[Vision2020] Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--burner's ass!

[Melissa Hendrickson]

The flag still exists, it still has the scorch marks from the 
attempted burning.  The flag had been treated with a flame retardant, 
hence the scorch marks and no burning.  When the flag did not burn 
those who stole the flag tried to get rid of it by throwing it away.  
Even if they had only thrown it away it still would have been a slap 
in the face to the GSA.  

Mo


----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:55 pm
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--burner's ass!
To: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com, thansen at moscow.com, 
joekc at adelphia.net, tonytime at clearwire.net
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com

> Donovan,
> 
> Wasn't that flag thrown in the trash can and not burned? I 
> remember the flag 
> still in tact when I saw it.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> >From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> >To: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>, "'Joe Campbell'" 
> <joekc at adelphia.net>, 
> >        "'Tony Simpson'" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
> >CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--
> burner's ass!
> >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:53:56 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Tom,
> >
> >  If someone burns a flag of a country, nation or group of  
> people,  I 
> >consider it an act of aggression and/or  ill will  towards those 
> people. I 
> >responded that way when several of my  senatorial colleagues in 
> ASUI burned 
> >the Gay Straight Alliance Flag--as  did many others.
> >
> >  If someone protests against a war or  action of the US within 
> the US they 
> >can do so without burning a flag,  spitting on US Soldiers, or 
> destroying 
> >public or private property.
> >
> >   So yes, I think someone that burns a US Flag should be watched 
> more  
> >carefully, and I think they are people that are disrespecting the 
> United 
> >States and all the people in it. I consider an attack on a US  
> Naval ROTC 
> >Building an attack on the US--especially one that my Dad was  
> attending 
> >during the 60s.
> >
> >   Best,
> >
> >   _DJA
> >
> >Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:              v\:* 
> >{behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} 
> w\:* 
> >{behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape 
> {behavior:url(#default#VML);}          
> >     st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                    
> Arnold 
> >stated:
> >
> >     “It is easier to find those that  hate and wish real harm to 
> the 
> >United    States if you allow them to burn a flag.”
> >
> >     Are you suggesting that all those students  and anti-war 
> protestors 
> >during Vietnam  hated and wished real harm to the United States,  
> Arnold?>
> >     Campuses (just to name a few) at:
> >
> >     University of Virginia
> >
> >     University of California at Berkeley
> >
> >     Kent State University
> >
> >     UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
> >     (Be careful here, Arnold.  My wife attended UI during the 
> late 60’s.  
> >Yes.  There were  major demonstrations which included (on one 
> occasion 
> >burning a US  flag and an attempt to burn down the Navy ROTC 
> building)>
> >     Thoughts?
> >
> >     Tom Hansen
> >
> >             ********************************************
> >
> >   "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism"
> >
> >   - Thomas Jefferson
> >
> >   ********************************************
> >
> >
> >
> >---------------------------------
> >
> >     From:  vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
> >[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
> >   Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:26  PM
> >   To: Joe Campbell; Tony Simpson
> >   Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >   Subject: Re: [Vision2020]  Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--
> burner's ass!
> >
> >
> >     "I think that the question of whether flag burning is or is 
> not  
> >speech
> >   is not so  clear." Joe Campbell
> >
> >   Isn't it  that every American Flag eventually gets burned?
> >
> >   A flag is  speech, that is all it is, how you burn it and for 
> what 
> >reasons I think
> >   speaks  volumes.
> >
> >   It is easier  to find those that hate and wish real harm to the
> >   United States if you allow them to  burn a flag.
> >
> >   Best,
> >
> >   _DJA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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