{"id":1291181,"date":"2022-02-11T05:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1291181"},"modified":"2022-02-11T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T15:52:43","slug":"senate-candidate-burns-confederate-flag-in-new-political-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-candidate-burns-confederate-flag-in-new-political-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Candidate Burns Confederate Flag In New Political Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-candidate-burns-confederate-flag-in-new-political-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1291181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-19-copy-1-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Louisiana Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Gary Chambers released a new political ad on Wednesday that shows him burning a Confederate flag and condemning \u201crestrictive\u201d voting laws.<\/p>\n<p>The video, called \u201cScars and Bars,\u201d portrays Chambers in a camouflage jacket as he hangs a Confederate flag on a clothesline and sets it on fire with a lighter while reciting a portion of the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attacks against black people, our right to vote and participate in this democracy, are methodical,\u201d Chambers said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur system isn\u2019t broken; it\u2019s designed to do exactly what it\u2019s doing, which is producing measurable inequity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne in 13 black Americans are deprived of the right to vote. One in nine black Americans do not have health insurance. One in three black children live in poverty,\u201d the ad stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to burn what remains of the Confederacy down,\u201d Chambers said near the end of the video.<\/p>\n<p>In a Twitter post featuring his new ad, Chambers wrote, \u201cHere in Louisiana and all around the South, it feels like Jim Crow never left and the remnants of the Confederacy remain. I do believe the South will rise again, but this time, it\u2019ll be on our terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My new ad, \u2018Scars and Bars.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Here in Louisiana and all around the South, it feels like Jim Crow never left and the remnants of the Confederacy remain.<\/p>\n<p>I do believe the South will rise again, but this time, it\u2019ll be on our terms.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoFc59WVR1\">https:\/\/t.co\/EoFc59WVR1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vTlnIy9njq\">pic.twitter.com\/vTlnIy9njq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1491397288790740994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chambers, who seeks to upset Republican Sen. John Kennedy, says on his campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/chambersforlouisiana.com\/meet-gary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> that he is \u201can entrepreneur and co-founder of the media outlet, The Rouge Collection, is a noteworthy social justice advocate and community organizer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also ran in an unsuccessful attempt for a seat in the U.S. House in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The video is not the first controversial message from Chambers. Last month, the Senate candidate released an ad that featured him smoking marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers was featured in the commercial that showed him sitting in an open field and lighting up, taking in multiple puffs as he spoke in his video entitled \u201c37 Seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope this ad works to not only destigmatize the use of marijuana, but also forces a new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology,\u201d Chambers wrote in a statement alongside the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My first campaign ad, \u201837 Seconds.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JustLikeMe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustLikeMe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope this ad works to not only destigmatize the use of marijuana, but also forces a new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0qKvmUGKD\">pic.twitter.com\/G0qKvmUGKD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1483424500712673283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEvery 37 seconds someone is arrested for possession of marijuana. Since 2010, state and local police have arrested an estimated 7.3 million Americans for violating marijuana laws, over half of all drug arrests,\u201d Chambers said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people. States waste $3.7 billion dollars enforcing marijuana laws every year. Most of the people police are arresting aren\u2019t dealers, but rather people with small amounts of pot just like me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video has been viewed more than 6.7 million times just on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers hopes to build on the success Democrats had in Georgia in a January 2021 Senate runoff election that led to a win for Sen. Raphael Warnock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we build people power around this nation, to impact a state that has a population of 4 million people \u2013 we can expand the margins in the senate and create real change,\u201d Chambers wrote in a recent post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a golden opportunity to do what Georgia did &amp; send a Democrat to the US Senate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When we build people power around this nation, to impact a state that has a population of 4 million people \u2013 we can expand the margins in the senate and create real change. <\/p>\n<p>We have a golden opportunity to do what Georgia did &amp; send a Democrat to the US Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MoreofUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MoreofUs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1490804157405609995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chambers announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate on January 11.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m running for the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<p>Louisiana has been last long enough, it\u2019s time for new leadership in Washington D.C. that will prioritize working class people. Join me on this journey for change. When we come together anything is possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MoreOfUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MoreOfUs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoFc59Wo1t\">https:\/\/t.co\/EoFc59Wo1t<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQZ3UfXru9\">pic.twitter.com\/XQZ3UfXru9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1480903643675172870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Gary Chambers released a new political ad on Wednesday that shows him burning a Confederate flag and condemning \u201crestrictive\u201d voting laws.The video, called \u201cScars &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1291181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1291181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1291181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}