Best-selling author mistakes Norwegian flag flying near her Seattle home as Confederate

Blogger in Seattle

And Norway is having such a great Winter Olympics. You would think people would know better.

From Eric Lacitis of the Seattle Times:

A story about the times we live in, and assumptions we can make in our current political climate.

The news tip a few days ago said:

“Hi. Suddenly there is a Confederate flag flying in front of a house in my Greenwood neighborhood. It is at the north-east corner of 92nd and Palatine, just a block west of 92nd and Greenwood Ave N. I would love to know what this ‘means’ … but of course don’t want to knock on their door. Maybe others in the area are flying the flag? Maybe it’s a story? Thank you.”

It was from Rebecca Morris, who is an author of The New York Times best-seller true-crime books.

While both flags have red fields with blue crosses on them, the rebel battle flag is an "X," that is, a St. Andrew's Cross. And there are stars on that cross too, which the Norwegian flag doesn't have.