Politics: Statues coming down II

[Tidewater]

Ilhan Omar, neo-Confederate. Posts a man flying a "Bonnie Blue" Confederate Flag

Welcome to the ranks, comrade.

 

[Bamaro]

'Stupid as hell': GOP congressman blasts Hegseth on Confederate base names

A Republican congressman blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to resurrect banned Confederate base names via proxy as “stupid as hell” in an interview with USA TODAY.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, joined House Democrats on July 15 to approve a defense bill amendment seeking to block the name changes. The retired Air Force brigadier general described the move as a "rebuke" of Hegseth and Trump's use of a loophole to restore Confederate names.

'Stupid as hell': GOP congressman blasts Hegseth on Confederate base names

 

[selmaborntidefan]

A Republican congressman blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to resurrect banned Confederate base names via proxy as “stupid as hell” in an interview with USA TODAY.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, joined House Democrats on July 15 to approve a defense bill amendment seeking to block the name changes. The retired Air Force brigadier general described the move as a "rebuke" of Hegseth and Trump's use of a loophole to restore Confederate names.

Don Bacon suddenly grew these things men have when he was safe from losing an election, didn't he?

Just like Flake and Corker in the GYP. Just like the Dem voices that failed to speak up about Biden's health until he withdrew (one year ago today).

He's not wrong, but I honestly think they should have simply done something sort of similar in the first place.

"OK, we're renaming these bases, so we can save money, does anyone know a different Lee we can name this base after? A different Benning?" Etc.

But once you learn it was never about that, you understand why they did it the way they did.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Don Bacon suddenly grew these things men have when he was safe from losing an election, didn't he?

Just like Flake and Corker in the GYP. Just like the Dem voices that failed to speak up about Biden's health until he withdrew (one year ago today).

He's not wrong, but I honestly think they should have simply done something sort of similar in the first place.

"OK, we're renaming these bases, so we can save money, does anyone know a different Lee we can name this base after? A different Benning?" Etc.

But once you learn it was never about that, you understand why they did it the way they did.

Bacon represents a very purple district. Nebraska assigns EC members by congressional districts. In past elections, they've sent one vote for Obama in 2008, and one for Biden in 2020.

Thus, he walks a fine line. The Republicans have tried to gerrymander the district numerous times, but it remains very purple.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/05/nx-s1-5493106/confederate-statue-albert-pike-reinstall

Confederate statue toppled during Black Lives Matter protests will be reinstalled

The National Park Service is planning to restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, that was toppled during Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020.

"The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and re-instate pre-existing statues," the National Park Service said in a statement, pointing to President Trump's executive order on Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful and the executive order on Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.

 

[Tidewater]

And the Arlington Monument to Reconciliation will be placed back in Arlington.
Confederate memorial to return to Arlington National Cemetery
The sculptor Moses Ezekiel was buried under the monument so it was a grave. The Naming Commission removed it anyway.

 

[Tidewater]

This is pretty crappy.

Fortunately, somebody got a photo of the dude and gave it to the Park Service. Oh, boy, that is goiing to be an expensive self-made etching.
What is it about people that, when they see a monument, they feel a need to deface it? SMH.