When students are sent home for wearing the American flag….
When a 10 yr old child refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance to make an activist stand on behalf of gay & lesbian rights…
And when a veteran who served tours in Kosovo and Iraq- let alone anyone in this country- is told to take down the American flag or face eviction, something is deeply, deeply wrong.
It’s not that the child in Arkansas shouldn’t be allowed an informed (or ill-informed) opinion on the issue of gay rights and make a stand; it’s not that a private business shouldn’t be able to set its own (misguided) policies…
They all have the freedom to make these choices because of that flag, and what it represents.
And yes, this includes the freedom to not say the pledge and not fly the Flag.
Brave men and women in every generation have given their lives defending that flag, securing the freedom and liberty of every American citizen’s right to dissent.
LL at A Soldier’s Perspective attached the following to his post:
Hello,
My name is Wendy and I’m writing on behalf of myself and James Hooker, the Grammy award winning artist.
With Flag Day coming up on the 14th of June and the 4th of July fast approaching, we’d like to see a national, viral movement to celebrate our country and those special holidays with the playing of James’ song The Pledge. It is reminiscent of Ray Charles’ America the Beautiful in its heartfelt sentiment.
All over this country, it has been increasingly un-PC to say the Pledge of Allegiance and to wear anything with the flag on it. We’d like to see Americans show their pride in their country and to quit being ashamed of being a patriot! The Pledge of Allegiance is not just to the flag, but to our republic, our country, our motherland. It would be awesome to hear that song playing and looped while Old Glory flies over yards across this nation.
I’ve attached a small sample of the song for your review, and if you could please publicize it on your blog or radio show, the song can be downloaded at iTunes here.
Please help us push this out to every American. I will be contacting my local country stations to request the song be played and it would be great to see that suggestion put out there also. I suspect the top 40 stations won’t play it because it’s ok to talk about hookups and getting wasted, but not ok to show a little patriotism. On country stations, they tend to appreciate where we live and how hard our military works to keep us safe.
Even if you just forward this email on to your friends and family, that would be great. The more people that are reminded of Flag Day and the pledge of allegiance, the better.
Thank you very much for your time.
Regards,
Wendy
From Charlie and Dawn Price’s story (linked earlier):
Midwest Realty Management, the company that manages Brookside Apartments on Westfield Street, said the company has respect for all people who serve in the military. The no-flag rule is in place to provide a comfortable and consistent living environment for all apartment residents, the company said in a statement.
“This policy was developed to insure that we are fair to everyone as we have many residents from diverse backgrounds. By having a blanket policy of neutrality we have found that we are less likely to offend anyone and the aesthetic qualities of our apartment communities are maintained,” the statement said.
Do you know what “policy” developed to “insure that we are fair to everyone” from “diverse backgrounds”? The answer lies in everything that American flag embodies and symbolizes.
When does being an American mean taking a stance of neutrality and detachment from being an American?
By Midwest Realty Management reasoning, the American flag should not be flown anywhere- on school grounds, government buildings, or rented property for fear of “offending” someone since we are a nation of “diverse backgrounds”.
We are in America. Nowhere in this country should that flag “offend” anyone who calls himself American. Nowhere in this country should you worry about “offending” anyone by flying the American flag.
And if Midwest Realty Management “has respect for all people who serve in the military” as they claim, then they would honor those who fight and sometimes die defending that flag by proudly flying the American flag on every piece of property they own.
I have the freedom to say this because of that flag.
And if you disagree, well….you can thank that flag you are crapping on for having the freedom to do so.
A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.
The wordsmith has never been to Nantucket.
Please watch this. If you love this country, get a hanky first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLDRmEpUcck&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enoquarterusa%2Enet%2Fblog%2F&feature=player_embedded#t=260
MUST SEE! Send it viral. Take screen shots. 😯
http://www.t-room.us/2010/05/cpw-permission-may-24-2010-special-report-obama-and-emanuel-members-of-same-gay-bath-house-club-in-chicago/
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This song has been on my mind all morning, so maybe it’s appropriate for this thread today:
ogee, gee whiz! Definitely a must-see. That’s the most disgusting, yet believable, explanation for a lot of things I’ve seen. If only there were some document proof: notice the SS or someone purged his and Rahm’s names. Notice also how Fitzgerald is part of the Corruptocracy, not unexpected at this date with no action on visible mountains of crime in sweet home Chicago.
SoCalChris– thanks for the full words, it’s a breath of fresh air.
