Friday, January 13, 2012

Transparent motives....

Is there any doubt that hatred of our heritage underlies, and motivates, this blog post, and so many others like it on "Civil War Memory" and the blogs of Kevin Levin's fellow travelers? And does the hatred of our heritage encompass hatred of those who honor it?

http://cwmemory.com/2012/01/13/i-am-their-flag-the-extended-mix/ 
In that post, Levin writes:    
Many of you are no doubt familiar with Michael Bradley’s poem, “I Am Their Flag” as well as H.K. Edgerton’s powerful interpretation that he will be happy to deliver if the price is right. 
This isn't the first time he has mentioned H.K.'s compensation for his Southern heritage appearances.  Do you suppose Kevin has never been compensated for work he does?  Will he receive royalties for his Crater book?  Was he paid for his work back when he was employed as a teacher in Virginia? 

Wonder how many times he's complained about the compensation paid to Confederate flag critics such as  Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, James McPherson, etc.....

Yep. Transparent as glass.

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10 comments:

  1. I don't knowJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    I think there is a difference between receiving royalties, which you as a writer Connie know are often small, and asking for 20,000 dollars per speech.

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  2. BorderRuffianJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    Ol' Kelvin had a fit when Gingrich's Crater book came out. He knows that with name recognition it will far outsell his own book.

    RB-
    "I think there is a difference between receiving royalties, which you as a writer Connie know are often small, and asking for 20,000 dollars per speech."

    Yeah, he asks 20k but who has actually paid that amount?

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  3. BorderRuffianJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    After checking a few websites it appears that HK gets $500 plus expenses. I found no example of him receiving $20,000.

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  4. I don't knowJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    http://southernheritage411.com/appearances.shtml

    Try checking his own website.

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  5. BorderRuffianJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:52 AM

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  6. BorderRuffianJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Yeah,

    "Honorarium: $500.00 Speakers fee [$20k] has been waived. Travel, food, lodging and out of pocket expenses will be applied."

    Do you believe a local SCV organization, school or some heritage group has $20,000 lying around for a speaker?

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  7. Connie WardJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:14 PM

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  8. Connie WardJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    As interesting as all this is, the subject of the blog post is not H.K. It's Kevin Levin and the hatred for Southern/Confederate heritage that motivated his referenced post, so many others like it, and, basically, his entire blog.

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  9. I don't knowJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    BR. Look up definition of Honorarium.


    and Connie, I don't think Levin hates the South or Southern Heritage.

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  10. Connie WardJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Rob, I think he does.

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