[ColdOne]

WHOOPI: The flag does not always represent all of its people. All of its people were not taken care of under our flag, so folks know that --

FARIS: I get it.

WHOOPI: People are angry. They sometimes get angry and they burn the flag. Sometimes they burn the neighborhood, you know.

[mom of young patriots]

Whoopie’s mic should always be switched off. I never give her any of my energy.

[Kellis91789]

Since when does “hate speech” have to apply to everyone for it to qualify as “hate speech” ?

Burning the flag is “hate speech” and a way to insult all those people who love it and believe in what it stands for.

Liberals insist on claiming comments about other groups based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion are “hate speech”. When they attack a group by burning the flag, why isn’t that also “hate speech” ?

[matthew fuller]

"While the whole panel agreed that this punishment would be a violation of the First Amendment, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg went out of her way to defend the action of flag burning in the first place."

Does the whole panel or Whoopi also believe that the burning of crosses is OK under the First Amendment?

[Steve_Seattle]

Why isn’t flag burning considered a hate crime? Just wondering. And why is displaying a swastika or Confederate flag considered a hate crime? Isn’t it just making an unpopular political statement, the same as burning a flag?

[TheCipher]

Hey WHOOPI, in your criticism of Trump and what he said,did you take a moment to mention that the last time Congress considered making it a crime to burn the US flag, it was a bill co-sponsored by Hillary Clinton - the Flag Protection Act of 2005. The law would have prohibited burning or otherwise destroying and damaging the US flag with the primary purpose of intimidation or inciting immediate violence or for the act of terrorism. It called for a punishment of no more than one year in prison and a fine of no more than $100,000; unless that flag was property of the United States Government, in which case the penalty would be a fine of not more than $250,000, not more than two years in prison, or both.

Thought not.

[vpintheak]

Nope. They are just prissy little pant-loads who need to get the crap beat out of them. That’s all. They don’t hate America, nope, even if they say they do, they don’t.

[ConservativeStatement]

What would Whoopie say if the rainbow flag was burned?

[knighthawk]

Yes they do and so do you Whoopi. Please all get in a bus and head off to Canada!

[Kickass Conservative]

Burn an American Flag and you are exercising your Free Speech Rights.

Burn a Mexican Flag or a Rainbow Flag and you are committing a Hate Crime.

[databoss]

Liberals are so dumb, Whoopi is imbecilic.

[Squantos]

< / disinformation on > ...Does the leftist POS snowflakes know that Trump owns every US and Foreign Flag company or controlling stock in said manufacturing companies on earth and they are making him richer every time they burn a US flag ? ... < / disinformation off >

[jonrick46]

Whoopi, when America makes you angry, maybe you can take your anger out on some flag TP:

That's the ticket!

[jazzlite]

...”WHOOPI: People are angry. They sometimes get angry and they burn the flag. Sometimes they burn the neighborhood, you know.”...

Yes, Whoopi, people are angry and the proof is in the election of Donald Trump to clean up the swamp you have been a part of for as long as I can remember. The difference between your angry people and mine are that we are not violent. We try to change things in a decent, law-abiding way, but, make no mistake, we will fight if the time comes when that is necessary to save our nation and our system of freedom. We will not allow the ultra-rich elites steal that from us.

[DH]

One thing you can bet on is that if it’s not black Whoopi HATES IT!

[trebb]

Yeah - burning the one enduring symbol of the Nation says, “I’m a patriot” like nothing else does....

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“When co-host Paula Faris stated that people who did this “hated” our country, Whoopi leaped in to make this brainless defense: “[T]hey don’t hate the country. Stop saying that!” she argued with Faris.”

So they burn the flag because they LOVE the country?

[New Jersey Realist]

Maybe someone should burn a cross on her front lawn! That’s just as much freedom of speech as flag burning.