South Carolina Candidate For Governor Is ‘Proud Of The Confederacy’
In today’s edition of what the hell is happening in this country?!
A gubernatorial candidate in South Carolina said Tuesday evening that she is “proud of the Confederacy” and pledged not to “rewrite history” if elected to office, according to a report by the Post and Courier.
Her statement predictably upset the state’s black leaders.
Catherine Templeton, who is a former state agency head, was answering a question regarding her views on “Southern heritage and Southern defense.”
Here is Templeton’s full response:
“Not on my watch. I don’t think there’s anything else to say about it. You cannot rewrite history. I don’t care whose feelings it hurts. You cannot rewrite history. We’re standing on the shoulders of giants in South Carolina. And it’s why we are, who we are, where we are. And I very much respect the men who gave their homes, their fortunes and their lives to put us in this position. Fortunately, we have a law, too, that protects us, and I’m sure it will be enforced.”
The Confederate flag was removed from the statehouse grounds two years ago after a racially-charged mass shooting killed nine people at a Charleston church.
“I don’t think she understands the diversity we have in South Carolina and that we’re not all a bunch of flag-waving yahoos,” said Joe Darby, a presiding elder in the AME church.
“When you elevate the Confederacy, you stomp on the memories of those who were subjugated, the slaves. She’s stomping on my ancestors. If she’s proud of her heritage over nine lives, it’s a shame.”
[image via Post and Courier]
