Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Jim Webb Stands Up For People Who Memorialize The Confederacy & Cooter Chimes In

Via David

FILE -- Sen. Jim Webb speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok August 17, 2009. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, a southern Democrat contemplating a run for president, encouraged people on Wednesday to understand the “complicated history of the Civil War” when calling for the removal of the Confederate flag across the country.

“This is an emotional time and we all need to think through these issues with a care that recognizes the need for change but also respects the complicated history of the Civil War,” Webb wrote in a post on Facebook.

Responding to the shooting in Charleston last week, the governors of South Carolina and Alabama have called for the removal of the flag off the capitol grounds.

Responding to the removal of the Confederate flag in states across the country, Webb said: “The Confederate Battle Flag has wrongly been used for racist and other purposes in recent decades. It should not be used in any way as a political symbol that divides us.”

Webb’s statement — which could appeal to southerners who view the flag not as a symbol of hate, but of history and regional pride — is at odds with the more liberal wing of his party. Hillary Clinton, for example, said Wednesday that she would like to see stores across the country stop selling Confederate flags.


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14 comments:

  1. I am liking Webb more than anyone out there, which isn't saying much, but he seems to be his own man.

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    1. Yes, I agree. Did you ever see this speech?

      http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=185highlight=remarks+confederate+memorial

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  2. No, I have not seen that speech. That was 25 years ago. What class act. If he runs for President, I would vote for him. As a war veteran, he is the only one qualified to be a COC, IMO. From his own words of truth:

    "You hold our soldiers’ lives in sacred trust. When a citizen has sworn to obey you, and follow your judgment, and walk onto a battlefield to defend the interests you define as worthy of his blood, do not abuse that awesome power through careless policy, unclear objectives, or inflexible leadership."

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    1. As a war veteran, he is the only one qualified to be a COC,

      Should be a requirement.

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  3. A few voices of wisdom are heard in the cacophony of ignorance. Jim Webb for president.

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  4. They set the battle, but, we have the flag and our symbol to rally behind, we will set the ground and the weapons.

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    1. Still can't believe ( I must have said this 1,000 times) that this is the same country where I went to four years of military school (1809) steeped in tradition and honoring all warriors.

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    2. Damn, you are an old fart then Mr. Brock... (spoken with reverence and respect, a little tongue in cheek thou...)

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    3. :) As soon as I posted that I realized what the result would be! :)

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  5. Which Military Academy? I pray you don't mind a little ribbing... I couldn't resist, it was so juicy....

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    1. Greenbrier which went under in 1972 along with many others due to the Vietnam War mindset.

      http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=2147&highlight=greenbrier

      http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=85&highlight=greenbrier

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  6. I just bought two new flags. One being the battle flag. Just never, until now, saw a reason. The 4th is quickly approaching, and will be the perfect time to fly them. The good Lord knows that the Stars & Stripes no longer represents our founding principles.

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    1. Yes, I fly Betsy Ross also and the other flags of the Confederacy.

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