Originally Posted by Doody

It's more a matter of respect. I mean there are a lot of people, democrat and republican alike, who have quite a bit of pride in the American flag. I do not have a problem with them. The problem I have is that every time you see an American flag being desecrated, it's almost always coming from the far left. You would never see the right do such a thing. And right there in the middle of it, you got Jessie Jackson, Michael Moore and a rash of hollywood stars cheering the masses on.

I agree protesting against Bush and the war, that's fine. However disresptecting the American flag is unexcusable. When i was in kindergarten i learned to never let the flag touch the ground; so when i see this idiot stand on the flag with a peace symbol on it, i am pissed.

Your right of course Doody, no member of even the most radical right has decicrated a flag In public to my knowledge.

It is the Soldier,
not the reporter who has given us freedom of press

It is the Soldier,
not the poet who has given us freedom of speech

It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer who gives us freedom to demonstrate

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Father Dennis Edward O'Brien


So sad. I bet most of them don't even fully understand what they are protesting. And for that reason, they deserve less respect than whatever dirt they are tracking onto that beautiful flag.

I do believe Nefertiti said it all

Originally Posted by sgtbreeden

I do believe Nefertiti said it all

I agree.

Originally Posted by Nefertiti

It is the Soldier,
not the reporter who has given us freedom of press

It is the Soldier,
not the poet who has given us freedom of speech

It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer who gives us freedom to demonstrate

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Father Dennis Edward O'Brien


So sad. I bet most of them don't even fully understand what they are protesting. And for that reason, they deserve less respect than whatever dirt they are tracking onto that beautiful flag.

I agree. I just wanna say that I love that poem, its true motivates the heart.

normal citizens don't really need to be patriots.

But every soldier must be a patriot.

Originally Posted by SAINT

normal citizens don't really need to be patriots.

Yes they do.

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I really hate hippies and those who dishonor the country


Mod edit: Jason, if you cannot behave with maturity, you will need to find somewhere else to be. This forum is not a place to vent your personal frustrations in an irresponsible manner.

Well, I was surfing the Bush Protest pictures and it seems a protester in Portland Oregon burned an AMerican flag to "protest President Bush (news - web sites)'s second inauguration during a march in downtown Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005."



putting it nicely, that really me off.

time and time again, the exteme left disgraces the American flag. If it was not 0400 where I am, I would be in a minor fit of rage