White House Blasts Republicans Over Confederate Flag, Donald Trump ‘Race-Baiting’

Posted by | July 9, 2015 13:52 | Filed under: Contributors News Behaving Badly Politics Tommy Christopher

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In the wake of the tragic terrorist murders at a historic black Charleston church, the South Carolina legislature finally moves to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the capitol, the U.S. House of Representatives has been taking measures of its own to restrict the use of the flag on federal property.

Some activists have decried the focus on the flag because it’s an easy way to ignore other issues surrounding the killings, but as it turns out, banning the flag isn’t such an easy lift, after all. On Wednesday night, House Republicans added an amendment to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would nullify several proposed restrictions on the Confederate flag…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

11 responses to White House Blasts Republicans Over Confederate Flag, Donald Trump ‘Race-Baiting’

  1. Roctuna July 9th, 2015 at 14:17

    Could someone explain to me why we should have the flag of traitorous secessionists who lost the Civil War flying ANYWHERE over federal properties?

    • Warman1138 July 9th, 2015 at 16:49

      Because it fits in well with Teabagger historical fantasies.

      • Roctuna July 9th, 2015 at 18:52

        Yeah, I guess so. I mean really, was there supposed to be something glorious in their war? They tried to break the Union over their economy based on the slave trade, or “Atlantic Triangular Commerce” as the Texas social studies texts call it. Where else are failed revolutions so revered and bigoted revolutionaries so honored?

        • Warman1138 July 9th, 2015 at 20:37

          One of the amazing things about back then was the disparity of the economic situation. In the north there was a vibrant energy of small business and innovation and the opposite of such in the south because of their reliance on slave labor. It gave the north a bigger population and industrial base that allowed them the means to win the war. You might say that the north fought the war with one hand behind their back and after ”63” they brought out that hand and proceeded to end the war.

    • Mike July 10th, 2015 at 00:15

      Merikla…you commie fool.

    • robert July 10th, 2015 at 02:51

      our gov wants to keep that doubt alive that they are still in control no matter who you vote for

  2. Beverly July 9th, 2015 at 14:53

    @alan< Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far thss best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6879 this – 8 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $200per hour.
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    • whatthe46 July 9th, 2015 at 15:03

      get a life and stop with your crap.

  3. jybarz July 9th, 2015 at 17:49

    REPUBLICANS = CANCER OF USA

  4. Budda July 9th, 2015 at 18:14

    There was nothing subtle about that statement! That was a shot across the bow of the Republicans.

    • Kick Frenzy July 10th, 2015 at 03:54

      I’d say it was even more direct than that.
      It was more like a Katniss shot. :)

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