tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941147537677299174.post7753037150679609989..comments2023-06-03T02:32:37.350-07:00Comments on Carpe Diem: Flag Burning A Goes Down in FlamesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941147537677299174.post-33618455249398321612006-07-03T03:36:00.000-07:002006-07-03T03:36:00.000-07:00FLAG burning. Oh. The L makes a difference there....FLAG burning. <br> <br>Oh. The L makes a difference there...<br><br>I thought it was something like burning the new Superman or Adam and Steve... <br><br><br>Seriously, I think your point is well argued. There was a caller on Rush that mentioned the same thing. "Our flag is tougher than that..." said the caller.<br>Seems to make sense to me too. Most old tough guys, who valiantly defended there country in WW2, would likely confirm what Inouye said.<br>The flag from Fort McHenry survived the British onslaught and hangs today in the Smithsonian. It inspired the national anthem to be written.<br>There were several flags at Iwo Jima. Some were destroyed in the process of ascending Mt. Surabachi. We finally got one up there. That act inspired the famous photograph(even if it was staged) and statue.<br>Actor Lee Marvin(now buried in Arlington Cemetary, in between two generals) was a hero at Iwo Jima. His buddy, Bob Ketchem(otherwise known as Captain Kangaroo)was there also. Bob saw Lee take shrapnel in his hind-end. Bob was injured on his arm. <br>Those two were men, not metrosexuals. <br>Frist is a metrosexual, who neither inspires music, art nor heroic deeds.<br><br>Sorry for going on too long, guys <br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941147537677299174.post-53376383522902165262006-07-03T07:36:00.000-07:002006-07-03T07:36:00.000-07:00Jon, thanks for the flag info. I had heard that th...Jon, thanks for the flag info. I had heard that the Iwo Jima flag raising incident was stage but I'm still glad that they got the pic: it reminds us that we won and at what price. Kudo's to the vets of that august generations! Further, I had forgotten (or didn't realize) that Captain Kangaroo was a WWII hero: as a kid, I knew him only as a kind, friendly Mister Rogers prototype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941147537677299174.post-69534168282434783782006-07-05T05:27:00.000-07:002006-07-05T05:27:00.000-07:00I think beating up flag burners ought to be protec...I think beating up flag burners ought to be protected speech. <br><br>This ammendment, though well-intentioned, would make martyrs out of fools. And who wishes to see an unbathed, long-haired Berkeley student made into the patron saint of freedom of speech, hmm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941147537677299174.post-79142530495685226162006-07-05T08:58:00.000-07:002006-07-05T08:58:00.000-07:00Joseph, I fear that you may have a more exalted vi...Joseph, I fear that you may have a more exalted view of the pols than I. I tend to think that it was to a great extent a naked attempt to appeal to national chauvanism with jingoist jargon. If sacred symbols may be profaned lawfully, should a temporal one be given more protection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com