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Half-baked in the South: The Usual Suspects

There are some things that seem to be rather innocuous but for some reason have become a focus  for Southern defiance.  President Obama asked for U.S. flags to be at half mast until 12/9/2013 in honor of Mandela.  However, there are those in the Southern reigion of the United States who find the request to be the assertion of some Federal overreach.  These people have responded in typical fashion.  Pickens County, SC typical.  My wonderful governor Phil Bryant of Ms, also typical.  Phil Bryant ‏ @ PhilBryantMS 20h Flags will continue to fly at half-staff tomorrow to mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. # TheGreatestGeneration http:// twitpic.com/dnt59q If you live outside Mississippi or the South you may not be aware of the implication of Phil Bryant's tweet but the subtle nod to the defiant hard core racist did not go unnoticed by me.   I was immediately reminded of the Confederate...