Hate Is Their Heritage

From Mac Diva comes news that the lynch mob which brought down Georgia's Democratic Governor, Roy Barnes, now has the Governor of Missouri in its cross-hairs. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that the Sons of Confederate Veterans hate group is looking to oust Missouri's Democratic Governor in the next election because he removed Confederate flags from two state sites:

Gov. Bob Holden said Thursday that his administration made "the right decision" in suddenly pulling down Confederate battle flags that had flown for years without controversy at two Missouri historic sites.

The Democratic governor also said he sees no need to meet with representatives of Southern heritage groups pressing for a compromise to restore the flags over a Confederate cemetery and a Civil War fort.

Gene Dressell of Jonesburg, commander in chief of the Missouri Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, said he was disappointed but not surprised by Holden's comments.

"A poll shows two-thirds of the people of Missouri say he is wrong on this issue. I suppose we will have to wait for a change in leadership in the Capitol, but the flags will go back up at some point," Dressell said.

When election time comes, it will be incumbent upon the Republican challenger to denounce the Southern hate group and the Confederate flag. Otherwise, his or her candidacy will be as tainted as that of Sonny Perdue.