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jmowreader

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26. Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general

Reply to Darwins_Retriever (Reply #25)

Tue Jun 13, 2023, 08:57 AM

Jun 2023

He was apparently a decent general right up to the point where he got killed.

Needless to say, the next question I have is, "who did YOU piss off to get sent to the 105th?"

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DeSantis wants Confederate general's name restored to army base [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 OP

Why, was Gen. Bragg a good and loyal American? Wingus Dingus Jun 2023 #1

No, he was an insurrectionist. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 #2

By one measure, he kinda, sorta was Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #10

I had not even known until recently that so many bases were named PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #3

True, glorifying these past criminals against the union should not be allowed SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #4

Roads, schools, counties, etc. as well. BlueCheeseAgain Jun 2023 #7

to placate the south. You would be surprised how they felt put upon by the south's loss in the war. demigoddess Jun 2023 #17

Yep, in the same way misanthrope Jun 2023 #18

Agree that these folks were all traitors TexasDem69 Jun 2023 #11

Most people do not know the history of the "Civil War". (It killed an incredibly high number)...Many Stuart G Jun 2023 #16

Maybe DeSantis thinks his anti-Critical Race Theory legislation will Vogon_Glory Jun 2023 #5

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #6

The Grand Wizard wants what? bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #8

+1 BootinUp Jun 2023 #9

Isn't he, like, a governor or something? EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #12

When he is not fighting Mickey Mouse and hugging Nazis Emile Jun 2023 #19

I agree with DeSantis on this lol Dirty Socialist Jun 2023 #13

Dude runs on kneejerk reactions GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #14

This statement sums him up perfectly. Wingus Dingus Jun 2023 #22

DeSatan has totally gone off the deep end! Lunatic fringe for sure. machoneman Jun 2023 #15

Not his state nor his place, it is Federal. MYOB, satan boy. Bev54 Jun 2023 #20

Here's what I don't get. lees1975 Jun 2023 #21

It's all designed to get throughr the primary. bluesbassman Jun 2023 #23

This is what passes for governing The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #24

The name Fort Liberty sounds like a name gotten from a 1st Grade class Darwins_Retriever Jun 2023 #25

Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general jmowreader Jun 2023 #26

Don't know but I do know who I pissed off while there Darwins_Retriever Jun 2023 #27

DeSatan & Pence NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #28

He's got to know that every move and attempt to get the Deplorables on his side to win the primary GhostHunter22 Jun 2023 #29