x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by IQ12 with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:24:11 -0400 thread-index: AdC0KyBl7YBrx7ZTSb+RlozAsrJCBw== Thread-Topic: Confederate Flag From: To: Subject: Confederate Flag Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:24:11 -0400 Message-ID: <9B7D051B6BAB490998716416B1C5D9A9@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jul 2015 18:24:11.0508 (UTC) FILETIME=[20781B40:01D0B42B] CUSTOM Mrs. Eleanor O Wicker 108 Allendale Drive West Columbia SC 29169 eowicker@gmail.com 359-0618 GOVE Confederate Flag I am so disappointed with you and Lindsey Graham for your decision to remove the Confederate Flag. How many men fought under this flag and gave their lives to provide us freedom and now you decide to take it down because you want to look GOOD in the eyes of racist promoters. WHY did you decide to fold under the pressure of the media? The Flag does not promote racism, the media does and now you have joined forces with the media -- shame on you. Our state was doing great dealing with this senseless killing until the media kept pushing the race issue. The strong religious faith of the families said they had forgiven this person on public TV but the media hated that. Did we riot, loot and burn buildings? NO, but the media was not satisfied that our State was showing love and compassion and not acting like the other idiots across America, so they kept finding ways to push racism and you and the others played right into their hand. I also wrote to Lindsey Graham and stated my disapproval of all of you who decided to jump ship and join the band wagon with the media and the race baiters to remove the flag -- I'm sure Al Sharpton and all the other haters are proud of all of you. As I told Lindsey, NONE of you will ever receive another vote from me. Just think -- he is running for president -- how is this going to play out for him -- I don't think it will turn out very good unless he is hoping to get more black votes, regardless, I will NOT vote for him regardless of what he ever runs for again. What is next on your list? Will you vote to take away our guns, remove the American Flag since SO many are offended by it. This nonsense will NEVER stop until we have people in office that are willing to stand their ground and say "NO". You and the others may look good in the hater world but not in our eyes. So many companies are stopping their sale of anything associated with the Confederate Flag but that is okay. I do not have to spend my money in their stores. I boycotted Wal-Mart when the Paula Dean issue came up. Now they are saying they do not want to sell anything that offends their customers. If that is the case why don't they remove all the Rap music that uses the word nigger, promotes rape, killing and other violence. I ask them this question when the Paula Dean issue came up but of course, they never replied and still sell all this trash. This trash brings in too much money for them to stopping selling it. Will you stand up and have this trash removed from store -- no, I don't think you will. I am offended to see black and whites with the crouch of their pants down to their knees -- saw one last night -- will you address this issue, NO, you will not address this issue either because MOST, but not all, of them are black. Their music and pants worn down so low offend me but I guess me and the others that this offends DOES NOT matter -- let's take down the Confederate Flag with the foolish notion that this will solve the race issue. I have no idea where you plan to go in politics, but rest assured, you will NEVER get my vote again.