Public Burning of French Flag

Press Release, KOLE Fox News 1340 AM | 9-23-2004

[raybbr]

When they burn the French flag, they won't realize that they are burning another symbol for man's highest aims. They'll only be thinking of their own selfish desires of the moment.

Unless you are a hundred years old how can you say that France has ever been, in your memory, anything but a cowardly led nation. If the French people were so strong and had such libertarian values they would have dumped their socialist leanings decades ago. Yet, here they are today sitting on the brink of communism and you defend them. I don't care if they burn the French flag. It means nothing to me. Now, don't you dare burn the American flag or the Polish flag (or any other of our coalition members) because then your insulting all of us. But, to call the current day French people anything but lazy, spoiled, arrogant elitists is beyond my comprehension.

[risk]

I said that the French flag stands for something better than the French nation has been demonstrating. You misunderstood my comments. There are good French people who are trying to live up to the ideals for which their flag stands. We insult them when we burn their flag. We should be encouraging the French people who have the courage to do what is right, not lump them all together in one big category that we despise.

[risk]

I would like have a president like Bush, but infortunatly we have a guy, Chirac who is the best friend with all dictators, and now we have a bad reputation in the world.

To live in France and make such a statement shows real strength and moral fiber. Take care, Marie. You're more of a patriot and freedom fighter than 100 France bashing Americans. You can teach us something about freedom, and I hope you continue to do so.

An American burning the flag that means "liberty, equality, and fraternity" is no better than Rachel Corrie teaching Palestinian kids to burn the American flag. It's human nature to lash out at misunderstood symbols, but it takes intelligence to know better.

[reg45]

Unless you are a hundred years old how can you say that France has ever been, in your memory, anything but a cowardly led nation.

The French haven't had a competent General since Napoleon Bonaparte and he wasn't even French!

[Marie007]

Bravo ! You all understood.