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Angry trucker puts up flag at truck stop, only to watch it come down
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Posted on 05/30/2012 2:03:30 PM PDT by Orange1998
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Travel Centers of America...."of America"???? I understand the risk of climbing injury but what kind of statement was TA making by taking it down?
To: Orange1998
To: Orange1998
I understand the risk of climbing injury but what kind of statement was TA making by taking it down? How about "This is private property, get the fk out of here."
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:06:35 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
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To: sam_paine
Yup and Obama could not have said it prouder.
To: Orange1998
good target for a boycott, probably has lots of competition.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:12:08 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: Orange1998
Speedway/Marathon bought Gas America/TA earlier this year. The change-over was two weeks ago. Knowing Speedway, this does not surprise me.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:14:48 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
To: Orange1998
Send this video and story to everyone you know.....this should not be happening anywhere in America let alone in Texas!!!!
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:18:07 PM PDT
by
yoe
(Proud to be part of the Tea Party movement.....!!!!!)
To: tcrlaf
The change-over was two weeks ago. Knowing Speedway, this does not surprise me. They stopped flying the flag ten years ago.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:19:06 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
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To: Orange1998
I sure bet those trucker’s CB Radios were abuzz of what Travel Center of America thinks of veterans & Memorial Day.
To: sam_paine
What kind of reply was that????
Am all for staying the fk away from Truck Stops America!
Denton? truckstop was prolly run by some camel jockey.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:20:44 PM PDT
by
X-spurt
(Its time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
To: Orange1998
Statement: The flag might offend anti-Americans.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:20:53 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
To: TexasCajun
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:20:53 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: sam_paine
The point of the story is they sent a paid employee to remove the flag on Memorial Day.
To: Orange1998; sam_paine; GeronL; tcrlaf
The owner of the Travel Centers of America franchise.... told us he stopped flying the flag 10 years ago, because of wear and tear, improper lighting and maintenance constraints.... Schmieder said while he admires Thornburg's zeal for patriotism, he believes the driver's intent was to make trouble. It's private property, the owner went on to say. ... "What kind of rights do I have?"I think I see a complete story right there.
1) The Travel Center put up a flagpole, and flew the flag for years.
2) Then some jackwagon from the govt came and cited him for a tattered flag, and probably cited him for flying it at night without a light, etc.
3) Some ambulance chaser is waiting in the wings for this guy to break his arm trying to save mom and apple pie.
Perhaps the owners had lost faith in "the republic for which it stands" that elected a Marxist handing out bailouts to bankers and fraudsters while taxing him out the wazoo to fund condoms for college girls and threatening him with flag inspectors, liability suits, etc.
Perhaps it doesn't have a single thing to do with Memorial day, but do we really believe that those who sacrificed their lives for us would (a) do it over again if they knew what we've become and (b) even then, do you think they'd be gung-ho to tell this guy he had to fly a flag?
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:22:34 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
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To: sam_paine
To: Orange1998
The point of your post is to make it out that these people are anti-American. It just happened that some fruitcake was climbing their pole on Memorial Day.
In fact, the article makes the case that the country has become a caricature of itself overrun by lawyers and jingoists.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:26:02 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
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To: Orange1998
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:29:02 PM PDT
by
Aevery_Freeman
(Typed using <FONT STYLE=SARCASM> unless otherwise noted)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:29:34 PM PDT
by
Aevery_Freeman
(Typed using <FONT STYLE=SARCASM> unless otherwise noted)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:32:40 PM PDT
by
yoe
(Proud to be part of the Tea Party movement.....!!!!!)
To: Orange1998
Wow you are so jaded. Yes. A small businessman with the jackboot of the government on his neck everyday makes you sympathetic to people who are depicted by lamestream media as anti-American corporate evildoers.
Jaded. Whatever.
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posted on
05/30/2012 2:32:56 PM PDT
by
sam_paine
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