tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post2430333561953804049..comments2023-11-28T22:36:11.846-05:00Comments on Matthew Stone Dot Org: State Fair Vendor Selling Confederate FlagsBlog Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-38806813043728817362015-08-25T20:39:23.101-04:002015-08-25T20:39:23.101-04:00My opinion on the stars and bars hasn't change...My opinion on the stars and bars hasn't changed. Though I do find it strange that the State Fair had no interest in removing the flag when it was bought to their attention two years ago, but did an about-face when it became a national story. Blog Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-79551862731891317252015-08-07T20:32:21.428-04:002015-08-07T20:32:21.428-04:00I wonder if your opinion would be the same now tha...I wonder if your opinion would be the same now that a few years and the recent Confederate flag decision have passed. While you may consider that many atrocities have occurred under the banner of the Confederate flag, many atrocities have likewise occurred under the regular U.S. Flag, and many others have occurred while people metaphorically waved their Koran (or Bible, or Torah) high in the air. For the sake of consistency, would you revise this line of thinking, or is the Confederate flag the only emblem waved by people who have committed horrible acts? To be clear, I hold all such acts with disdain--no matter the the emblem the perpetrators gather under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-37221478657316983472013-08-07T17:58:00.902-04:002013-08-07T17:58:00.902-04:00That's true, and I as a citizen have the right...That's true, and I as a citizen have the right to express my opinion that products such as these shouldn't be allowed at the State Fair. The Fair already has guidelines in place to remove specific products from vendors and it gives them wide latitude to do so, just like with any other vendor-landlord arraignment. The vendor certainly has the right to sell his product. But he doesn't have the inherent right to do it at the fair. If products were to be removed, I of course want it done in the most legal way possible that costs the least money (I wouldn't want a contract broken and cause a lawsuit, for example). But there's no reason the Fair couldn't prohibit such products.<br /><br />And to be clear, I don't really blame the fair all that much either. They've said they haven't received complaints. And I bet that this vendor has sold these products for years. Even though the fair can solve the problem, I think it is much more of a problem that we as a society don't recognize this for the disgusting symbol that it represents.Blog Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-4391731905476298492013-08-06T23:13:27.832-04:002013-08-06T23:13:27.832-04:00Last i heard the Bill Of Rights was still intact. ...Last i heard the Bill Of Rights was still intact. Even the onerous parts. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207110424969842973noreply@blogger.com