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Carillo (High School) Walkout over rebel flags possible today
Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat ^ | 18 January 2008 | Mary Callahan

Posted on 01/18/2008 11:53:04 AM PST by Rebeleye

Some students want the school administration to ban the Confederate battle flag outright, even if its presence is mainly limited at this point to small decals, belt buckles or cell phone screens kept by a small number of students... Senior Megan Allen said she's gotten about 300 of the school's roughly 1,500 students and about 20 teachers to sign her petition calling for school officials to ban the flag on campus,

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: battleflag; california; cbf; confederate; confederateflag; crossofsaintandrew; dixie; dresscodes; highschool; saintandrewscross
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To: Rebeleye
Mansell and Pam Devlin, one-time school principal and now an English and film study teacher, also noted the claim staked by white supremacist groups to the stars and bars.

I thought that all "race" supremacy groups staked out a flag of some sorts


21 posted on 01/18/2008 12:12:09 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Lawyer Jay Grodner stands accused of keying a Marine's car because he hates the military.)
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To: Rebeleye

Remember when flag burners wrapped themselves in the First Amendment? I guess it only applies to desecrating the stars and stripes, and not to displaying the stars and bars. Where’s the ACLU? (rhetorical question)


22 posted on 01/18/2008 12:12:12 PM PST by Spok
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To: Rebeleye

Boy, I would do just about ANYTHING to get race hustlers to boycott, or walk out, or otherwise leave the rest of us alone. Always trying to find a way to legitimize GITTIN PAYD instead of going to work.


23 posted on 01/18/2008 12:13:06 PM PST by AbeKrieger (There is a special place in Hell for Lyndon Johnson.)
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To: Rebeleye
I am trying to work out the percentage 300 of 1500=20% 20 out of say 50=40%.

Works for me! /S

24 posted on 01/18/2008 12:13:20 PM PST by rocksblues (Just enforce the law!)
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To: laweeks

>>You see, if they actually knew their American history (and they don’t), they’d realize that the American flag flew over slavery for many, many decades, while the Southern flag flew over slaves for maybe 3 or 4 years. So it’s a NON-issue!

>>But since they’re not being taught their history, what can we expect?

You are assuming that these morons don’t view the American flag as racist. Don’t underestimate their level of brainwashing.


25 posted on 01/18/2008 12:14:54 PM PST by vikingd00d
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To: Non-Sequitur
Protesters are allowed to take down the US flag and fly the Mexican flag on US soil on public schools. That is not a sign of hate.
26 posted on 01/18/2008 12:15:24 PM PST by weegee (Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
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To: vikingd00d

Communists always ignore the modern era slavery of Stalin’s gulags. We even had a Democrat VP who saw them first hand and said nothing.


27 posted on 01/18/2008 12:16:36 PM PST by weegee (Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
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To: Rebeleye
But they love this flag:

Flag of the Butt-Pirate Nation

28 posted on 01/18/2008 12:18:55 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
Yes, lets ban the Stars and Bars, right after the Mexican flag and the Rainbow flag.

What do you have against Cusco Peru?


29 posted on 01/18/2008 12:19:06 PM PST by weegee (Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
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To: Rebeleye

Where’s the ACLU?


30 posted on 01/18/2008 12:21:22 PM PST by meandog (I'm one of the FEW and the BRAVE FReepers still supporting John McCain)
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To: Rebeleye

Poor Megan and her petition signers has been brainwashed by the Left. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. I say give those that walkout a week of detention and an F for the day in all the classes they missed. The assignment while in detention is to learn the meaning of freedom and a little of true history, not that spewed forth by whomever she’s been listening to.


31 posted on 01/18/2008 12:21:29 PM PST by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com

Hold on here, the Stars and Bars represents a very important time in US history while the mexican and homo flag have no part except to represent another country often hostile to the US and the other flag represents what?? deviant sexual behavior proponents??


32 posted on 01/18/2008 12:23:31 PM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: Rebeleye

Just another group of young Fascists educated beyond their intelligence yet determined to impose their views and beliefs on those with whom they disagree.


33 posted on 01/18/2008 12:24:30 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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To: Rebeleye
Senior Megan Allen said she's gotten about 300 of the school's roughly 1,500 students and about 20 teachers to sign her petition...

Typical school politics.

I saw the same thing when I went to college as an older student in the '90's. Kids want to get involved in politics, and the easiest way to "make a difference" is to destroy something rather than build something.

34 posted on 01/18/2008 12:26:15 PM PST by randog (What the...?!)
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To: RC2
So....they want everyone to pretend that the Civil War never existed?

Exactly.

Let's just ban everything associated with ANY part of history they don't like.

35 posted on 01/18/2008 12:27:21 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Rebeleye

“If they’re thinking that we’re going to form a Nazi group, they’re wrong,” said senior Zack Zanolini, dressed in a camouflage jacket with a .22-caliber bullet and cartridge around his neck. “It ain’t like that.”

Sort of one sided, isn’t it?

Here, I’ve rewritten a bit.

“It’s not against the law to swear, to curse, but it’s against school rules,” said senior Ashley Bernon, dressed in peace signs and a Che Guevara tee. (Or is it braless and with a crew cut?)


36 posted on 01/18/2008 12:27:43 PM PST by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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To: TexasCajun

OK, I get it, this is the banner for the fecal eaters of America. Had a dog once that exhibited same behavior.


37 posted on 01/18/2008 12:27:55 PM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: TexasCajun
"Flag of the Butt-Pirate Nation"

I think they're headquartered in New York, are they not? (With West Coast representatives cited in San Francisco)


38 posted on 01/18/2008 12:33:00 PM PST by traditional1 (Thompson/Hunter '08)
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To: Neoliberalnot
Probably not! The English teacher(s) signed the petition. They probably have 1984 and Utopia mixed up.

vaudine

39 posted on 01/18/2008 12:37:33 PM PST by vaudine (RO)
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To: randog

Typical school politics.

“You wanna skip school for a few hours and not get in trouble for it?”

“Sure, why not!”

“Sign here.”


40 posted on 01/18/2008 12:43:40 PM PST by Clioman
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