You’re welcome, Patter. It’s a beautiful song indeed.
SOCAL CHRIS: thank you, i love it, and i copied it by hand, i hope the schools teach it to the young minds forever, bye 🙄
SoCal, it helps during these troubled and sacred times, thanks. Beautiful words and thoughts.
Ogee, you suppose O wants to visit his old friends at the bath house in Chicago on Memorial Day? This story is going to blow wide open, not many people want to go to prison to protect Obama’s image. Just too funny!
ilovebeeswarzone and Skookum, you are very welcome. Glad you liked it and the words brought some comfort to you.
SKOOKUM: hi, are on a break now?at this high altitude, yes it must have taken all energys to do any thing, take care. bye 🙄 OT was asking if you had recipies for bears. 🙄
@ogee: I’m going to hold off judgement on this one. It could be fake, and just because you belong to a gay bath doesn’t mean your are gay. There could have been political reasons they joined. There are enough things to frown about this administration that I will just wait on this one.
On the subject of being forced to take down the US flag: All of these places were CONTROLLED housing areas. They all have signed contracts that forbid display of the flag. If they didn’t know it was in the contract then they should have read the whole thing. When you are on private property you are under their rules. A person can also choose not to live in such a place.
I live in an apartment and can’t display the flag. If I owned controlled property I would allow the display of NATIONAL flags. In other words, residents could display the flag of the country they are a citizen of but no other. The size and how it is displayed would be regulated. I think it would be interesting to see the different national flags.
residents could display the flag of the country they are a citizen of but no other.
Although it’s not the sort of thing that really matters to most people these days, I believe what you’re describing may not be legal. Flags of nations are supposed to indicate territorial ownership. It used to be and probably still is against US law to fly the flag of another nation above the US flag at your place (unless you’re actually an embassy or somesuch). Foreign citizenship does not mean you get to claim your pad as the territory of a foreign power.
I’m not a lawyer, though, so I could be all wrong on this.
Ms Bees, I am at 7800 feet for another week or so. I hate to sound like a weakling; but the air is thin, I am overweight and I will be 65 in a couple of years. Twenty years ago, I worked up here and went jogging after dinner: those days are over. I especially feel guilty because of OT being in the war and I can’t even walk up stairs without breathing hard. Damn this getting old straight to Hell!
I just came back from driving down the mountain a ways to make cellular calls and on the way back a mother fox and two kits ran in front of my car and danced all around for awhile, it was fun to watch. Of course I slammed on the brakes and I hope they learn to be more wary of vehicles. They were Red foxes with white tips on their tails. I thought of you, when I saw them.
I have no recipes for bear; actually, I can’t even stay in a house that is cooking bear. You see after you skin a bear they look very human-like. If practical, I eat the heart of Grizzlies: we used to believe that you can capture some of the bear’s courage that way. It’s an old Indian tale I suppose; but some of those legends are based in truth and I am careful not to tempt fate or cross the ancients. Better safe than sorry.
My best recipe for Grizzly heart is to cook it in a Dutch Oven with coarse onions and turnips. You will need biscuits on the side. To cook bear roast, I think you will need to check out the recipes carefully because of the strong gamy flavor that bear has. The heart is easy.
My black bear hides that had no commercial value were useful; I would place a fresh hide, hair side up, in front of a feed trough in a pasture with my two year olds and yearlings. I then poured in a half gallon of cracked oats. If the little buggers wanted to eat oats they had to stand on the bear hide. There was always one who said, “the Hell with that bear hide, I am eating oats.” He would walk over and the rest of them had to listen while he was grinding those oats into oat meal. The next day they were pushing each other out of the way to stand on that bear hide and eat oats.
A mountain horse that spooks at bears will get you killed, so it was imperative to have them cool, calm, and collected around bears; consequently, this was an important part of training. I also started firing my rifle near them until I could target shoot without them lifting their head. Most of my training methods are nothing more than letting the horse train itself with very little input from me, it’s much safer that way!
To get back on topic, I love and respect the Flag; every time I see one of those flag triangles in a customer’s home, my heart skips a beat.
SKOOKUM:at this altitude and the thin air to make it hard to breed it’s normal tofeel like weak and out of breath, while you’r there,better eat light, like fruits and veggys ,not to much meat and bread, until you get on lower grounds . bye 🙄
Pat, I wrote an article about this very video:
One Nation Under God
It is an amazing video of an amazing man who loved his country and was a great patriot, not to mention an awesome comedian who relied on his talent, not blue language or vulgar skits.