South Carolina shooter's photos found on white supremacist website

[Likely Voter]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

[Rockefeller GOP]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

I'm not surprised you took some good news of elected Republicans using their power in the state to do the right thing and spun it into that comment.

[free my dawg]

HuffPo has the manifesto. This portion is interesting and essentially shows how he was radicalized on the Internet.

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Here is a pic of the leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens holding a rally defending the Confederate Flag flying at the capital in South Carolina


And here is a lovely picture of some of the Council of Conservative Citizens celebrating their victory of keeping the flag on the grounds


Again, I look forward to those defending the flag on the grounds and how it is part of their heritage.

Watch out. You might get flagged down for copyright infringement around these parts.

[Likely Voter]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

I'm not surprised you took some good news of elected Republicans using their power in the state to do the right thing and spun it into that comment.

In the days following the shooting these people all waffled on the issue, with Graham even talking about how the flag represented "who we are" in South Carolina. Why did it take the images of the shooter holding the flag along with public pressure to get these people onto the right side of history?

Yes I am glad they are doing it but they missed their first chance to show leadership last week. Now they are just playing cleanup.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

I'm not surprised you took some good news of elected Republicans using their power in the state to do the right thing and spun it into that comment.

In the days following the shooting these people all waffled on the issue, with Graham even talking about how the flag represented "who we are" in South Carolina. Why did it take the images of the shooter holding the flag along with public pressure to get these people onto the right side of history?

Yes I am glad they are doing it but they missed their first chance to show leadership last week. Now they are just playing cleanup.

"Right side of history"  as if this is an issue that affects anybody's livelihood. Yeah, it should be taken down because the government shouldn't be making a statement against its own federal government, but let's not kid ourselves here.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

That pretty white boy isn't going to fare well in prison.

[SteveRogers]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

But don't necessarily expect the flag to come down anytime real soon. Even though the SC legislature is already scheduled to meet for a special session this week, it's not clear that they can be bothered to add this to the agenda.

[user12345]

So apparently today Gov. Haley, Senators Graham and Scott and maybe some other Republicans are going to call for the flag to come down. Before these photos came out they all waffled on the issue but (as I predicted) these photos were the straw that broke the back. The flag is no longer defensible, even for GOPers. I'm just surprised it took this long.

But don't necessarily expect the flag to come down anytime real soon. Even though the SC legislature is already scheduled to meet for a special session this week, it's not clear that they can be bothered to add this to the agenda.

They just scheduled to begin to discuss it tomorrow

[rob in cal]

   I'm wondering if all of this will lead to more discussion and research of the volatile issue of interracial crime, since that was the shooter's excuse, or one of the top ones anyway, for his massacre.  Perhaps it would be good to get this issue out of the hands of the fringe movements and have more responsible and moderate figures weigh in on the issue.