Information about Georgia Flag 

Not too long ago, one of the famous Georgia flaggers wrote an article suggesting that the unique practice of flagging scalawag politicians should continue because it “violates their comfort zones.”

To that, I say “Amen!” One of the things a politician hates most is negative attention. That is why you will never hear them answer “yes” or “no” to any question at any time or any place. In fact, I can’t remember far enough back to recall ever having heard a straight answer from any of them. No, they are afraid of negative reaction if they say the wrong thing. So, they just speak in double-talk and gobbledygook. Masters of circumlocution, they want to wade out into the crowd, flash a toothy smile, and shake everyone’s hand as if they are everyone’s friend. You know – a man for all seasons, and all that.

So, I like the idea of violating their comfort zones. Why not? They don’t mind violating ours. They ask us to vote for them and then violate our comfort zones every time they raise our taxes, create a new black holiday, throw out one of ours, banish a state flag, drag in more Third Worlders, prate about diversity being our strength, and tell the media that everything the Southern white man holds dear is offensive to the so-called minorities whose votes they covet.

I like to contemplate the image of one of these scoundrels driving out of his driveway each morning to find some negative attention brought to his doorstep by a group of Georgia flaggers who wave the State Flag in his face, meting out well-earned retribution for his role in trying to abolish it.

I like to contemplate the image of a politician who, having just delivered some campaign speech from a flatbed truck, descends into a sea of Georgia flags, peppered with catcalls and threats of payback at the next election.

I like to contemplate the image of those Georgia legislators, who, having used commemorative occasions such as Memorial Day to curry favor with the voters, suddenly find themselves booed and hissed as they scurry toward their waiting automobiles.

I like to contemplate the image of both scalawag Governors Barnes and Perdue having to duck in and out of back doors to avoid a group of Georgia flaggers who stand out front waving big red Georgia State Flags above the crowd.

But, is it effective? Well, if the Georgia flaggers hadn’t dogged former Governor Barnes throughout his term, the media would never have given attention to folks who were riled about having their state flag stolen in the middle of the night by Barnes & Company – and Barnes would not now be ex-Governor Barnes.