Fox Panel Debates Whether Removal Of Confederate Flag Is ‘A Slippery Slope’

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The panel of the Fox News show “Outnumbered” debated Wednesday whether removing the Confederate flag was a “slippery slope” to the loss of America’s history.

“I think it’s a slippery slope,” former CIA officer and the show’s lone male panelist (or “#oneluckyguy”) Mike Baker said. “I don’t really care about the Confederate flag. I get it. I also get the point that we’re doing something that’s tangible that we can feel good about, right? This is not gonna have any impact on crazies with a gun. That’s not gonna make any difference about the presence of evil.”

“Outnumbered” co-hosts Melissa Francis and Andrea Tantaros agreed with Baker’s view, adding that the Confederate flag should be removed from the grounds of state capitols.

“But then at some point someone’s gonna say ‘I think we ought to look at the text books and see exactly how we write about the Civil War history,’” Baker said.

“Let’s sterilize it all so we don’t offend anybody,” Baker added.

“When you talk about wiping away history, how ignorant do you want us to become?” co-host Harris Faulkner said. “Do you want us not to have any memory at all?”

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  1. Yes. It will be a slippery slope to admitting that the Civil War ended in 1865.

  2. Can Fox’s war on the Rainbow flag be far behind?

  3. Wait, I thought the GOP WANTED to change the history books, remove e.g. Jefferson, because he was for strong separation of church and state… Man, Faux has got to be careful or they will mess up some other inconsistencies in the Message.

  4. ““When you talk about wiping away history, how ignorant do you want us to become?” co-host Harris Faulkner said. “Do you want us not to have any memory at all?””

    Sigh…

  5. NExT You’LL want US to FOrget THAT OhbUMMer’s disATerous POLICIEs CaUSEd MiDDLE easT cHAOS and 9-11. LIBtards STOP plAYing us FOr FOOLS!!!1!1!one!1!1!!!

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