Respect for flag must be earned, not legislated (MEGA-PROJECTILE BARF ALERT)

Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed ^ | July 3, 2006 | Harold Taggart

[Chi-townChief]

This bozo Taggart appears to have all of the anti-American lefty jingoism down pat yet doesn't seem to realize that, if he's not happy here, there are thousands of travel agents who would be only too happy to send him to the other side of the world.

[dighton]

“No one deserved 9/11, but no one deserved it more than the United States did.”

— Harold Taggart.

[silverleaf]

The flag is not on par with other "symbols".

If you burn a flag your lefty neighbors will cheer. If you burn a cross on your lawn or paint a swastika on your house they'll demand you be arrested for hate speech.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Respect for flag must be earned

Bullshat Most thinking Americans are Born with it !

Every time i see an American flag the very first thing that i think of is Freedom and the men who died to keep Freedom Alive ...

[Jameison]

Aaaaaaahhh.
So when is this guy moving to Canada then?
Oh I forgot. Canada went conservative too.
Off to Iran with you, bozo.

[KC_Conspirator]

This guy is a real piece of hate-America filth. I wonder if he would have the same reaction if the rainbow gay pride flag or the Mexican flag was burned "in protest".

[weegee]

That declaration outlined noble ideals and universal rights such as ''life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'' Unfortunately, in 230 years, the United States has never lived up to those simple ideals.

Spoken like a true communist.

Got someplace better? Move there. Now!

[weegee]

Or a gay colors flag.

[Chi-townChief]

So I guess I can repeat "If ignorance is indeed bliss, Mr. Taggart must be ecstatic."

[EveningStar]

Wow. This guy is king of the asswipes.

[synbad600]

What gives him the right to spew his nonsense?

Oh, yea. He lives in AMERICA!

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Someone call the Waaahmbulance!

[ANGGAPO]

There was a story around that President Lincoln banished such an idiot from the country for disrespect of the United States. He was put aboard a Navy ship, to never see America again. He was transfered from ship to ship in foreign ports in order to keep him from never seeing American soil again. Could be just a story but it's a fitting fate for this guy.

[ExpatGator]

If Taggart happens to read this thread:

"As a Vietnam War veteran,"

Hey Taggart, I am calling you out on this claim. What unit? What time-frame were you in Vietnam? Also, please post your DD-214. I am sitting here with a signed copy of Shelby Stanton's "Vietnam Order of Battle," ready to verify your claims.

Do not claim to be a Vietnam War Vet if you were not there.

[Alouette]

Harold Taggart, is that an alias of Noam Chomsky?

[HighWheeler]

[Chi-townChief]

He's about a wipe and a half, that's for sure.

[HighWheeler]

He is shown on the web as either 65 yo or 79 yo. in Skokie.

His phone number is readily available (*-) to an enterprising young journalist who would like to interview him for their next article.

[silverleaf]

Yes, burning a rainbow flag would be a good test of free speech regarding the burning of symbols.

[sauropod]

The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, resulted in the needless and senseless deaths of 3,000 people. That was one American for each 1,000 Southeast Asians the United States killed during the Vietnam War.

Sophistry.