Via Tampabay.com:

The Sons of Confederate Veterans this morning erected a massive flag — 30 feet high and 50 feet long — atop a 139-foot pole. The group claims that this is the “world’s largest” Confederate flag.

The Confederacy, you’ll recall, was a group of states that committed treason against the United States of America to ensure their continued right to own people.

Adams insists the flag isn’t about racism or slavery. “It’s about honoring our ancestors and about celebrating our heritage,” he said. “It’s a historical thing to us.”

Despite Adams’ assertions, there is no getting away from the central fact of the history in question being treason in defense of slavery.

Let’s take a hypothetical. Let’s say I go to a party and crap in the punch bowl. It ruins the party for everyone, perhaps even causing sickness among people who continued drinking the punch. Years later, I may celebrate the event as a reduction in bowel pressure, and insist that my celebration isn’t about fecal matter or a ruined party; but I probably can’t expect other people to honor my accomplishment.

In an unrelated story, CBSNews.com has found it necessary to turn off comments on stories regarding Obama due to the volume of racist comments those stories attract.