I agree with Mr. Lett. It is a matter of states rights and none of the federal government's business. No one in the federal government should open their mouth unless someones rights under the Constitution are being violated. I would only add that Reverend, Doctor, Brother, Mr. Jesse Luther Jackson is probably the main protagonist of racial division in the United States. Jason E. Gray - alphajg@erols.com ========================================================= barnesandnoble.com Homepage http://bn.bfast.com/bfast/click/mid1349732?siteid=6962700&bfpage=h ----- Original Message ----- From: " ttellem" <ttellem@netins.net> To: <GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Take down the Confederate Flag! > it seems the individual states should do what their people want to do with > their FLAGs;, & the feds should stay out of it,A lot of good men on both > sides died for those individual FLAGS,& what they stood for,As far as > dividing races,no one can do that as well as the federal government,takes > our mind off what the politicians are doing.His statement on racial > profiling in police work is flat stupid!Mel LETT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olivia" <saffold@pineland.net> > To: <GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 9:20 PM > Subject: Gore: Take down the Confederate Flag! > > > > (This information is provided by HPA for educational purposes.) > > > > January 15, 2000 > > > > Gore: Take Down Confederate Flag > > > > By HOLLY RAMER > > .c The Associated Press > > > > NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - Democrat Al Gore said Saturday the Confederate flag > > should come down from public buildings because it divides Americans. The > vice > > president also accused the GOP presidential front-runner, George W. Bush, > of > > dodging the issue to satisfy supporters who have ``pretty obsolete and > even > > hateful attitudes.'' > > > > Gore, in a CNN interview with Jesse Jackson, said the flag represents > ``for > > many Americans a hurtful message that recalls the pain of slavery'' and it > > should not be flown from the South Carolina Statehouse or other public > > buildings. > > > > ``The citizens of goodwill everywhere must take a position on it and see > that > > in fact the American flag heals us and the Confederate flag divides us,'' > he > > said. > > > > In an earlier breakfast speech, Gore criticized the Republican > presidential > > field generally on the flag issue. > > > > ``It's troublesome to me that so many of the Republican candidates have > > spoken out against affirmative action and have been silent about the > flying > > of the Confederate flag over the South Carolina Statehouse, which is > > obviously hurtful to so many Americans.'' > > > > Republican candidates competing in the Feb. 19 South Carolina primary are > > asked about the issue nearly every time they visit the state. Texas Gov. > Bush > > says the question is for people in South Carolina to decide, a point > > reinforced by his campaign after Gore's criticisms. > > > > ``The governor has a position, and his position is that the people of > South > > Carolina can figure the issue out,'' Bush spokeswoman Mindy Tucker said. > > > > Tucker also renewed criticisms that Gore campaign manager Donna Brazile > has > > stoked racial divisiveness and said if Gore wants to upbraid people on > race, > > he should start with her. > > > > Arizona Sen. John McCain, who normally speaks off-the-cuff, took the > unusual > > step last week of reading from a prepared statement to say many in South > > Carolina view the flag as a ``symbol of heritage.'' That phrase is used by > > some Republicans who want the flag to continue flying over the Statehouse. > > > > Gore said on ``Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,'' taped Saturday for > broadcast > > Sunday, that some Republicans have expressed hurtful language in the flag > > debate, apparently referring to a South Carolina state senator who called > the > > NAACP the ``National Association for Retarded People.'' > > > > ``I think there is too much tolerance of intolerance,'' Gore said. ``And I > > think that that flag should be removed from the state capitol.'' > > > > He added: ``I think that he, Governor Bush, has avoided taking a position, > or > > has ducked the issue because he is playing to some of his supporters that, > I > > think, have some pretty obsolete and even hateful attitudes.'' Some flag > > supporters, as minorities see it, ``want to express views of racial > > superiority and support for discrimination,'' Gore said. > > > > Tucker said Bush has in fact repudiated the comments of the state senator. > > ``It was an offensive thing to say,'' she said. ``It shouldn't have been > > said.'' > > > > ``If the vice president is going to begin chastising people for their > > comments, he needs to start with his own campaign manager, who made racist > > > comments recently,'' she said. > > > > She was referring to comments by Brazile, who said Republicans ``would > rather > > take pictures with black children than feed them'' and accused them of > using > > Gen. Colin Powell and Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, two of the most > prominent > > blacks in the GOP, to improve their image with minorities. > > > > In his interview with Jackson, Gore said that as president he would sign > an > > executive order outlawing racial profiling in police work. > > > > AP-NY-01-15-00 1519EST > > > > Copyright 2000 The Associated Press > > > > > > > > > > ==== GABURKE Mailing List ==== > > http://pollette.com/washington/washington.htm > > Ashley pollette Cordinator pollette@digitalexp.com > > > > > > > ==== GABURKE Mailing List ==== > Please send no Attachments to the list > > >