Cheney hunting trip under fire for Confederate flag

[Bay_Kat]

Another hunting trip gone bad for Cheney.

Although a heavy police presence kept the media and curious local residents at a distance, Cheney's visit did stir up a bit of controversy when a New York Daily News photographer snapped a picture of a small Confederate flag hanging inside a garage on the hunt club property.

The photo was shown to New York City civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, who issued a statement demanding that the vice president "leave immediately, denounce the club and apologize for going to a club that represents lynching, hate and murder to black people."

Cheney hunting trip under fire for Confederate flag - CNN.com

 

[tommyjones]

Another hunting trip gone bad for Cheney.

Although a heavy police presence kept the media and curious local residents at a distance, Cheney's visit did stir up a bit of controversy when a New York Daily News photographer snapped a picture of a small Confederate flag hanging inside a garage on the hunt club property.

The photo was shown to New York City civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, who issued a statement demanding that the vice president "leave immediately, denounce the club and apologize for going to a club that represents lynching, hate and murder to black people."

Cheney hunting trip under fire for Confederate flag - CNN.com

I could understand Al's outrage if there had been a small BLACK PERSON haniging in the garage, but its a freaking flag!!!!

 

[Vince]

This is dumb. It's hanging in a dayum garage and that automatically means the club represents lynching, hate and murder to black people? That's stupid.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

I could understand Al's outrage if there had been a small BLACK PERSON haniging in the garage, but its a freaking flag!!!!

a small.. black....heh

yeah, Al needs to get off his high horse and maybe get on a shetland pony pete

in all seriousness though...
the confederate flag represents history, a way of life, and pride. It doesn't represent blacks being killed...

i think Mr. Sharpton needs a history lesson

 

[Dork]

Another hunting trip gone bad for Cheney.

Although a heavy police presence kept the media and curious local residents at a distance, Cheney's visit did stir up a bit of controversy when a New York Daily News photographer snapped a picture of a small Confederate flag hanging inside a garage on the hunt club property.

The photo was shown to New York City civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, who issued a statement demanding that the vice president "leave immediately, denounce the club and apologize for going to a club that represents lynching, hate and murder to black people."
Cheney hunting trip under fire for Confederate flag - CNN.com

Why does Al think he can tell Vice President Cheney to leave immediately? Can't some one just tell him to STFU! Why can't we demand that Al leave this country immediately. He's more of a disgrase to our county than the confederate flag.

 

[Larry Gude]

I think to smooth...

...things over the Vice President should graciously extend an invitation to the good Reverend to join him.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

...things over the Vice President should graciously extend an invitation to the good Reverend to join him.

better make sure he's got enough birdshot with him for all of the prey...

 

[Toxick]

I could understand Al's outrage if there had been a small BLACK PERSON haniging in the garage, but its a freaking flag!!!!

It's a foreign freaking flag.

A foreign flag which symbolizes a failed attempt to create a sovereign nation on what was (and again is) the soil of the United States of Deed By God America.

I'm actually surprised that the Vice President of the United States would actively support widespread sedition.

 

[Dork]

Why does Al think he can tell Vice President Cheney to leave immediately? Can't some one just tell him to STFU! Why can't we demand that Al leave this country immediately. He's more of a disgrase to our county than the confederate flag.

10-30-2007 01:15 PM ok tard, why don;t you keep your racism to yourself and go to chuch

How does my statement above make me a racist? What does going to church have to do with this post?

You must be a dumb liberal POS because your comment makes no sense.

 

[Bay_Kat]

Cheney hunting trip... 10-30-2007 01:14 PM keep your racist remarks to yourself

Can you please show me my racist remarks?

 

[Larry Gude]

Just a few points...

a bit of controversy when a New York Daily News photographer snapped a picture of a small Confederate flag hanging inside a garage on the hunt club property.

It was Cheney's second visit to Clove Valley Rod & Gun Club in Dutchess County, about 70 miles north of New York City.

The photo was shown to New York City civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton,

Al Sharpton

Anyone seen this photo yet but Al?

 

[Bay_Kat]

Anyone seen this photo yet but Al?

I'd like to see it. That's why the whole thing sounds strange. Someone trying to stir something up. Photoshop is a wonderful thing.

 

[Sonsie]

All this wailing over a small flag hung in a garage that was "on the property". Was Cheney in the garage saluting it or something? Pleeeeze, it probably belongs to their mechanic on staff who's from Alabama or something. This has the overblown stink of desperation you always get a whiff of whenever the press thinks they have something on Cheney. Unless the flag is actually Chaney’s so feakin’ what.

 

[mainman]

Notice the ads on the top and bottom of this page:

Thanks to this thread, I am now linked to ebay so I can purchase my very own confederate flag...

 

[Woodyspda]

Thanks to this thread, I am now linked to ebay so I can purchase my very own confederate flag...

go ahead and buy a nazi flag too

it's just a piece of cloth

I agree that the confederate flag does NOT represent what was implied but to some it does and they will make an issue of it forever. The war ended nearly 145 years ago....

Half the yahoos that wave the confederate flag have zero idea what the Civil war was even about.... same goes for Al Sharpton.

 

[Bay_Kat]

Cheney hunting trip... 10-30-2007 02:31 PM complain about red, get red. you are a racist bc you hate N's

I didn't write the article idiot, I was just pointing out that people get all freaked out over stupid stuff, just like you did.

 

[Novus Collectus]

http://www.marylandmva.com/bin/c/o/Sons-of-Confederate-Veteran.gif
http://www.southernmessenger.org/images/blackflagsupporter.jpg

The Confederate flag issue is blown way out of proportion. It is more often a symbol of heritage, not hate.

 

[missperky]

Thanks to this thread, I am now linked to ebay so I can purchase my very own confederate flag...

So, which one did you bid on?

 

[Ken King]

If Al was sincere with his feelings about slavery wouldn't he detest the flags of the United Kingdom and the Dutch for their efforts in the shipping of slaves to the Americas? Where is his outrage against the profiteers?

 

[Larry Gude]

If...

If Al was sincere with his feelings about slavery wouldn't he detest the flags of the United Kingdom and the Dutch for their efforts in the shipping of slaves to the Americas? Where is his outrage against the profiteers?

...he could make a living off of bashing them, he would find some.