Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Loss Of Confederate Convention Costs Memphis $900,000

Via SHNV

 
How sweet it is..........In related news, the last town council meeting revealed a majority of those attending favored reverting to the original names.  Guess money trumps "feelings" with liberals.:)

The loss of the Sons of Confederate Veterans International convention will cost the City of Memphis $900,000.

The group was considering Memphis for its 800 delegates and their family members but instead will go to Richardson, TX.

Part of the reason for not coming to Memphis is the recent renaming of three Confederate themed parks, They cited the specific reason for this vote as “the misguided actions of the Memphis City Council to attempt to erase Civil War history in the renaming of the three historic parks.” A group member went on to say, “they would not support or visit a city that did not appreciate its history.”

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  1. MattApril 3, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    And with the despicable KKK rally there this past weekend, it's probably better to just move it elsewhere.

    With the racist KKK showing up, the issue is completely polarized now beyond repair. Most of the idiots wanting to rename those parks would only be glad to paint the convention as just another KKK rally

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    1. Brock TownsendApril 3, 2013 at 8:15 PM

      With the racist KKK showing up, the issue is completely polarized now beyond repair.

      I assumed as much, but other articles mentioned the majority of the speakers at the town hall meeting afterwards, voiced to go back to the old names.

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