Flag Controversy

KAKE News ^ | E-mail dated 1-8-04 | Not listed

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

KAKE News anonymously received a copy of an interoffice e-mail from the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer of the City of Wichita. The e-mail was sent nine months ago after an American flag was removed from a city break room. The e-mail was sent to city personnel department to explain why the flag was taken down.

The e-mail reads, "Let's refrain from placing things in common areas that might appear to show a preference of one group over another… Shortly after 9/11, we had flags all over the place up front. In retrospect, that was probably not appropriate either."

The e-mail does not mention a March 26 war protest outside City Hall. During the protests, someone put an American flag in a window facing the protestors. The city says after the flag went up, three employees questioned their safety in the break room. The city says that is why the e-mail was sent out.

Wichita attorney and Regional ACLU Chairman Jim Lawing says the city did not do anything wrong. Lawing says the American flag was taken down because the city wanted to stay neutral on the issue.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

How do you like this. An American city that wants to stay nuetral about being an American city.

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[mattdono]

I wonder if there is an American flag on a flagpole in front of the city hall?

This crap is getting out of control. I suppose the ACLU prefers the Hammer and Sickle and since the commies already lost (maybe they didn't hear of the fall of the USSR?), they are trying to erase and eradicate the true symbol of freedom in the world.

Ridiculous.

[steplock]

(*^&ing COWARDS!

The ACLU agrees with them!

>>Cleaning my bore & zeroing my sites!<<

[Prime Choice]

How do you like this. An American city that wants to stay nuetral about being an American city.

That's how the Left likes it: they want everyone to be anti-American in and out of America!

Stupid b@$+@rds.

[mattdono]

Perhaps I will clarify, since it sounds like I am blaming the ACLU because while the cited attorney said the city did nothing wrong, he seems to support the city "staying neutral on the issue".

How can any AMERICAN city (the actual city government apparatus) be "neutral on the issue" of displaying the AMERICAN flag?

There is and should be NO neutrality "on the issue". In fact, I am sure that it is expressly noted in the cities charter that they are actually part of the United States, vis-a-vis their location with the United States in a state called Kansas. EFFIN' DUH!

And, lastly, don't you just love that the ACLU refers to displaying our flag as "the issue"? They can't even bring themselves to say what "the issue" is.

WHAT AND THE HELL IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY?!

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

When I read this a few minutes ago I was furious. The city of Wichita will be hearing from me about this very soon.

[Viking2002]

ACLU filth should be made to be as uncomfortable and nervous as any Klansman, Nazi, or Communist in this country. They are no better.

[mattdono]

Hear, hear!

[Liberty Valance]

Are we talking about Wichita Kansas here?
Unbelievable.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

Can you add Wichita to the title in parentheses, please?

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"Are we talking about Wichita Kansas here?"

Yes.

[RaceBannon]

In Amherst, Massachusetts, the UN flag isoutside City Hall. Not a joke, I saw it.

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[SandRat]

"Let's refrain from placing things in common areas that might appear to show a preference of one group over another… Shortly after 9/11, we had flags all over the place up front. In retrospect, that was probably not appropriate either."

I hope this gets the widest possible publicity, it's brought up at the City Council meetings calling for the unAmerican HR dolt to get fired and deported to some weasel country.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

It seems I accidentally posted this article 2 times. Can you close the other one and put a link to this one?

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"Let's refrain from placing things in common areas that might appear to show a preference of one group over another…"

What preferences of one group over another? This makes no sense unless this person is admitting that he/she or others are not pro-Americans right here in Wichita Ks. This is just more PC garbage and it needs to be taken out of my city.

[Bob Mc]

My company handed out little American flags after 9/11/2001. Every office cubicle got one. They are all still there today.

[JamesA]

I am old and my eyes have seen much but I have never seen such changes in My America as I have seen the last 10yr. I am beginning to think I may see our fall from greatness and total destruction...

[stainlessbanner]

I thought this article might be about the Confederate flag. Conservatives should not be surprised - the same folks who rail against the CBF are now against Old Glory.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"I am old and my eyes have seen much but I have never seen such changes in My America as I have seen the last 10yr. I am beginning to think I may see our fall from greatness and total destruction..."

I hope neither of us ever see that happen.