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R. P. McMurphy

(834 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2015, 01:29 PM Oct 2015

Greene Co. Commissioners Overwhelmingly Smack-Down Resolution to Fly Confederate flag at Courthouse

By News Channel 11 Staff
Published: October 19, 2015, 7:50 pm

GREENE COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – The Confederate flag will not fly outside of the Greene County courthouse, following a 20 to 1 vote by Greene County commissioners Monday night opposing a proposed resolution to fly the flag as a “historic exhibit” ...

http://wjhl.com/2015/10/19/greene-co-commissioners-vote-down-resolution-to-fly-confederate-flag-at-courthouse/



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Greene Co. Commissioners Overwhelmingly Smack-Down Resolution to Fly Confederate flag at Courthouse (Original Post) R. P. McMurphy Oct 2015 OP
Wow. trumad Oct 2015 #1
Flag at the COURTHOUSE for "purely historical reasons?" Umhm... Hortensis Oct 2015 #2
Commissioner James Randolph should learn his history R. P. McMurphy Oct 2015 #3
Thanks for filling in some of my ignorance. I didn't realize JUST how Hortensis Oct 2015 #4

R. P. McMurphy

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3. Commissioner James Randolph should learn his history
Reply to Hortensis (Reply #2)
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 01:42 PM
Oct 2015

He stated that his resolution to fly the flag was for "purely historical reasons." Greene County (and much of Upper East Tennessee) remained loyal to the Union throughout the Civil War. I believe Commissioner Randolph is either wildly ignorant or has uglier motives spurring his resolution.

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4. Thanks for filling in some of my ignorance. I didn't realize JUST how
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Tue Oct 20, 2015, 01:58 PM
Oct 2015

ridiculously flimsy his excuse was.

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