inignoct wrote:
] ] Then, in an interview with the Des Moines Register, Dean
] ] mentioned the Confederate flag. "I still want to be the
] ] candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup
] ] trucks," he told the Register. "We can't beat George Bush
] ] unless we appeal to a broad cross section of Democrats."
] ]
] ] That brought a new series of condemnations yesterday.
]
] can't say i blame the other dems. they may be opportunistic
] in making this the top story right now, but they're not wrong.
] first major tick against Dean in my book. I don't care what
] he *meant*, because he said it in a way that charges the
] statement with unwelcome elements.

I also don't agree. There are alot of people that take much pride in the confederate flag that are much less racist than your average starbucks going suburbanite. These are the people he was talking about... its just about Southern pride to them. They don't have alot of money, aren't intellectuals, and just want a candidate that isn't going to fuck them over. That was the image the line invoked for me. Am I missing some back story here? Have their been other incidents?

Personally, I think this is all trouble stirred up by a bunch of damned meddling yankees ;)

RE: Dean Is Criticized Over Remark on Confederate Flag (washingtonpost.com)