I'm so sick of stupid politicians, especially in my state. jfc

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FOR THE LAST GODDAMNED TIME, MICHIGAN FOUGHT FOR THE UNION IN THE CIVIL WAR. IT IS NOT PART OF "OUR HISTORY." HIS ANCESTORS PROBABLY FOUGHT AGAINST THAT FUCKING FLAG. He lives in Monroe County. Figures. (Sorry for yelling)
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Michigan senator apologizes for wearing Confederate flag face mask

Dale Zorn initially defended his actions, saying it was part of ‘our history’, but eventually apologized after widespread outrage

A Republican politician in Michigan has apologized after wearing a face mask that appeared to depict the Confederate flag, an image offensive to many Americans as a symbol of racism and slavery.

Michigan state Senator Dale Zorn wore the mask during a Senate vote at the Michigan state capitol in Lansing on Friday. He initially defended his actions, saying his wife had made the mask and that it depicted the flag of Tennessee or Kentucky.

“I told my wife it probably will raise some eyebrows, but it was not a Confederate flag,” Zorn told Lansing TV station WLNS on Friday.

He went on to add: “Even if it was a Confederate flag, you know, we should be talking about teaching our national history in schools and that’s part of our national history and it’s something we can’t just throw away because it is part of our history.”

When Zorn was asked what the meaning of the Confederate flag is, he replied “the Confederacy”.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/25/michigan-senator-mask-confederate-flag

Link to tweet

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "I didn't intend to offend anybody"?

Whatever. Even if he didn't, how could anybody possibly be so clueless as failing to realize that the Confederate flag has connotations that are highly offensive to a lot of people (duh, slavery), and that maybe you want to keep your flag at home on the wall of your man-cave along with your guns and your talking fish and your velvet Elvis so at least you aren't advertising to the whole world that you're a clueless racist douche?

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4. I know, right?

Their tone deafness is stunning. We weren't even close to fighting for the South. And as much as douchenozzles like this clown wanted to turn Michigan into Michissippi, they failed. They need to get over it.

[pwb]

2. What mask? He never wore a mask in his life.

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[WVreaper]

3. 14,753

residents of the state of Michigan died fighting for the United States of America. 90,000 served in the Union army. You sir are a disgrace and I might add a fucking asshole.

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5. Thank you.

[SheltieLover]

6. K&R

He is a repuke, Cat, playing along with the PAID "protesters" his party reportedly bussed to MI & other states.

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7. Monroe County is in the heart of SE lower Michigan's "Bigot Belt," so I'm not surprised.

I got put in Twitter jail for 12 hours on Thursday night for telling some out-of-state jerk who was bragging that he'd just crossed the Michigan state line to join the protests and to make a scene at Governor Whitmer's house (ffs) to GTFO of Michigan. He reported me so I guess I hurt his widdle feewings.

[SheltieLover]

8. LOL

Well, I'm still chuckling about the protesters hired by GOP that showed up with Confederate flags. Apparently, no one told them MI is in the north, OR that the North WON.

I have literally seen t-shirts in the bassackwards south that state the south won the Civil War. 😳🤯

Talkn bout slow on the uptake!

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12. This is one of my favorite memes:

[SheltieLover]

13. Lol

Lots fly huge ones from their pick up trucks. Losers, indeed!

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Sounds like this guy (and his wife) will need to start searching for a new job...

and to go back to school for new history lessons. This state legislator and his wife have spit on Michigan's history during the Civil War. A true shame, since so many gave their lives defending the US and the constitution, and then you got this POS and his wife here. How ignorant can one get?

I know he apologized, but still, a representative of the state doing this idiotic act?!

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10. Most, maybe all states have their fair share of stupid politicians.

My state has Lindsey Graham and Rep Joe Wilson (“you lie!).

[Blue_true]

11. The redistricting law that you helped vote in is going to get rid of

a lot of that type and other republican officeholders that look the other way.

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14. The way that the greedy old pricks party is tanking at the polls here in Michigan,

we might not even have to wait that long. Hope springs eternal!

[Blue_true]

15. When does the new districts go into effect for voting? nt

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16. They're saying probably not until 2024. They have to wait for 2020 census data to be released, then

the bipartisan commission has to be formed, then they start redistricting. It sounds like a lot to do in time for the 2022 congressional races, so they think it'll be 2024. We may get lucky, though, and it could be sooner.

[Blue_true]

17. Ok, now I understand why you wrote "sooner". Thanks. nt