Another tidbit, under Democrat Governor Fitz Hollings, the Confederate Flag started flying above the South Carolina Statehouse in 1962.

Via Daily Caller

As the fight to remove the Confederate flag from the state House grounds in South Carolina heats up, politicians are weighing in on the debate.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham defended displaying the flag, while former presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for its removal. Carly Fiorina called it a “symbol of racial hatred,” but stopped short of saying it should be removed. Sen. Ted Cruz said South Carolinians should decide what their state does. President Barack Obama’s spokesman said the flag belongs in a museum.

But while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has weighed in on the gun control aspect of the national discussion, the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination has remained silent on the flag controversy.

In 1987, when her husband was governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton signed Act 116 that stated “The blue star above the word “ARKANSAS” is to commemorate the Confederate States of America.”

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Here’s Hillary with the Arkansas flag:

Not only did they honor the Confederacy on the flag, but they also had a special day to celebrate it.

I’m sure that Hillary thought it was just tradition, right?

HT: GWP