I guess thats why the South lags behind the North in intellect then. Maybe they should have gone to college instead of boot camp.

Really now I also served my country hornorably and you might be kind of off when you say southerners serve more proportionally (your southern pride and your surronding yourself in southerns when in the military might of blinded you) it is actually the midwest that serves the most or corn country as I like to call it, close to the south, but not there then mid north with the highest states being michigan and ohio. States with less jobs equal more member of the armed forces. The only two states that have a strong showing in the south are Alabama and Georgia, but then again California beats them (representative of the larger population and that is included in proportionally). You can look at an military demographic and that pops out fairly easily. The Army is proportionally more from the south, but then again you exclude the Navy, Marine Corp, Coast Guard, Air Force (Air power) when talking in the context if the entire US ARMED FORCES.

As someone stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi for a year I can tell you that even though you are from the South and would proudly die for your country you are not a representative of the south. Keesler AFB was the the only military base that I have ever been too where everyone upon arriving is told that you cannot go anywhere 10 miles north because they don't like the US military and Non white folks or even white folks not from the south. Although they don't mention "white folks" or "don't like US military" it is actually a written policy for Keesler AFB. Why?

Oh and serving ones country does not mean that you can use that as a means to an end as if that experiance gives you the final opinion and trumps every one elses opinion who did not serve. From MY experiance the military gives you blinders to what the rest of the country and world thinks.

America The Beautiful , God Bless Her With Her Silly Ways.

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N.A.A.C.C.P.
South Carolina Walk 4 Change, I wish I was in Dixie

For those of you crying treason......Get a life. I served my country honorably and would gladly die in her defense. Southerners have always more than proportionally represented the ranks of the US Armed Forces. The South is probably the most hard core Patriotic and Pro American region in this country. We proudly wave the American Flag. We also honor our history and the sacrifice made by our fore fathers fighting and dying against overwhelming odds for what they believed in. We always have and always will. And for those who wish to destroy my heritage our take my flag. It is not going to happen. For those who try I will be much obliged to help them answer that age old question....Is there life after death?

Have a DIXIE day!!!!

Honorable discharged veteran

Atta boy Huck. And I'm a northerner. But I DO believe in States rights. State government should reflect the views of the folks of that particular State. That is why those people live in that State and they want their gov't to reflect their views. What is foreign about that? Anybody promoting BIG BROTHER here to take care of all our problems? Less government. More money in the folks' wallet.

Good points Bob! So while you're at it why not leave the gay issues and abortion off the national agenda as well...or do you cherry pick as well?

It's an embarrassing symbol, for you and the country.

In another statement on the show Mike Huckabee used the world "prophetic again". Its amazing that a man who is recieving daily revelations from God cant even take a moral stand on the Confederate Flag.

I belive Mike Huckabee is the weakest candidate in the Republican field. I like Ron Paul more than I do Huckabee.

Governor Huckabee seems to have just been asserting the long honored States' Rights imperative upon which this country was founded. He did not intimate that he supported the Confederacy, slavery, the Civil War, or anything else.

He simply said it should be up to South Carolina what flag they should be able to fly over their own State House. I assure you, all states feel the same about their flags. We cannot change history. It was what it was. The flag commemorates the soldiers from South Carolina who gave their lives during the Civil War. It does not mean that the good people of South Carolina embrace slavery any more than the flag of Texas denotes a seceded state with its Lone Star. The Texas flag simply reflects its proud heritage.

This is some election year- worse than 1968! People are ready to distort, misread, misquote, and over react to the least significant comment made by a candidate.

Quite frankly, I agree with Governor Huckabee's reference about the flag pole. In fact, it was surprising, humorous, and honest.

I think we all need to relax a tad, think more, and quit taking hip shots. We need to avoid the Fire, Aim, Ready blogger mentality and should all take the time to read what people actually say, and think first.

As to the South's heritage, it is as proud as any state's. It is not hateful, but simply a reflection of the state of this country at the time. All wars are economic in nature. The Civil War was based on economics. The Northern states have an equally as trying a history as their Southern counterparts, so let's cease the internecine eye-poking contest.

