[Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing

[Pat Kraut]

I did not realize it was illegal to display the confederate flag.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen at moscow.com>; "'Moscow Vision 2020'"
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing


And another thing, Visionaires -

It should also be noted that the Confederate flag has not only been on
display at such events as detailed by members of the Irish music band
Potatohead, it has also been proudly displayed during a lecture presented by
Paul Kimmel at a Moscow Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Annual
Retreat conducted on August 5, 2004.

http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Kimmell/Index.htm

Take care,

Tom Hansen

 "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used
up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"

-----Original Message-----

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:53 PM
To: Moscow Vision 2020
Subject: [Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing

>From today's (November 22, 2005) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with a special
thanks to Paul Smith (Palouse), Lisa O'Leary (Moscow), and John Watkinson
(Moscow).

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Flag display was disturbing

We are members of a local traditional Irish music band, Potatohead. Though
it was never entirely clear whether we were hired by Christ Church or New
Saint Andrews College, we performed for dances held by some combination of
these organizations for several years in the late 1990s.
Twice we were hired to provide music for Fourth of July picnic/dances held
in public parks, and these events included people from Christ Church, New
Saint Andrews College, and Logos School.

In every respect, these events were precisely the sort of "social event"
discussed by the recent letters to the editor by Nick Gier (Opinion, Oct.
20) and Superintendent Tom Garfield of Logos School (Opinion, Nov. 9). In
light of this debate, we felt that we must make public our experience at the
Fourth of July picnic held in 2000 at Ghormley Park in Moscow.

When we arrived at the park, the stage on which we were to play had a huge
Confederate battle flag as its backdrop. We insisted that the Confederate
flag be removed and received passionate arguments why this flag belonged in
this event, from both adults and students. It was not until we gave them the
ultimatum they could have either their Confederate flag or live music, but
not both, that they agreed to remove the Confederate flag from the stage.

We resolved never to play for these organizations again, nor have they asked
us. Contrary to Garfield's assertion in his letter that the Confederate flag
is not displayed in any social occasions by these organizations, this is at
least one occasion when this disturbing symbol was prominently displayed and
defended.

Paul Smith, Palouse

Lisa O'Leary, Moscow

John Watkinson, Moscow.

Two other people also signed this letter.

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Thanks again, Paul, Lisa, and John.

Footnote:  The Confederate flag is obsolete and so is the philosophy it
represents.  Let's take it down and leave it on Doug Wilson's keyboard where
it belongs, ok?

Take care, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown



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