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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday he opposes his state allowing specialty license plates featuring the Confederate flag - despite his past defense of the historical value of Confederacy symbols.
To be honest, the issue of Confederate flags on license plates in Texas is an extremely controversial one. Some might call this a flip-flop on Perry's part, but I don't think so. I believe it's an honest change of mind. It happens to all of us. I have changed my mind on issues over the years, so I am not going to be a hypocrite and fault Perry for it. Also, for the record, although Perry has supported the Confederate flag in the past, he is not a racist, as some people like to claim. Most who support the Confederate flag are not racists either. As much as I dislike Perry, I am not going to go down THAT road. Whatever Perry may be (and I have called him a lot of things - LOL), a racist he is not.
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