Southerners have exactly the same concerns as the rest of the country- the pursuit of life, liberty, freedom, and happiness. We are all Americans first, then we are from various states. The people of South Carolina are Americans, not Confederates. Then they are proud South Carolinians.

I trust the rest of the country will cut through all the media hype, whether pro or con, and elect the candidate that best reflects their values. Telling a person why you will not vote for a candidate is a waste of time. Tell me why you will vote for a particular candidate, and I will listen most intently to you. Denigrating another candidate to extol your choice is not a winning strategy, and quite frankly is boresome. If you cannot promulgate your candidate logically, then I believe you really don't know why your are voting for your candidate.

I am an American, a Texan, a republican, and I will vote for Governor Huckabee because his values reflect my values. I do not agree with everything he proposes, but he is closest to what I believe needs to be done in this country. My view only. I will not try to impose it upon anyone, and I will respect your choice as well. Freedom of choice is one of the great benefits of living in this country.

God bless America, the home of the brave and the land of the free!

Governor Huckabee seems to have just been asserting the long honored States' Rights imperative upon which this country was founded. He did not intimate that he supported the Confederacy, slavery, the Civil War, or anything else.

He simply said it should be up to South Carolina what flag they should be able to fly over their own State House. I assure you, all states feel the same about their flags. We cannot change history. It was what it was. The flag commemorates the soldiers from South Carolina who gave their lives during the Civil War. It does not mean that the good people of South Carolina embrace slavery any more than the flag of Texas denotes a seceded state with its Lone Star. The Texas flag simply reflects its proud heritage.

This is some election year- worse than 1968! People are ready to distort, misread, misquote, and over react to the least significant comment made by a candidate.

Quite frankly, I agree with Governor Huckabee's reference about the flag pole. In fact, it was surprising, humorous, and honest.

I think we all need to relax a tad, think more, and quit taking hip shots. We need to avoid the Fire, Aim, Ready blogger mentality and should all take the time to read what people actually say, and think first.

As to the South's heritage, it is as proud as any state's. It is not hateful, but simply a reflection of the state of this country at the time. All wars are economic in nature. The Civil War was based on economics. The Northern states have an equally as trying a history as their Southern counterparts, so let's cease the internecine eye-poking contest.

Southerners have exactly the same concerns as the rest of the country- the pursuit of life, liberty, freedom, and happiness. We are all Americans first, then we are from various states. The people of South Carolina are Americans, not Confederates. Then they are proud South Carolinians.

I trust the rest of the country will cut through all the media hype, whether pro or con, and elect the candidate that best reflects their values. Telling a person why you will not vote for a candidate is a waste of time. Tell me why you will vote for a particular candidate, and I will listen most intently to you. Denigrating another candidate to extoll your choice is not a winning strategy, and quite frankly is boresome. If you cannot promulgate your candidate logically, then I believe you really don't know why your are voting for your candidate.

I am an American, a Texan, a republican, and I will vote for Governor Huckabee because his values reflect my values. I do not agree with everything he proposes, but he is closest to what I believe needs to be done in this country. My view only. I will not try to impose it upon anyone, and I will respect your choice as well. Freedom of choice is one of the great benefits of living in this country.

God bless America, the home of the brave and the land of the free!

I wouldn't even shine my shoes with a Confederate Flag. Its a disgrace you morons in South Carolina call that nonsense "Heritage". Its a symbol of treason and dishonor.

The Clinton Administration had many Chicano Activists serving there with Sen. Clinton's campaign manager being one of them. Janet Murguia, the present President of LaRaza served in the Clinton White House. On MayDay 2006, when illegal aliens and their advocates took to our streets by the millions, Sen. Clinton greeted them in NYC as conqueroring heros and spoke to them in Spanish.

And now to see the Clintons in a rage about the Open Borders. Amnesty Lobby moving on to someone even more radical than they are...in poltics I think it is called "Watching one's Chicano chickens fly home to roost."

For those "flag is my heritage" folks, your proud of being losers? What about your American heritage? What about the heritage of the African Americans that saw that as symbol of hate for their ancestors, do they not matter, still?

