Looking at the flag flap with a jaundiced eye

Monday, 17April 00

A week and a half and still waiting on where things are going with the Gonzalez saga. We got to finally hear Juan Miguel's take on things last night on "60 Minutes" -- not that Dan Rather is my choice of who he should have spoken to. At least we got to hear where his head is.

Everything I've said from the beginning of this saga is bearing itself out. The boy needs to be with his father. 'Nuff said -- for now.

In the meantime, here in the southland a battle over the flag is beginning to assert itself. I'm torn. On one hand, the Georgia state flag was changed to include the "Stars & Bars" in the late 1950's as a direct protest against the integration and civil rights measures of the time. In that light, I would have the flag changed back to the pre-1959 flag, which did not include the confederate emblem on it.

On the other side, I have to point to the many Southern blacks who fought under that flag, and insist that we cannot ignore them either. They have a right to their heritage, just as much as anyone does. Unfortunately, the Civil Rights whores of the world are going out of their way to put the keybosh on any differing opinion, or point of view when it comes to the flag. In South Carolina, politicians -- attempting to ensure votes for themselves in the next election -- bowed to the pressure of the NAACP and the percieved "impact" of their so-called boycott.

I still cannot get over the mindset -- "Oh, Grandma, we won't be coming down for the family reunion this year, because of the NAACP's boycott." Do you really think that people are having those sorts of conversations? Of course not!

Now they are setting their sights on Georgia. I'm sure Hizzoner, Mayor Bill Campbell of Atlanta, will support a boycott of his fair city over the flag. Does this mean that Coretta Scott King and the King Center will pick up and move out of "The City Too Busy To Hate" if and when this so-called boycott begins? Let's not forget the other historically black institutions and events here in Atlanta. I'm sure that they'll love to throw away the monies that come to them as a result of being here in the Southeastern Metropolis over a simple piece of cloth.

Yeah, right. I'll wait along with everyone else for the liberal hypocrites to come out to play.

Like I said, I'm torn -- and I suppose that the Georgia State Flag will be before this is all over as well.