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Five students at a California high school were forced to leave school and then face disciplinary action yesterday for the crime of wearing clothing printed with American flag designs. If you’re wondering how being patriotic could possibly merit punishment, it’s because the kids displayed the American flags on May 5. And as everyone knows, American flags are absolutely verboten on May 5. Right? Doesn’t anybody remember that rule? Anybody? Bueller? ....

With a brutal drug war still raging in the Mexican border towns of Reynosa and Ciudad Juarez, and now the fear of a strict immigration bill in Arizona that makes it a crime to not carry immigration documents, you might think Mexicans would look forward to something worth celebrating... But for most Mexicans today is just another Wednesday... Today is also just a few weeks after Holy Week, the last time those who could afford it may have taken time off from work to celebrate anything... Though many people in the U.S. regard this date as a celebration of Mexico's...

Flag Day Don Irvine, May 6, 2010 For one northern California high school Cinco de Mayo didn’t pass quietly as five students were threatened with disciplinary action for wearing American flag t-shirts to school. From KTVU.com Five students at a South Bay high school stirred up some controversy Wednesday for wearing t-shirts depicting red, white and blue American flags on Cinco de Mayo. School officials at Live Oak High in Morgan Hill told the students they had to go home if they wouldn’t turn the shirts inside out. One of the students said it appeared school administrators were worried the...

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Students Kicked Off Campus for Wearing American Flag Shirts on Cinco De Mayo.. I know this has probably already been posted, but this pissed me off somethin' awful this mornin..and I was having a good day.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9QlGMuZ8ic You want to fix your country? Start with this kind of nonsense. Video: KNTV San Fransisco Students Kicked Off Campus for Wearing American Flag Tees on Cinco De Mayo On any other day at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Daniel Galli and his four friends would not even be noticed for wearing T-shirts with the American flag. But Cinco de Mayo...

Whose country is it, again? At Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA, the American flag has been deemed "incendiary" when worn on certain days. In this case, when worn on the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo. According to a story on FOXNews.com, five students were sent home for reportedly attempting to incite violence by wearing the colors of the United States--the country in which their school happens to be located. One of the boys, Daniel Galli, told a local NBC affiliate that school officials told he and his five fellow offenders that they could wear clothing celebrating...

Administrators at a California high school sent five students home on Wednesday after they refused to remove their American Flag T-shirts and bandannas -- garments the school officials deemed "incendiary" on Cinco de Mayo. The five teens were sitting at a table outside Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Wednesday morning when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two of them to remove their American flag bandannas, the Morgan Hill Times reports. The boys told the newspaper they complied, but were asked to accompany Rodriguez to the principal's office. http://scottfactor.com

NBC Bay Area On any other day at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Daniel Galli and his four friends would not even be noticed for wearing T-shirts with the American flag. But Cinco de Mayo is not any typical day especially on a campus with a large Mexican American student population. Galli says he and his friends were sitting at a table during brunch break when the vice principal asked two of the boys to remove American flag bandannas that they wearing on their heads and for the others to turn their American flag T-shirts inside out. When...

On Cinco de Mayo, five northern Californial high school students came to school in red, white and blue, and got a very public lesson in school politics and free speech. The boys came to Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill on the Mexican holiday, wearing t-shirts, shorts and shoes emblazoned with American flags. Around 10 a.m., the assistant principal told sophomore Matthew Dariano he had to remove his bandana, which is against school policy. But then Dariano said the assistant principal told all him and all his friends to take off their shirts, or turn them inside out, because...

MORGAN HILL (CBS 5) ― Click to enlarge1 of 1 CBS numSlides of totalImages On Cinco de Mayo, five Morgan Hill high school students came to school in red, white and blue, and got a very public lesson in school politics and free speech. The boys came to Live Oak High School on the Mexican holiday, wearing t-shirts, shorts and shoes emblazoned with American flags. Around 10 a.m., the assistant principal told sophomore Matthew Dariano he had to remove his bandana, which is against school policy.

Five Morgan Hill students sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts 2:11 PM By Lindsay Bryant Five male students were asked to leave Live Oak High School this morning because they were wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. Officials at the school could not be reached for comment, but one student said administrators called the T-shirts "incendiary." "They said we were starting a fight, we were fuel to the fire," said Matt Dariano, a sophomore. The five teens were sitting at a table outside during their brunch break around 10:10 a.m. when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two...

NEW: The Arizona Governor also signed HB2162 (PDF), an amendment to the original SB1070. HB2162 changes “lawful contact” to “lawful stop, detention or arrest.” HB2162 removes the word “solely” from "may not solely consider race, color or national origin in implementing the requirements of this subsection." HB2162 also reduces some fines, etc. SUMMARY OF THE NEW ARIZONA LAW (SB 1070): ● Mirrors the federal law that since 1940 requires aliens to register and carry their documents with them.[2] ● Targets ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Americans do not oppose legal immigration. Why is it racist to ask people to come through the...

“I know that a lot of you would rather be watching tonight’s game. The Spurs against Los Suns From Phoenix ... We can’t turn law-abiding citizens and law-abiding immigrants into subjects of suspicion and abuse. We can’t divide the American people that way, that’s not the answer. It’s not who we are as the United States of America. That’s why I’ve instructed my administration to closely monitor the new law in Arizona to examine the civil rights and other implications that it may have.”

President Barack Obama speaks as first lady Michelle Obama looks on at a celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 5, 2010. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the nation's immigration system, firming up his commitment on a key priority for Latino voters and lawmakers.

President Obama to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with reception at White House Obama holds reception for Cinco De MayoPresident Obama and the first lady are celebrating Cinco De Mayo with a reception at the White House Wednesday evening. In the U.S. the day is a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.

¡Hola! That's a little Spanish lingo there, for those of you in Rio Linda. It means "Hello!" Yes, today is Cinco de Mayo, the "Fifth of May," an excuse to eat at Mexican restaurants and drink margaritas, which is always a good thing. But for the DUmmies, of course, this day, like every day, is Cinco de Mao, a time to celebrate international socialism and everything anti-American. The big buzz over in DUmmieland the past week or so has been the law passed in Arizona to crack down on illegal aliens. Now who could be against that? We're talking...

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns will wear "Los Suns" on their jerseys in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, owner Robert Sarver said, "to honor our Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation." The decision to wear the jerseys on the Cinco de Mayo holiday stems from a law passed by the Arizona Legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer that has drawn widespread criticism from Latino organizations and civil rights groups that say it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. President Barack Obama has called the...

Best tweets to catch my eye so far today: @BrentTeichman: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by turning in 5 illegals make it Cinco De Bye yo. @TheFlaCracker: Obama said he has a boot on the throat of BP. I wish he would take the other one off of AMERICA @vadum: It’s Cinco de Mayo. Nobody knows what it means. Many believe it commemorates the invention of tequila. @JammieWF: Another imbecile runs on the field in Philly. Sadly, no taser this time...

Ingredients * 1 cup chicken broth * 1 cup tomato sauce * 6 slices bacon * 2 onions, diced * 1 cup uncooked white rice * 2 tomatoes, diced * 2 green bell peppers, diced * 1/2 teaspoon chili powder * 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste * 1 (10 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained (optional) * 1 (10 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained (optional)

Ingredients * 1 medium tomato, diced * 1 onion, finely chopped * 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped * 2 sprigs fresh cilantro, finely chopped * 1 green onion, finely chopped * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder * 1/8 teaspoon salt * 1/8 teaspoon pepper