Huckabee sympathizes with those who want to fly the confed flag.

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/election08.gop/index.html

Huckabee touts conservative views to woo Carolina voters
Huckabee sympathizes with people who want to fly the Confederate flag


MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) -- Reacting to criticism by his own party that he is too liberal, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is highlighting his conservative, evangelical southern credentials to South Carolina primary voters.

The Iowa caucus winner weighed in on the state's perennial debate over displaying the Confederate flag Thursday, expressing sympathy with those who believe the rebel banner should be flown. The flag is also considered by many to be a symbol of slavery.

"You don't like people from outside the state telling you what to do with your flag," he told an audience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. "In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we'd tell them where to put the pole."

[Horse with no Name]

1. That guy is scary . n/t

[cboy4]

2. In other news, Huckanee sympathizes with those who

want to use the N word.

[EFerrari]

5. Correct. He's going for the Klan vote here.

If they nominate this bastard, EVERYONE AT THIS SITE has to come work election protection because we CANNOT allow this guy to be installed. :scared:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. I always knew he was a confederate sympathizer

[China_cat]

4. You don't like people from outside the state telling you what to do with your flag?

THIS is the SC state flag;



Not THIS;



There are a lot of us WHITE South Carolinians who see that flag as divisive and a symbol of hatred that has no place in our lives and society today.

[soothsayer]

8. you mean because the moon and date palm look arabic?

shame on you for associating that with hatred!

[EFerrari]

14. No, the point was Huckabee was referring to the wrong flag.

China_Cat was pointing out which flag was the real SC flag.

[notadmblnd]

6. So where do you suppose he'd tell them to put that pole....

and how Christian is that?

[EFerrari]

7. Hey, did you vote the other night?

I'm trying to track down machine problems that counted Dem Uncommitted as Write In. Have you heard about that? :hi:

[notadmblnd]

9. No, I haven't heard of any problems.

I headed out intending to vote uncommitted, but I couldn't resist a vote for Dennis. I've really slacked off on political activism lately, it just wears a person down after a while. Are you guys still meeting on Wednesday nights at the West Bloomfield library? I need to jump in again.

[EFerrari]

13. I've never been to MI. The goof was reported by Keith

and I checked it with the SoS the next day.

A lot of people run out of gas by the end of the year. You're not alone.

[AspenRose]

10. I still don't understand why people find pride in associating themselves

with a symbol that represents defeat and treason against the United States.


Among other things.

[MH1]

11. Recc'd, because we need to know about this. nt

[kevinbgoode]

12. So the Huckster can be expected to fly to California and

encourage the flying of the Mexican flag?

The confederate flag is a symbol of a defunct nation - it has no business flying from a state capitol.