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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:52 AM Jul 2015

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Tennessee protesters confront Obama waving Confederate flag — but they love Obamacare

A group of protesters in Tennessee waved Confederate flags at President Barack Obama on Wednesday while praising his health care reform law.

Rick Martin told The Tennessean that he drove two hours to the president’s health care rally in Madison to stand up for his heritage.

“It would be my pleasure to meet the president of the United States,” Martin explained. “I served under him in the Marine Corps.”

“This is not a hate demonstration, understand?” he added. “This is southern pride. This isn’t hate.”

Scott Hudson said that he wanted people to understand that he was not part of a “hate group.”

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Tennessee protesters confront Obama waving Confederate flag — but they love Obamacare (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

Obamacare = Romneycare. That's why the Right/Big Pharma/International Capital love it so much. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #1

“This is southern pride. " Romeo.lima333 Jul 2015 #2

Those people who are flying that rag are proud of their treacherous heritage... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #3

the flag of treason and racism Romeo.lima333 Jul 2015 #6

If I was Obama -- and, mind you, this is just me talking -- I'd tell them Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #4

Ah yes...the racist code words, "Southern Pride". Rex Jul 2015 #5

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

1. Obamacare = Romneycare. That's why the Right/Big Pharma/International Capital love it so much. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 09:54 AM

Jul 2015

Romeo.lima333

(1,127 posts)

2. “This is southern pride. "

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:18 AM

Jul 2015

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

3. Those people who are flying that rag are proud of their treacherous heritage...

Reply to Romeo.lima333 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:21 AM

Jul 2015

Romeo.lima333

(1,127 posts)

6. the flag of treason and racism

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:53 AM

Jul 2015

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

4. If I was Obama -- and, mind you, this is just me talking -- I'd tell them

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:21 AM

Jul 2015

"I'm president of those states too, bitches!"

Rex

(65,616 posts)

5. Ah yes...the racist code words, "Southern Pride".

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jul 2015

Southern Pride.

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