Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie called out by opponent for displaying Confederate battle flag at home – By Ben Tobin (Louisville Courier Journal) / June 10 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary opponent is calling attention to the GOP congressman’s display of a Confederate battle flag at his Kentucky home when it was under construction 14 years ago.
Massie previously criticized his opponent, attorney Todd McMurtry, for reportedly posting racist tweets in the past. In an interview with local radio station WVXU on Monday, McMurtry responded to a question about the tweets by mentioning Massie’s flag.
“I have personally seen photographs of Congressman Massie flying the Confederate flag over his Kentucky home, so him attacking me as a racist is pretty ironic,” McMurtry said.
Massie started documenting the construction of his home in Garrison, about 104 miles northeast of Lexington, in 2003 through a blog titled “Building a timberframe home from scratch.”
In posts from July, August, September and October of 2006, Massie posted photos of the house without an exterior covering in its early stages. Each photo, taken from outside of the house, features a Confederate battle flag hanging downward from a wooden frame next to a modern-day American flag, also hanging downward.
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