Marshall E. Leonard of Tupelo, Mississippi, was heavily perturbed that the local 24-hour Walmart stopped selling the confederate flag.

He was so perturbed that he made a bomb and drove it to Walmart in his heavily bedazzled silver Mazda decked with stickers of the confederate flag and a 4 foot long Mississippi flag on a flexible pole. It is what folks call “a memorable car.”

Long aout 2:00 am, Leonard drove up to Walmart and walked in the front door, nicely warning workers to get out because he’s “going to blow this place up.”

The explosive made a loud bang but did no damage when it was thrown early Sunday into the 24-hour Walmart in Tupelo, Police Chief Bart Aguirre said Monday. He said bomb technicians reported that the package held enough explosive to damage the store if it had been assembled differently.

And by “differently,” they mean “correctly.”

He then escapes in his car, and gets arrested for running a red light a mile away from the Walmart.

“He’s a strong supporter of keeping that flag flying. … This is his way of bringing attention to that,” Aguirre said.

I couldn’t have said that better myself.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.