I sincerely dobt that is even a heritage for many there anyways, considering that South Carolina had a huge influx of immigrants from Europe during the World Wars, your heritage more likely then none started long after the South had already lost and your just using it as asymbol to try and fit in with the other white folks.

There is probably only a handful of families n South Carolina that can trace their heritage back to the Civil War in South Carolina, those handful of families should not represent the entire State.

Now the Spanish aired Nevada poltical ad which has been played on several Major TV stations, which exhorts 'the community' to not vote for Clinton because she does not respect the 'community' and does not wish to see them vote.................nobody is sqawking about South American Intimidation Poltical Warfare operating in Full Steam..in Spanish yet..on USA Radios and TVs.

Now whom would they mean when they say "community?" Not Americans? So they openly plan to having Non American citizens vote...and the media has their underpants in a knott over a flag that lost any meaning over 150 years ago?

Whose side is this so called Mainstream Media on? I would say NOT our side.

Celebrating those sick human beings (and thier "battle flag" ) who believed it was right to own, buy and sell other human beings is just disgusting. They attacked and tried to tear apart our country....and some folks want to celibrate that?!?!?!

Hey Southerners, your heritage is hate.

Shame Sherman did such a half-hearted job........

Quite a heritage to be proud of!

Sorry to say this, baxter, but the South's heritage IS hateful.

Lincoln//King/Romney Sr./Romney Jr. ....REAL AMERICAN REPUBLICAN/CONSERVATIVES...for FREEDOM and EQUALITYfor ALL AMERICANS..and FAMILY VALUES!!!!

GO ROMNEY!!! GO OBAMA!!! WOOOOO HOOO!!!!

I am looking forward to voting for Gov. Huckabee here in Oregon just to "X" out your vote!

I would be ashamed that if my 'message' that won me the state of Iowa would spark the 'Confederate Vote'.

"I am southern and proud. Very proud of that flag. The flag stands for heritage not hatred."

you heritage IS hatred and savegery. can't connect two dots, huh?

The Republicans controlled Congress from 1994 until 2006. What did they do about illegal immigration? Zip. The Republicans controlled the White House and Congress from 2000 until 2006. What did they do about illegal immigration? Nada. Why? Because it would cause wages to rise if they did. To the corporate money men who control the Party, that is not desirable. Why pay you a decent wage when they can pay an illegal below minimum wage and keep the withholding and the Social Security portion for themselves?

The Republican compromise on this issue was to lie: they pretended to be concerned about immigration to get your votes (you suckers) but they somehow never managed to quite figure out how they might possibly pass a little bill that might have some impact on the problem. You voted for secure borders and you got NAFTA. You voted for a ban on gay marriages and you got lower wages. You voted for manger scenes in the town square and you got environmental regulations written by oil company lobbyists. How many times do you have to be hornswaggled before you figure it out?

An even though Conservatives controlled every branch of government for six years, they did nothing – except blame Liberals in government for blocking them somehow. When are you rank-and-file conservatives going to realize that you have been sold down the river over and over and over and over? Your leaders do not care what you think. You are not important to them.

It isn't like wearing a Tshirt or flipping through your (immoral) scrapbook. A flag is a symbol of sovereignty, it carries more weight. If its that important you, why don't you try to secede again. Otherwise, if you're an AMERICAN, why don't you realize that's the flag of your enemy, and you beat him over 150 years ago.

How do you feel about state right issues on gay marriage, medical marijuana, and abortion?

JB

The flag represents slavery and fighting AGAINST America. I find it funny that people think the flag is so patriotic when actually it's quite the opposite.

The flag that those wearing the grey held as a battle standard can be displayed anywhere anyone want's to display it except state government buildings.

Unless the state in question plans on attempting to bail out of the union again that is.
Do you have any such plans SC??? Just wondering?

You have so eloquently summarized this issue.

In the end, it isn't a matter of whether South Carolina has the right to fly the flag…or even whether they should bend to the demands of people from the rest of the country to remove it. They certainly have every right to wrap themselves in a symbol of slavery, racism, and treason….but the rest of us also have the right to form our opinions of South Carolina based on their decision.

As my Virginian mother taught me, "You are judged by the company you keep."

That "heritage" is nothing to be proud of!