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Mexican Flag Burned After Week Of Protests
Arizona Republic ^
| 31 March 2006
| AP
Posted on 03/31/2006 8:28:06 AM PST by buccaneer81
Mexican flag burned after week of protests
Associated Press Mar. 31, 2006 07:10 AM
Tensions over immigration got a little heated Thursday in Apache Junction.
A Mexican flag was brought to school by a Hispanic student in response to what he said was a racist remark directed at him the day before. After he and other students raised the flag on the school's flagpole, the newspaper said another group of students took it down and burned it.
The burning and ensuing shoving match between the two groups of students happened before most students arrived at the school.
The school's principal said all six students involved will be disciplined.
Security was beefed up after the incident but there were no other problems at the school Thursday.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: aboutime; burnbabyburn; buzzardbanner; directaction; fightback; patriots; redwhitegreenrag
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Nice to see a flag burning for a good cause. Good on those patriotic students standing up to la raza.
To: buccaneer81
Nice to see a display of American patriotism.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:29:29 AM PST
by
NY Attitude
(You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
To: buccaneer81
Isn't that a hate crime???
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:30:27 AM PST
by
Andy from Beaverton
(I only vote Republican to stop the Democrats)
To: buccaneer81
I will flick my bic for that.
This is the USA. Not Mexico. Get over it.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:30:37 AM PST
by
Danae
(Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
To: buccaneer81
I disagree.
I do not like it when Americans adopt the tactics of our overseas enemies.
We are better than this. Let la raza bring their wierdly colored flags... petty... our focus is the legal system making sure our country is not flooded with the 'flagbearers' themselves.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:30:55 AM PST
by
AmericanRepublican
(There are fools on both sides. Only the true Americans will prevail.)
To: buccaneer81
Excellent - but, I wonder if MSM will cover this....hmmm, if they do...get ready for 3rd world riots in OUR streets.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:31:11 AM PST
by
MadeInAmerica
( - Tested in the Middle East)
To: buccaneer81
Well I'm a compassionate conservative and I hope somebody urinated on it to put the fire out.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:31:37 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: MadeInAmerica
I am ready now.....
7.62mm
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:32:11 AM PST
by
joe fonebone
(Vote YES! on Lake Iran......)
To: AmericanRepublican
Have you ever seen or been around a Cinco De Mayo festival?
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:33:06 AM PST
by
NY Attitude
(You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: buccaneer81
This is America, not Mexico. Get over it.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:33:40 AM PST
by
D-Chivas
To: buccaneer81
Mexican Flag Burned After Week Of ProtestsWhat took so long?
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:33:53 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: buccaneer81
I have no desire to see anyone's heritage trashed, but when it's used under the guise of showing a desire to stay in the United States, it deserves what it gets.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:34:53 AM PST
by
Ptaz
(Take Personal Responsibility--it's not fun, but it's the right thing to do.)
To: AmericanRepublican
Excellent point, but I'm torn on this. Seeing another country flag fly on our soil, over our public land is wrong and many people have died to have OUR flag fly...no other. A simple lesson of..."you fly that flag and it burns" will certainly stop that IMO.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:35:01 AM PST
by
MadeInAmerica
( - Tested in the Middle East)
To: oyez
Too late. Congress is gonna make all the illegals legal. It's a short jump from there to making them voters. It's gonna happen.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:35:06 AM PST
by
kjo
To: AmericanRepublican
If the enemy has the right to burn the American flag, then our allies also have the right to burn the Mexican flag.
You may not like the tactics being used, but as someone once said, "If you take the high road too often, you'll get altitude sickness."
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:35:11 AM PST
by
JillValentine
(John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt: Modern-day Julius Streichers.)
To: AmericanRepublican
I disagree with you. If we are free to burn the American flag, then we are free to burn the Mexican flag. Ironically the hispanics are waving the flag of a government whose oppressive/ineffective policies their parents chose to flee.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:35:25 AM PST
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: oyez
Notice to prospective aliens, immigrants, wetbacks,,, whatever. If you come to America still declaring allegiances to your native flag you do not belong in America.TEDDY: "AMEN!"
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:35:44 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: buccaneer81
The flag burners were wrong and should be punished along with the others. If they wanted to burn a Mexican flag, and I am with them there, they should have supplied their own.
The Mexican flag should not have been flying on that flag pole, but that's no excuse for destroying someone else's property.
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:36:08 AM PST
by
magslinger
(Pray for your enemies, It's like taking a B52 to a gun fight.)
To: NY Attitude
Have you ever seen or been around a Cinco De Mayo festival?No... I prefer my local Cheers like tavern. But I'm curious? What happens at Cinco De Mayo?
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posted on
03/31/2006 8:36:08 AM PST
by
AmericanRepublican
(There are fools on both sides. Only the true Americans will prevail.)
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