🚀 go-pugleaf

horse hockey. the American flag will always fly because huge corporations
have the "freedom" America gives them to make as much money as possible
regardless of who they have to shit on(usually the workers) to do it. that
will ensure that the American flag will fly forever, my friend.

--rj


"Cowboy67" <cowboy67111NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bacc7u$1ui3$1@news3.infoave.net...
> Just think what will be next. The American flag. Just watch. Keep this
> message for a few more years, and you will regret what you just said.
>
>
> "Rob Jones" <RJones@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:vcikupj31il0bd@corp.supernews.com...
> > oh, I get it, that's why the American blacks resent the CSA flag, but
not
> > the American flag, right? they got it all wrong, right?  they really
hate
> > the American flag, right.  kluckers like you need to get educated and
> > realize that the CONFEDERACY WILL NEVER RISE AGAIN.  so get used to it.
> >
> > --rj
> >
> >
> >
> > "Cowboy67" <cowboy67111NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:ba63ca$f1ld$1@news3.infoave.net...
> > > the us is a sovereign independent nation that WAS beat up by viet nam.
> why
> > > the flag?
> > >
> > > the CSA flag is not any worse than the american flag we have now. It
> stood
> > > for the same thing! Racism? Nope! States rights? Yes! Slavery was
around
> a
> > > lot longer than the CSA battle flag has been, and guess what flag was
> > flying
> > > the whole time during slavery. Yep, you got it DUMB FUCK, the ole flag
> we
> > > all know today. That's right, now put your argument to rest, cause now
> you
> > > have nothing to stand on. Oh, did I forget to call you DUMB FUCK?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Rob Jones" <RJones@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:vcci13ojm2phba@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > hey shit for brains, Viet nam is a sovereign, independent nation
that
> > was
> > > > NOT defeated by the good ole' U.S. of A.   that's why they continue
to
> > fly
> > > > their flag. we did not defeat them or restructure they government.
> > (unlike
> > > > Iraq which we have defeated and have removed any sighs of Saddam's
> > regime)
> > > > we fly our Flag because no one has invaded our land and defeated us.
> if
> > > they
> > > > had, we would not be flying our flag(unless they allowed it, of
> course)
> > > I
> > > > shouldn't have to explain the obvious. you should get out and read
> more.
> > > >
> > > > --rj
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Cowboy67" <cowboy67111NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:ba1jbd$ctfo$1@news3.infoave.net...
> > > > > if that were the case, shouldn't we take down the American flag
due
> to
> > > the
> > > > > loss of Viet nam? we lost. we shouldn't fly the flag. isn't that
> right
> > > dim
> > > > > wit? let's see, we have states that fly all the flags of countries
> > that
> > > > lost
> > > > > their land in the us. Florida flies France, Spain,Britain, us and
> csa.
> > > > alot
> > > > > of state flags, Alabama, were csa battle flags. so get real dim
wit.
> > the
> > > > guv
> > > > > is as much an idiot as u.
> > > > > "Rob Jones" <RJones@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:vc0286r6eh2c3@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > > > no he did the right thing. see the way it works is that the
loser
> of
> > > the
> > > > > > Civil War (that's the south) should not be allowed to fly their
> > flag.
> > > > > since
> > > > > > when can the loser of a War fly their own flag?  get over it.
the
> > > Civil
> > > > > War
> > > > > > is settled and the South needs to get educated and move on.( or
> > > continue
> > > > > > down the same dead end road they've been on)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --rj
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Brojack" <brojack99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:cd6f2cf5.0305120802.476af0e9@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > > Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia is a wimp!! He bowed down to the
> > > darkies
> > > > > > > and change the flag to leave out the Conferate part. Dam wimp.
> > Right
> > > > > > > now, we got a border-line racist in the White House, and he is
> > > packing
> > > > > > > the courts. All Sonny had to do is wait. We are going to roll
> back
> > > all
> > > > > > > the Civil Rights Shit, all the Voting Right Shit, and Roe vs
> > Wade..
> > > > > > > You watch.. Bush is packing the courts. And do be suprised if
> you
> > > > > > > don't see BORK nominated to the Supreme Court.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And the Affirmative Action is going to be history.. It is a
done
> > > > > > > deal...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Brojack
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://www.msnbc.com/news/910979.asp?0dm=N24FN
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The new Georgia state flag and the U.S. flag wave by Miss
> Liberty
> > on
> > > > > > > the Capitol in Atlanta.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Governor signs bill to replace Georgia's flag
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dixie cross of stars removed
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ASSOCIATED PRESS
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >       ATLANTA, May 8 -  Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a bill
Thursday
> > to
> > > > > > > replace the unpopular 2-year-old state flag with a simpler
> design
> > > that
