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AverageOldGuy

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15. And in every state of the old "Confederacy" . . .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:02 AM

Sep 23

. . . we could, once again, celebrate Lee's and Jackson's birthdays.

Robert E. Lee was born Jan 19, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Jan 21. For the longest time, we Southerners celebrated Jan 20 as "Lee-Jackson Day," complete with schools and government offices closing, speeches, parades, picnics . . .

That is, we did so until along came "MLK Day."

Don't give Trump any ideas or we will dump MLK and restore Lee-Jackson.

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Trump 'open' to adding a Charlie Kirk national holiday after complaining on Juneteenth that there were too many of them [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 22 OP

A travesty pfitz59 Sep 22 #1

Let's create a holiday based on hate, division and racism. Great move Dump! mdbl Sep 22 #2

I can only imagine what the MAGAs would do to celebrate hatred and division. :( Irish_Dem Sep 22 #5

Don't tell him it's George Floyd's birthday TommyT139 Sep 22 #3

That's fine with me JBTaurus83 Sep 22 #4

Enough already. Mz Pip Sep 22 #6

Also, he should consider a holiday for the late Sen. Joe McCarthy! SharonAnn Sep 22 #7

...as well as the beautiful talented Leghorn21 Sep 22 #9

The Onion Hartpi978 Sep 22 #8

There will be a celebration in hell. C Moon Sep 22 #10

We can all gather 'round for a holiday 'Circle Kirk' . . . Journeyman Sep 22 #11

How about a national holiday for Osama bin Laden while we're at it? greatauntoftriplets Sep 22 #12

'...a "National Day of Remembrance" for the late Turning Point USA founder.' J_William_Ryan Sep 23 #13

Well, Dotard, might as well add Hitlers birthday to that list. AZ8theist Sep 23 #14

And in every state of the old "Confederacy" . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 23 #15