Posted on 08/31/2012 4:16:03 PM PDT by servo1969
A Massachusetts resident is protesting his town's decision not to fly American flags from utility poles on Sept. 11 this year, part of a policy to recognize the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people with the flags only every five years.
MassLive.com reports that the flags in Amherst were flown last year to mark the 10th anniversary of the attack and will be flown again in 2016.
The board had voted to fly small flags on the light posts downtown on only six holidays every year. Resident Larry Kelley thinks 9/11 should become the seventh.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, supports Kelley's suggestion.
"I understand how polarizing the flag can be in this community. Some might look at the flags as a brazen symbol of might and oppression," Maroulis said. "Others look at it as a source of pride in who we are, and what we can be. Whatever the complicated or simplistic responses to the flags, flying them on 9/11 would allow us to reflect and meditate upon them."
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Sounds like they don’t want to upset any Mosque dwellers. ;-)
And WHO is this "some" this clown is talking about? Some of his Muzzie pals?
Happy Valley. Home of UMass. Stay FAR away.
http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/dukes-of-hazzard-car-flag/
Confederate Flag Stripped from ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Car
Hmmmm. Well at least they aren’t talking about spending money. Or increasing taxes.
Good decision.
God forbid that we may offeeeeeend any “American” moooooselims.
More and more of “America” wants to fly Al Quaida flags on 9.11.
Traitorous Communists!
The kind of people that would elect the worthless drunken murderer and philanderer Toad Kennedy, and boy-rapist Barney Fag.
Anyone not familiar with Massachusetts should know that Amherst is a Communist as any city in North Korea.A Boston talk host,Howie Carr,has labeled the whole area “Happy Valley”.
Wow, the Chamber of Commerce hates America? Did not know that.
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That the glitter of 9-11 (”A day we will never forget”) is falling away should not be suprising - We had another day ‘we will never forget’ - but how many high school mushheads can tell you what happened on 12-7-41?
My comment was for MA
Words fail; and too depressing to try and 'find them'. . .but why is 'appeasing' the enemies of our flag - and the country so repped by it - a good thing? Why not just suggest they pick up their marbles and play where the values 'they' are searching for; are appreciated. And then make the decision to getting back to America's basics; roots; et al. . .
“Your flag decal won’t get you into heaven anymore,
it’s alredy overcrowded from your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don’t like killin’ no matter what the reasons for,
and your flag decal won’t get you into Heaven any more.”
- John Prine, 1971
Great singer/songwriter, bit of a lefty though.
It is difficult today; to separate 'those' newly arrived and 'diverse' from the offspring of 'red diaper babies'; or just products of a fine New England Liberal education. . .
You’re a Grand Old Flag
by George M. Cohan
You’re a grand old flag,
You’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You’re the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev’ry heart beats true
‘neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there’s never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
You’re a grand old flag,
You’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You’re the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev’ry heart beats true
‘neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there’s never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
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