> > > > > > > does not include a Confederate battle emblem.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  'I've never seen anybody flying it! You ever seen it on a
boat?
> > You
> > > > > > > ever seen it at a football game? Nobody flies this thing!'
> > > > > > > - GEORGIA REP. LARRY WALKER
> > > > > > >          THE NEW FLAG, inspired by a national Confederate flag
> but
> > > > > > > without the divisive Dixie cross of stars, was raised over the
> > > Capitol
> > > > > > > for the first time shortly after the governor signed the bill.
> > > > > > >        "The flag the General Assembly adopted honors Georgia's
> > > past,"
> > > > > > > Perdue said before signing the bill. "It is also a flag that
> will
> > > > > > > allow us to move forward together."
> > > > > > >        The flag displays the state's coat of arms and the
words
> > "In
> > > > > > > God We Trust" on a blue corner in the top left, with three
> > > > > > > red-and-white stripes to the right.
> > > > > > >        The 2001 flag was called a political masterstroke when
it
> > was
> > > > > > > adopted, replacing a divisive banner dominated by the
> Confederate
> > > > > > > battle cross.
> > > > > > >        But the closing hours of Georgia's shortest-lived flag
> > > brought
> > > > > > > little in the way of fond farewells. Even some of the
architects
> > of
> > > > > > > the 2001 flag gave it a curt obituary.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > NO "DREAM FLAG"
> > > > > > >        "In no way am I sad that flag is being retired," joked
> Rep.
> > > > > > > Tyrone Brooks, a black Atlanta Democrat who led the charge to
> > adopt
> > > it
> > > > > > > two years ago. "It's not exactly, you know, anybody's dream
> flag."
> > > > > > >        The brief-flying state flag was a compromise intended
to
> > > shrink
> > > > > > > the Confederate emblem but incorporate the symbol in a
> > mini-montage
> > > of
> > > > > > > old Georgia flags.
> > > > > > >        The result was what many considered a visual train
wreck
> of
> > > > > > > words, seals and stars.
> > > > > > >        The flag was voted the nation's ugliest by a group of
> flag
> > > > > > > experts just five months after it was adopted. Southern
heritage
> > > > > > > groups started calling it a "rag." Schoolchildren couldn't
draw
> > it.
> > > > > > > Around the Capitol, it was commonly referred to as looking
like
> a
> > > > > > > place mat from a Denny's restaurant.
> > > > > > >        As lawmakers wrangled for months over changing the
state
> > flag
> > > > > > > this winter and spring, a rural Democrat summed up Georgia's
> > > > > > > frustration with the 2001 banner.
> > > > > > >        "I've never seen anybody flying it!" cried Rep. Larry
> > Walker,
> > > > > > > of Perry, south of Macon. "You ever seen it on a boat? You
ever
> > seen
> > > > > > > it at a football game? Nobody flies this thing!"
> > > > > > >        Georgia's latest flag saga started last summer, when a
> > rural
> > > > > > > Republican - Perdue - started talking about it in his underdog
> > > > > > > campaign to oust Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes. His promise of a
> > > > > > > statewide vote on the flag figured prominently in his surprise
> > > victory
> > > > > > > in November.
> > > > > > >        Perdue originally wanted a vote on the 1956 flag with
its
> > > > > > > dominant Dixie "X" - adopted by an all-white
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >          Legislature at the height of Southern resistance to
> > > > > > > integration.
> > > > > > >        But after months of arguing, lawmakers decided to quash
> any
> > > > > > > chance of the Confederate emblem's revival and drew a new flag
> > > > > > > instead. Perdue agreed to the compromise.
> > > > > > >        Civil rights groups had threatened an economic boycott
if
> > > > > > > Georgia revived the Dixie cross, which many blacks lawmakers
> call
> > a
> > > > > > > symbol of oppression. Southern heritage advocates, on the
other
> > > hand,
> > > > > > > called the new flag a betrayal.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > REFERENDUM NEXT YEAR
> > > > > > >        Georgia voters will still get a referendum next year -
to
> > > pick
> > > > > > > between the new three-stripe flag and the 2001 flag. Few give
> the
> > > 2001
> > > > > > > flag any chance to win.
> > > > > > >        "It's a flag that Georgians didn't warm up to," said
> Merle
> > > > > > > Black, a political scientist at Emory University. "They just
> > didn't
> > > > > > > embrace it. Very few people ever bought that flag except the
> ones
> > > that
> > > > > > > had to, schools and so on."
> > > > > > >        Perdue said he was not completely satisfied with the
bill
> > > > > > > because it did not give people a chance to vote on restoring
the
> > > 1956
> > > > > > > state flag.
> > > > > > >        "While this bill does not include everything I asked
for
> in
> > > my
> > > > > > > plan, I will respect the decision of the elected
representatives
> > of
> > > > > > > the people of Georgia," Perdue said.
> > > > > > >        Even critics of the 2001 flag's design acknowledge that
> it
> > > > > > > served its purpose as a transition piece that made the
> replacement
> > > of
> > > > > > > the 1956 flag possible.
> > > > > > >        And Barnes, whose official portrait in the Capitol
shows
> > him
> > > in
> > > > > > > front of the 2001 flag, he has no regrets.
> > > > > > >        "The important thing was to remove the Confederate
emblem
> > > from
> > > > > > > its position of prominence," said Bobby Kahn, Barnes' chief of
> > > staff.
> > > > > > > "That was the important step. And we're still proud of that."
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