aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Friday, April 27, 2007

Where’s that flag belong? Obama: “In a museum”

In the Democratic presidential candidates debate at South Carolina State University on MSNBC last night, Obama struck a chord:

Speaking in a state where the issue of flying the Confederate flag on the grounds of the State Capitol and other public buildings remains a hot topic, Obama did not play word games. He did not equivocate.

After the moderator asked where it might be appropriate to display the symbol of the southern struggle to defend the sin of human bondage, Obama replied: “in a museum.”

The crowd roared its approval.

I have to wonder what his new fans in the Old South think of that.

REMEMBER TOO: USC football coach Steve Spurrier Calls Confederate flag embarrassing.