Delaware County Fair won't ban confederate flags

[Shankapotomus]

"The New York State Fair has banned sales of merchandise bearing the Confederate battle flag, but the Delaware County Fair will not follow suit.

The flag, the best-known symbol of the southern rebellion in the U.S. Civil War, became more divisive than at any time since the end of that war after nine African-American people were killed at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 17…."
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"Noting the state fair’s ban, Leslie Kauffman, a 4-H club leader and a co-superintendent of the rabbit barn at the Delaware County Fair, contacted Ed Rossley, the president of the society's board of directors, to request a similar ban.

Rossley brought the issue to a Monday, July 27 meeting of the board of directors, reading an email message from Kauffman.

“She wants to know what you think about Confederate flags at the fair,” he said.

“The more of them, the better,” replied Director Norm Kilpatrick.

“The Civil War got over 153 years ago,” said Director John Jackson.

“It's just part of history,” added Director Niles Wilson.

Rossley said that banning flag merchandise, even if the board was so inclined, would be difficult because vendors have already signed their contracts with the fair.

Director Jon Seeley agreed, saying, “We can't get it stopped, now.”

The final word on the matter came from Kilpatrick.

“It's none of our damn business,” he said."

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I lived up there part-time about 20 years ago.

Gorgeous county but they still think Eisenhower's president.

(And that he's too left-wing.)