free speech

That sure is one oooogly statue.

Ha, Hamburglar.

That’s “General Hamburglar,” son.

–sean

Hi you guys

Ha! My friends and I always wanted to put a klan hat on the thing, but we couldn’t figure out how to get to it.

that sign’s been there for a couple of years at least. I seem to remember reading that it was put there by the property owner in order to reinforce his thesis that the Civil War wasn’t really about slavery, it was about the evil Yankee government.

Those guys get AM airtime every now and then. Scary.

Oh that makes sense…..war crimes commited by the *US Army*. The Confederate Army and slave owning southerners of course were commiting no crimes against blacks. They were merely permitting the happy darkies to live in their natural subservient state.

Well, I hope the landowner doesn’t ever realize that people think his/her own sign is a refutation of the message behind the statue.

I would also like to add that usually when we pass signs for Pulaski, I go ‘Pulaski! that’s a good Polish name! Yay Slavic people!’ Little did I know it was the birthplace of the Klan, and hence my little ‘yay Slavic people!’ tradition has been ruined. *frown*

While the Hamburglar comment is funny, others should study history before leaving messages. Nathan Bedford Forrest left the KKK when reconstruction ended. The KKK had very little history then of anything but helping victims of carpetbaggers. The KKK of today was started in the 20th century in I believe, Indiana. Mr. Forrest own head slave fought side by side with him during the war and after the war choose to stay “close friends” with Mr. Forrest. Those were the words of his great grandson. I encourage you to study history with books and records from the time period, and not relay on a fifteen minute high school class.

Mr. Lewis wasn’t talking to me, apparently, because I knew all that about NBF (going to school down South, one will, and if it’s a private school you might get both arguments.

I also live in Nashville and wish that God would send a beam of de-uglification down from heaven, causing that POS and its surrounding display to explode into a million itty bitty pieces. Let’s discuss why, shall we?

The thing looks like the Hamburglar mated with Grimace, but “Hamburglar” is the popular term according to my informal experience. I have had people use that description to tell me when to start looking for a particular exit, or to talk about which side of South Nashville a place is located. It’s a cheap gold and silver plastic eyesore – and the owner got a state road crew to clear the patch of woods that would make it more visible to the eye, free of charge, despite the fact that his establishment is not a business. (There was talk of taking him to court for that, because a lot of people got angry because of both the racial and antiaesthetic value of having the woods that had decently shielded the creepy thing from hapless motorists.

Next let’s get to the flags, shall we? Proper flag etiquette requires that the flag of the United States never be placed below any other flag. This extensionalizes in general flag etiquette – the flag of the ruling body supercedes a battle flag, POW/MIA flag, or any other such symbol.

In a move that shows he is more a student of hate than history, this man placed the Confederate battle flags OVER the state flags. The Confederate battle flag was never the representative flag of the CSA.

The KKK holda NBF as their spiritual leader; whether he renounced themor not, they have not renounced him, and there is some speculation that the closed-to-the-publc events he holds there are Klan meetings.

Even idiots with no aesthetic taste and possible ties to a terrorist organization have the right to free speech, but that doesn’t stop me every day wishing that some act of God would remove the eyesore from my interstate. The only consolation is that his display is a public joke, “the Hamburglar”.

Happy Fourth, y’all.

“I encourage you to study history with books and records from the time period, and not relay on a fifteen minute high school class.”

And I suggest you stop being so condescending.

“In a move that shows he is more a student of hate than history, this man placed the Confederate battle flags OVER the state flags. The Confederate battle flag was never the representative flag of the CSA.”

I saw a bumper sticker today with that flag on it:

“Heritage, not Hate!”

Give me a break!

While I find this statue tasteless and down right ugly. It is located on private property. The individal who owns the property where the statueis and the sign is a member of “The Sons Of Confederate Soldiers”. That organization revoked his membership when he ereceted this monstrosity. The guy is a little whacked in the head if you know whatI mean. It’s not even a good likeness of Gen. Forrest.

P.S. If you’ll look at CW history of the South you’ll find that Conf. Pres. Jefferson Davis appointed Benjamin P. Judah to be the first Attorney General of the Confederacy on February 25, 1861, remarking later that he chose him because he “had a very high reputation as a lawyer, and Davis’ acquaintance with him in the Senate had impressed him with the lucidity of his intellect, his systematic habits, and capacity for labor.” Benjamin has been often referred to as “the Brains of the Confederacy. Benjamin P. Judah was the son of Phillip Benjamin, an English Jew, and his wife, Rebecca Mendes, a Portuguese Jew. Now ain’t that a kick in the pants for the KKK ! ! ! !

P.S. If you’ll look at CW history of the South you’ll find that Conf. Pres. Jefferson Davis appointed Benjamin P. Judah to be the first Attorney General of the Confederacy on February 25, 1861, remarking later that he chose him because he “had a very high reputation as a lawyer, and Davis’ acquaintance with him in the Senate had impressed him with the lucidity of his intellect, his systematic habits, and capacity for labor.” Benjamin has been often referred to as “the Brains of the Confederacy. Benjamin P. Judah was the son of Phillip Benjamin, an English Jew, and his wife, Rebecca Mendes, a Portuguese Jew. Now ain’t that a kick in the pants for the KKK ! ! ! !

Two words: Fort Pillow.

Now what were you saying about NBF being such a sweet and moral guy again?

An ugly monument for an ugly American. I love that people often believe that a slave who remains loyal to their owner is some badge of honor.

It’s called Stockholm Syndrome you fools.

Slavery was on the grossest and evil institutions the world has ever known.

Correction”

Slavery “was one” of the grossest and evil institutions…