http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/oldglory/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:45:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098356/posts High School's Ban of American Flags Has Students Outraged Oct 1, 2008 By Jeff Gatlin San Benito High School students Jared Ballinger, left, and Abraham Enriquez were told they could not fly the flag on campus. Photo by: Nick Lovejoy, The Free Lance HOLLISTER, CA San Benito High School senior Jared Ballinger, who has completed basic training in the Army Reserve's Alternate Training Program and is set to finish advanced training after graduation, was driving around the campus parking lot this week with an American flag flying from the back of his truck when a school counselor flagged him down.... Hollister, CA FreeLanceNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098356/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098106/posts In a town once predominantly Eastern European but now mostly Mexican, there's a flag flap blowing in the wind. Cicero residents recently complained that the Mexican flag was flying at the town's new Cicero Community Park. Although the U.S. and Illinois flags, as well as a sports flag, are flown there, some longtime residents accused town officials of being un-American and demanded the Mexican flag be taken down. "We are at war and you're flying a foreign flag?" Susan Masek, 56, said at last week's town meeting. "We want that flag down. This is the United States. Only the American... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098106/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:28:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077725/posts <p>To follow up on the previous report, I spoke today with the Public Information Officer from the Denver Police Department. The PIO confirmed what I had learned when speaking with other PD personnel two days ago -- that the DemocRATic National Committee has not made a police report regarding thousands of stolen flags after their little Greek tragedy in Denver.</p> Denver PD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077725/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:36:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076622/posts Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., his wife, Jill, center, and Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., applaud during talk on the final night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076622/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:53:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072048/posts RedState.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072048/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:17:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076443/posts THE STORY FROM ABC IN DENVER As many of you have heard, there is a flag controversy between the Republicans and the DemocRATS. The RNC is claiming that it save about 12,000 Americans flags leftover from Invesco Field in Denver. The claim is that they were headed for the dumpster. The DemocRATS are claiming that the flags were "stolen" and never intended for the dumpster. They claim that they were in storage and were either to be used again or donated. If 12,000 flags were stolen, I would think that a police report would have been filed. In a... Denver PD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076443/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076414/posts It seems Fox News and some far-right blogs are excited about the latest in a series of lies from the McCain campaign -- the notion that thousands of American flags from the Democratic convention were going to be thrown away. Like far too many of the stories pushed by the McCain campaign, and embraced by Fox News and far-right blogs, it's not true. ----snip--- "All of the flags at Invesco were picked up and put in bags and into storage, along with the unused flags and campaign signs. The flags were going to be donated, and the signs were going... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076414/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:38:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076334/posts Democrats are not caring for their Stars and Stripes. At least that’s the message out of John McCain’s campaign. McCain supporters, claiming they rescued 12,000 miniature American flags from the site of Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday, redistributed the orphan flags to audience members ahead of a McCain rally in Colorado Springs on Saturday. The move was an overt swipe at Obama from a campaign whose motto has been “country first.” But Democratic convention organizers claimed the flags were not going to be discarded — but instead were snatched from the site of Obama’s historic address to carry... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076334/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:03:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2076246/posts IT’S A GRAND OLD RAG TO DENVER DEMS The Dem festivities were ened, the charade was done. The original lyrics from George M. Cohan’s “You’re a Grand Old Flag” referred to our flag as “a grand old rag,” using Civil War era slang, which Cohan changed following objections. Denver Democrats apparently preferred the original version. The party was over and it was time to trash all those flags, said the plain old delegates, the super delegates, the superduper delegates. Now, what to do with the damned things? It was bad enough that they had to wave them and pretend they... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2076246/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076187/posts Hundreds of flags that were discarded by the DNC and headed to the trash were rescued and are being given out today at the McCain-Palin Rally in CO. It is unclear as to how the flags were discovered, some were reportedly discovered by a vendor by a dumpster. The flags were stuffed into dozens of black garbage bags and others were crammed into a supply closet awaiting disposal...Developing details... FOX NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076187/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076122/posts This will not sit well with many. Here’s a rundown of my night at convention: 2:55 p.m. — After a long walk, I reach the huge white tents where we have to go through the scanning and search routine. There are dumpsters filling up with stuff people can’t take into the stadium. I notice umbrellas and even American flags thrown in the trash cans. (Ironically, everyone inside was handed an American flag.) This story is now breaking. Bob Parks: Black & Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076122/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:56:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076124/posts It was planned down to the most minute detail. The food, the biodegradable paper signs and banners, everything was planned to delight the greenest of green environmentalists. Along the way, they forgot just one minor thing, the Red White and Blue. On the floors of convention halls, our Colors were trashed and abandoned. Workers, Boy Scouts, and perhaps even a few embarrassed Democrats had to clean up the mess. The metaphor should be evident to all, and it is a shame that our Boy scouts have to witness such disrespect to our country and its flag. I hope they take... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076124/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076114/posts John McCain’s presidential campaign appears prepared to chastise Democrats over leaving behind piles of miniature American flags after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday in Denver. Boy Scouts reportedly have arrived with at least two dozen trash bags full of the flags at the site of a McCain rally scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. in Colorado Springs. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076114/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076141/posts At a campaign event at 11:00AM PST Boy Scouts will recycle 12,000 American Flags that were thrown in the trash after the democratic convention. Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076141/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:15:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076087/posts This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin. Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story. “What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076087/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:10:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076084/posts Just heard on Fox News. The Boy Scouts filled dozens of large trash bags with US Flags that were trampled on the ground or thrown near trash receptacles at the Democrat Convention. They are going to hold a flag-retirement ceremony to properly honor those flags that were dishonored. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076084/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076071/posts This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin. Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story. “What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate... denverpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076071/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 15:55:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070971/posts The libs hate it when people point out examples of flag abuse. It probably galls them because they view it as a piece of cloth or paper, and, after all, how can anybody be offended when somebody bites, folds, tears, mutilates, or devours a piece of cloth or paper? They hate being nailed on it because they think a bunch of yahoos will question their patriotism. Hmmm. So, since fomenting liberal angst is one of greatest sporting events known to man, and we lettered in that particular event, here goes. From Red State (part from email alert, part from link).... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070971/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:47:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070902/posts FODHS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070902/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070876/posts Something behind the scenes footage I don't expect the MSM to show. News Busters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070876/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:04:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2070240/posts The libs hate it when people point out examples of flag abuse. It probably galls them because they view it as a piece of cloth or paper, and, after all, how can anybody be offended when somebody bites, folds, tears, mutilates, or devours a piece of cloth or paper? They hate being nailed on it because they think a bunch of yahoos will question their patriotism. Hmmm. So, since fomenting liberal angst is one of greatest sporting events known to man, and we lettered in that particular event, here goes. Photos The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2070240/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:43:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064388/posts Obama has distorted a criticism in order to refute it. He was roundly criticized when he REMOVED the huge American flag painted on the tail of his plane and REPLACED with his personal logo, "the Big Fat Zero". When criticized for REMOVING the flag, the "Fight the Smears" website re-framed the criticism as: "Barack Obama has been attacked for not having an American Flag on his campaign airplane." But that was NOT the wording, or intent, of the alleged "attack". He was "attacked" for replacing the (huge) American Flag on the tail with his own personal logo, not for having... www.fightthesmears.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064388/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:35:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064111/posts Gannett article. Headline and link only:Link KUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064111/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:24:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059353/posts Video of the U.S. National anthem as it was played by our Chinese "hosts" for Michael Phelps' gold medal...awful!! CLICK HERE unknown http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059353/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059454/posts American Flag Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059454/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:07:57 GMT