Joke Fail: Conan Doesn't Know Jeb Opposed Confederate Flag 15 Years Ago

[See NewsBusters for more.] Perhaps Conan O'Brien and his writers should be a little less sloppy. On Monday, the comedian mocked Jeb Bush for his recent attack on the Confederate flag, describing it as a new opinion. Except, it isn't at all. On his TBS show, O'Brien derided, "Jeb Bush recently described the Confederate flag as racist. Yeah. Bush said he's long opposed the flag, going all the way back to at least late last Thursday... Maybe Friday." As the Washington Post and other outlets have repeatedly noted, Bush opposed the Confederate flag 15 years ago.