Birmingham News: Confederate Flag Removed From Alabama Capitol Grounds On Order of Gov. Bentley

On the order of Gov. Robert Bentley, the Confederate battle flag which stands at the foot of the confederate memorial on the state Capitol grounds was taken down this morning.

Two workers came out of the Capitol building about 8:20 a.m. and with no fanfare quickly and quietly took the flag down. They declined to answer questions.

Moments later Gov. Bentley emerged from the Capitol on his way to an appearance in Hackleburg. Asked if he had ordered the flag taken down, the governor said, "Yes I did."

Asked his reasons for taking it down and if it included what happened in Charleston last week, the governor said, "Yes, partially this is about that. This is the right thing to do. We are facing some major issues in this state regarding the budget and other matters that we need to deal with. This had the potential to become a major distraction as we go forward. I have taxes to raise, we have work to do. And it was my decision that the flag needed to come down." […..]

You know things ain't going well in right-wing world when even right-wingers are saying "Sweet Baby Jesus! What is wrong with us?!"

TheRightScoop:
Gavin McInness out-Coulters Coulter very soon after Coulter's comment (about Gov. Haley) with this tweet:

"Sikhism is just cultish guru worship and @nikkihaley AKA Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley has no place telling Southerners about their history."

Nope. Not a racist or bigoted bone in their body/sarc.

And not a tap of intelligence either.

Btw- Gov. Haley is reported to be of the Methodist faith.

Predictably Coulter is not at all happy about Gov. Haley's proposal to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from South Carolina's state capitol. On the Fox Business channel she stated:

“Well, I am a student of American history, so I am appalled by — though I’d really like to like Nikki Haley since she is a Republican. On the other hand, she is an immigrant and does not understand America's history."

But umm…here's the problem with Ann's take on this. Nikki Haley is NOT an "immigrant."

She was in fact, born right here in the U.S. ..in Bamberg, SOUTH CAROLINA to be exact.

H/T: TheDailyBeast