Wasn’t “inclusive” enough, or something.
Via Daily Caller:
Officials at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Colorado want the Confederate battle flag completely removed from a mural.
The Grand Junction medical facility features a mural of the Civil War painted by 72-year-old artist Lee Bowerman and shows a Confederate and Union soldier staring each other down. Bowerman thinks the decision to remove the flag is unfortunate, but has agreed to do as officials ask. In the meantime, officials have placed a banner to cover part of the display until Bowerman has time to finish the job and remove the offensive elements.
“I’m going to paint what they want painted because we’re living in a political environment,” said Bowerman told The Daily Sentinel.
Bowerman, however, still thinks that the mural was already inclusive.
“I got black, brown, white, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, POWs and MIAs,” Bowerman said. “I got a mule in there with a gas mask on.” Apparently, that wasn’t enough to satisfy officials.