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Think -- >> the sensitivity of it because -- we heard from a number of african-american politicians and just people on the street that were interviewed in virginia going this is offensive to celebrate something that really was about slavery and have absolutely no mention of it. what do you do in -- >> maybe they should talk about democratic legislature which has -- does exactly the same thing in mississippi for years. and as far as i know, the -- the democratic legislature majority of both houses, democrats, i'm unaware of them being criticized for them -- having their supporters feel uncomfor...

Feeling that it's a myth, that it is not significant, that it's not -- it's trying to make a big deal of something that doesn't amount to diddly. >> mississippi governor haley barber says it doesn't amount to diddly. what else did he say? you'll hear it here on cnn. and blowing through the sky and ending up everywhere, including cars. it's yellow. and at the end of the day, it's just terrible and disgusting, and you can't breathe, and you sound like me, like someone is holding a finger over your nose. pollen, the spring staple in the south, nearing record levels this year. we'll tell you wha...

African-american politicians and just people on the street that were interviewnd virginia going, this is offensive, to celebrate something that really was about slavery and have absolutely no mention of it. >> maybe they should talk about the democratic legislature, which has done exactly the same thing in mississippi for years. as far as i know, the democratic legislature, the majority of both houses are democrats, i am unaware of them being criticized for it or having their supporters feel unfom court believe with it. >> reporter: you know what i am trying to get at. there is a sort of feeli...

My state legislature has made a legislatively inactive holiday, confederate memorial day. they've done it for years under democratic governors and republican governors, and for seven years as governor i have issued a proclamation because of what the legislature has done. my democratic predecessors did so as well. i don't know what you would say about slavery, but anybody that thinks that you have to explain to people that slavery is a bad thing, i think it goes without saying. >> there's ainsensitive. you clearly don't agree. >> to me, it's the sort of feeling that it's a knit, that it is not ...

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