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Anti-Israel protesters at Yale University tore down an American flag on Friday night as they occupied the campus in what Jewish students have called an act of intimidation against them and against the university. The video circulated on social media on Saturday and Sunday, with kaffiyeh-clad activists whooping and cheering as they tore down the Stars and Stripes.

While America faces some turmoil at home, the nation is still being represented as a symbol of freedom across the globe. Protesters in Hong Kong are singing the U.S. national anthem and flying American flags as they protest oppression under China’s Communist Party. Specifically, protesters are outraged about China’s new extradition laws, which weaken Hong Kong’s sovereignty and gives the communist party more power over the people.

Students at Travelers Rest High School in South Carolina will once again be able to wave American flags at football games. Principal Lou Lavely reversed his ban on Old Glory just a few hours after we posted a column about the controversial decision. ------ “The principal, in an effort to prevent any potential issue in this rivalry game, decided not to allow students to bring in full-sized American flags,” she told me. “They were turned away at the gate with the flag and told they were welcome to come in but they could not bring their flags with them.” So...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Fire commissioners in upstate New York have ordered a department to take American flags off its trucks, sparking a heated online debate. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports the flags were removed Tuesday from the Arlington Fire District trucks in the town of Poughkeepsie following Monday’s order.

Truncated title. Full title: Special delivery! Democrats procure flags for convention stage after embarrassing oversight leaves Old Glory missing from Monday night's festivities After slogging through a boisterous convention on the floor, Democrats were forced to make a last-minute adjustment to the on-stage decor, after a report pointed out there were no American flags present. Democrats unveiled a sleek stage to the nation Monday, after the convention had been in the works for months. As speaker after speaker took the stage, screens behind them produced stunning scenery of the country and cool grey backgrounds.

As Americans show their love of country this Independence Day, they’re being forced to battle thieves, vandals and arsonists. Eric Irvin is resorting to increasing his home security to protect his American flag. Irvin lives in a Peachtree City, Georgia neighborhood that has been hit by a rash of flag thefts just before the 4th of July. “It frustrates me,” Irvin says of the thief who swiped flags from the houses in his neighborhood, which is filled with veterans.

Nothing says America quite like smoking a pork butt and flying Old Glory. “The sport of professional barbecue is extremely American and family oriented,” said pitmaster Jeff Petkevicius. So you can imagine Jeff’s extreme displeasure when organizers of an Alabama barbecue competition ordered him – along with other competitors to take down the American flags hanging from their barbecue trailers.

In a stunning security breach, the giant American flags at the top of both sides of the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced by white flags overnight, cops said. The two new flags appear to be American flags that were painted over white — the traditional symbol for “surrender” — and were flying Tuesday morning from both towers. ... The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit will is replacing the white flags with American flags as they set up a crime scene

On Monday's O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, NPR news analyst Juan Williams furthered the left's talking point about the tea party's supposed connection to militias, and even went so far to claim that the Gadsden or "Don't Tread on Me" flags used by the conservative grassroots movement is "the same imagery that was on Timothy McVeigh" . . . [snip]

The terrorist attacks on America of September 11, 2001 resulted in a wave of patriotism that had not been seen in decades. The shared enthusiasm for the country and the flag were strong and widespread. It created difficulties for reporters, however, who try to professionally earn and keep people's trust by avoiding personal partisan displays while reporting the news. It was not only ABC but many other media outlets who struggled with trying to preserve their image as journalists

THE AUSTIN HILL RADIO SHOW -- ON NOW -- 630 WMAL, WASHINGTON, DC DISCUSSING THE 12,000 FLAGS LEFT AT INVESCO FIELD BY THE DEMS AFTER OBAMA'S 'CORONATION' LISTEN LIVE: http://www.630wmal.com/Article.asp?id=453473 http://radiotime.com/station/s_30888/WMAL_630.aspx

Transposed from the comments thread of the Sean Hannity Show [commenter's identities deleted] "The pictures are obviously staged for shock and outrage value" Sean Hannity Discussion » Discussion Topics » Washington Politics Where were the flags at the Democrat's Convention? Where were the flags at the Democrat's Convention? I remember someone here posting about not seeing American flags in the audience at the recent convention.They have been found: http://radarsite.blogspot.com/2008/08/after-hoopla-contempt-of-country.html There's a lot I could say, but I think the pictures tell it all. I think there were a lot of them later on in the convention (specifically at Bam-Bam's...

New York firefighters have been forced to strip their lockers American flags, stickers expressing support for U.S. troops in Iraq and cards commemorating firefighters who died in the September 11, attacks, the firefighters' union said on Wednesday. The Uniformed Firefighters Association threatened to sue the New York Fire Department, claiming it violated the free speech rights of New York's 8,800 firefighters and 2,500 fire officers. The action comes under an old policy more strictly enforced since early last month. A fire department spokesman said flags and commemorative cards were allowed but offensive material was not. "Over the past 18 months,...

Sept. 8, 2006 — When New York City artist Scott Lobaido looks at a roof, what he sees is a canvas, a canvas he fills with his unabashed affection for the American flag and the veterans who have served under it. "I'm a crazy New York City artist living in America, and I pretty much have more freedom than most people do in the entire world," Lobaido says. "It's a big, fat greeting card saying, Thank you!" And as thanks, he paints the flags for free. "It's not pro-war, anti-war. It's about these men and women who step up to...

Stillwater thieves are stealing property especially valuable at this time of year – American flags. Police say they know of at least five flag thefts from front lawns and porches. “It was late at night, it was about midnight or one in the morning ... I heard somebody outside the house and then run off,” says Bill Barr. Barr says the following morning he found his flagpole, stripped of the Stars and Stripes. “I was just very disappointed and sad that that's what they took,” he says. As a Vietnam Veteran, Barr says he feels victimized. Police suspect the thieves...

In the last 12 hours I saw Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee on Hannity & Colmes and Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry on The Today Show both wearing American flag lapel pins.It is common to see President Bush and senior adminstration members wearing these lapel pins since 9/11. I am curious to know if the DNC placed a directive to all party members that a lapel pin will help shore up there image of being soft on patriotism and national security.Has anyone else made this observation???

<p>With public debate over war in Iraq at a critical stage, a federal appeals court today made it clear that California transportation officials cannot allow the American flag on highway overpasses without also allowing anti-war protesters and others to post signs bearing political messages.</p>

FOR MORE than six months now, they’ve been out in the snow and the sun and the rain and they’re starting to show the strain. Yes, the American flags we’ve been flying so proudly since Sept. 11 have demonstrated our love and respect for our country and now it is time to show the same love and respect for those flags. Replace them. Go out and buy a new one and fly it in front of your home or your office or on the antenna of your car. Hang it from your window or drape it properly in your doorway...