Is President Obama the first acting President to publicly oppose the Confederate Flag?

[aaaaaa5a]

This Nazi flag went up in the early 1960s to oppose the civil rights movement.


Kennedy
LBJ
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Bush
Clinton
Bush

None of these Presidents or any before them have ever opposed the Confederate Flag. I believe Obama is the first.

Obama is the first acting President to support gay marriage.

Obama is the first acting President to speak the truth about the Nazi, Confederate Flag.

Obama is an historic all time great President.

[HassleCat]

1. He is great

Looking better and better. I don't like the TPP thing, but, on balance, Obama is leaving a nice legacy.

[fadedrose]

2. I liked the man, but thought a black man could never be elected President

Now I wonder where we can get another one ???

How can any candidate of either party who saw him today think that they can run and fill those shoes?

Nobody born yet.

I think I know the secret of his success and fearlessness, but am not sure. But it's at least one of the factors. He has to have the total approval of someone. It used to be his mother...I think that Biden helps in this respect - always looking adoring. Not asking for anything, just showing support and approval. He keeps him close.

[lame54]

3. l think Lincoln may have

[NuclearDem]

5. Touché

[aaaaaa5a]

7. I was talking about post 1962, when the flag went up to protest civil rights. nt

[MANative]

4. Not to quibble, but he's not "acting" President. "Sitting" President.

And except for the TPP stuff, I think he rocks.

[treestar]

6. Not a quibble

"acting" usually refers to a substitute doing the job until the real one is appointed!

[former9thward]

8. Obama sends a wreath every Memorial Day to the Confederate War Dead Monument

in Arlington National Cemetery. George H. W. Bush refused to do it but Clinton restarted the tradition. I know this does not fit the meme but ....