Thursday, July 16, 2015

In Oklahoma, protesters greet Obama with Confederate flags

Via LH

People wave Confederate Flags as US President Barack Obama arrives at his hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Confederate battle flags greeted President Barack Obama as he arrived here for an overnight stay on Wednesday.

Across the street from his hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, as many as 10 people waved the flags as his motorcade arrived. The group stood among a larger group of demonstrators, many of them there to support the president, who is in town ahead of a visit to a federal prison on Thursday as part of his weeklong push on criminal justice issues.

According to local news organizations, a man named Andrew Duncomb, who calls himself the “black rebel,” organized the Confederate flag demonstration. He also put together a similar protest on Saturday at the Oklahoma State Capitol — just a day after South Carolina removed its contested flag from the State Capitol grounds. His Facebook page features photos from that rally.

More @ Politico
Posted by at

6 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 16, 2015 at 11:14 PM

    Beautiful....thanks Andrew Duncomb

    ReplyDelete
  2. TewshoozJuly 16, 2015 at 11:51 PM

    Ten people, really. There should have been ten thousand!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Brock TownsendJuly 17, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Yup.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousJuly 17, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    I am so glad the good folks did this to rumpbama, I could whistle Dixie. I am
    surprised Lucifer did not spontaneously burst into flames.
    Regarding the following, I can't imagine why this guy did not show for his court hearing.
    Now his property is left vulnerable:
    http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/confederate-flag-fan-now-behind-bars-987452
    He is definitely sending a message.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Brock TownsendJuly 17, 2015 at 9:43 PM

    Good question. Just stupid.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)