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composed 2008-09-26 (at 22:00:51h)

is it just me, or is mississippi the only state left in the united states whose state flag still incorporates a version of the confederate flag -- specifically, the same version of the confederate flag, commonly known as the "Stars & Bars" ensign, which is favored by the klu klux klan, and which, until quite recently, flew alongside the federal and state flags at the statehouse in south carolina, leading to much sturm und drang in the Republican presidintial primaries of 2000?

is it just me, or is the official nickname of the sports teams of the university of mississippi, where the first presidential "debate" of the 2008 election was held, "the Rebels"?

is it just me, or did none of these associations occur to anybody else involved in, or interested in, the debate? or have i simply been trained to refract current events through an historian's perspective...