As a black man and a liberal who hates the rebel flag both for its historical use at the scene of black lynchings, it's use by nearly every white supremacist group, and it's use by ole miss, I found nothing wrong with Mullen's statement. Those trying to criticize Mullen are really reaching. P.S. I never recognized that MSU avoids using the state flag until he said it. I'm glad they do. I guess that was one of the unseen things that made me fall in love with MSU.