Correction: NAACP S/B $NAACP$
Barber’s latest “victory” involves getting the McCrory administration to order the yanking of a Confederate flag from a historical exhibit at the old State Capitol commemorating the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of The War Between The States. (It’s interesting that several media outlets refer to Barber as “civil rights leaders.” Is the AP stylebook now requiring that you pluralize references to loudmouths who weigh in at a half-ton or more? )
Let’s see what Gov. Pat got for his trouble here. He caved in to the demands of someone who WILL NEVER campaign for him or vote for him. He backed down to pressure from a man who takes pleasure in making conservatives and Republicans look bad. Gov. Pat appears to have ticked off a group of people that were likely with him in 2012, and he will NEED in 2016. Thomas Smith, commander of the North Carolina Division of The Sons of Confederate Veterans, has tossed his two cents in on this flag fiasco:
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