Rangel: Tea Party Does Not ‘Believe the Union Won’ Civil War

Rangel: Tea Party Does Not ‘Believe the Union Won’ Civil War

By J.M. Rieger - Via Rollcall- During the Congressional Black Caucus’ special order hour on the House floor Monday night, Rep. Charles B. Rangel hammered the tea party not only for embracing the Confederate flag, but also for hating President Barack Obama “as much as their [Dixiecrat] predecessors probably hated Abe Lincoln.” “[In] some parts of the United States of America they don’t believe that the Union won. The reason I come to that conclusion is that … I have never seen so many Confederate flags that represent groups that are proud of the fact that they call themselves the Tea … [Read more...]