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

[Bill London]

The crucial difference is that the rainbow flag was first stolen, then
trashed.  The issue was not free speech, but robbery.
BL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
To: <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>; <thansen at moscow.com>;
<joekc at adelphia.net>; <tonytime at clearwire.net>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--burner's ass!


> 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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