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The Rev. Al Sharpton has just issued a statement criticizing Vice President Dick Cheney since it has been reported to him "by media" that the Vice President's hunting trip Monday is being conducted at the Clove Valley Rod & Gun Club in Union Vale, New York, where, Sharpton alleges, "there is a Confederate Flag hanging at the club."
I do not know this to be true.
In fact, it seems fairly clear that Rev. Sharpton does not know this to be true.
I despise the VP, think its odd that people still revere the confederate flag as if it recalls some great time in history-hello? it was basically treason.
At the same time, Al Sharpton is media wh*re-with a perm.
"Until this issue was raised by the press, we were not even aware of this," McBride says. The VP's office cannot confirm whether in fact there IS a flag at the club.
Nonetheless, Sharpton says he's "calling on Vice President Cheney to leave immediately and denounce the club and apologize for going to a club that represents lynching, hate, and murder to black people."
lol, this is just absurd, in so many different ways.
it's crazy to me that this guy goes around speaking as if he was the unified voice of all black people.
But if it the VP were to go have lunch at a Mexican diner that flew the Mexican flag above the American, I'm sure he'd have no problem with it.
Now that I live in TN I see the confederate flag a lot more often than I used to in Texas. I used to have one myself on the front of my truck. If a person wants to fly it, they are completely free to do so. Some see it as a racist symbol, but when I sported it, it was my symbol of rebellion against the overbearing US government. Many people I know feel the same way about it. Sure some people use it as a hate symbol, but that shouldn't mean now that everyone has to pull it down because there are some who use it for ill purposes.
But if it the VP were to go have lunch at a Mexican diner that flew the Mexican flag above the American, I'm sure he'd have no problem with it.
Now that I live in TN I see the confederate flag a lot more often than I used to in Texas. I used to have one myself on the front of my truck. If a person wants to fly it, they are completely free to do so. Some see it as a racist symbol, but when I sported it, it was my symbol of rebellion against the overbearing US government. Many people I know feel the same way about it. Sure some people use it as a hate symbol, but that shouldn't mean now that everyone has to pull it down because there are some who use it for ill purposes.
So how about going after and taking down those who use the Confederate Flag as a symbol of racism and hatred. Separate yourself from the stereotype and in due time, most people will see a difference and leave non-racist Confederate descendants/southerners alone.
But back to the topic, we all know that Cheney is no JFK or Clinton when it comes to race relations, especially with blacks. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if his possession of the Confederate flag symbolized his desire of the good ol' days. But Sharpton is the last person who should say anything about racism and how other people are guilty of it.
I believe the first ammendment is the main reason I wouldn't go after them. They have a right to speech and expression, even if its disgusting.
I have been seperate from the stereotype, and I really don't have the time to run around trying to convince people not to stereotype me. The type of people who do that are usually just looking for bad anyway they can find it. If they were actually looking to see who I was, they would find the truth, and that it would contradict any stereotypes.
Why don't people go around telling blacks who wear red or blue bandanas to take them off and seperate themselves from gangs?
But back to the topic, we all know that Cheney is no JFK or Clinton when it comes to race relations, especially with blacks. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if his possession of the Confederate flag symbolized his desire of the good ol' days.
I wish that smarmy, fraudulent huckster $harpton would get a life and keep his yap shut.
Hello, private club? Freedom of expression? Freedom of speech? Freedom of association? Anybody...?
Besides, the Rebel Flag is only a "racist" symbol to those who perceive it as such. I don't. To many of us, it's a historic symbol of Southern heritage, cultural/regional pride, states' rights, and the bold decision to defy authoritarian government.
Why doesn't Al Sharpton address some real issues such as the high rate of crime among young Black men, over 200 deaths so far this year in Phila. Pennsylvania!! I live in New Jersey and fly the Confederate flag and feel I have aGod given right to fly this flag. This flag is of American heritage more than those flags the Mexican immigrants fly here. I'm sure Mr. Sharpton attend rallies where the red,black, and green striped flag of the African National Congress flies!!!
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