director of the Delaware Fair, Norm Fitzpatrick, was quoted by the Watershed Post as saying that he welcomed Confederate flags, adding "the more, the better."

"We are concerned regarding recent articles that have appeared in the press relative to Confederate flags being permitted at this year’s Delaware County Fair," the Thursday release said. "While we strongly believe some of our director’s comments regarding the issue were taken completely out of context, the fair board wants to clarify that vendor contracts for this year’s fair were finalized and signed several months ago.

"With this being said, we simply cannot ban the flags; however, this does not mean we condone them, either. The public should be aware that we are sensitive to their concerns and will be closely reviewing our policies regarding this topic for the 2016 Fair Season."

http://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/delaware-fair-says-it-can-t-ban-confederate-flags/article_a2873693-5ac8-5717-8792-7c78fac0c750.html

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