Posted on 05/09/2010 3:21:46 PM PDT by kristinn
I am posting this announcement with Jim Thompson's blessing and support.
Patriotic Americans all across the nation are being called on to 'flaunt the American flag' on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 by wearing patriotic-themed clothing such as American flag style shirts, blouses, ties or jackets; American flag lapel pins or brooches; and by displaying the American flag at home, on your car or at your desk at work. You can even carry an American flag with you as you make your rounds on Wednesday and really flaunt that flag!
This is being done as a show of support for the American families in Morgan Hill, California whose students attending Live Oak High School were ordered to remove their American flag style shirts so as to not offend Mexican students on Cinco de Mayo last week.
Offended Mexican students walked out of class the next day and staged a protest march demanding "respect" for "our holiday" by demanding Americans not display the American flag on American soil.
One protester, Luis Jimenez, was videotaped by KNTV-TV saying, "Yesterday, it was our holiday, Cinco de Mayo. All of, like, the Americans thought they could wear their flags and just flaunt them in front of us."
Another Mexican protester was videotaped by KRON-TV ripping an American flag out of the hands of an American that same day.
In response, please send this message: We Americans will flaunt our flag on our soil anytime we please. If some folks don't like that, we have an old saying for them, "America, love it or leave it!"
Please e-mail and post this call to action on blogs, Facebook, Twitter and send it to you local and national Tea Party groups and talk radio hosts.
(Note to all the race-baiting liberals and weak-kneed David Brooks types, this is not about race, or even about Mexico. This is about Americans standing up for America on American soil. If you can't handle displays of patriotism, the same message above applies to you too.)
If anyone asks who started this and why May 12, just say it was started by a TEA-ed off American and May 12 just seems like a good day to wear the red, white and blue.
Flaunt it EVERYDAY!
If the countries that the immigrants came from were so great, why aren’t they there? Especially Mexico. And they usually don’t go home on their own. The few that do are a drop in the bucket made up by the deluge flowing in.
Anybody who tries ripping away MY American Flag had better have paid up their insurance.
I’m off to Walmart to get a new made-in-China American flag shirt. Be back soon!
I'm sure this was tongue-in-cheek, but it still makes me mad. I don't think I own any flag type clothes. But when the Vets come around every year, I buy another Flag. MADE IN THE USA.
Thanks bhf!
I’m in.
BTTT
I’m in. I’m going to wear my flag pin on my jacket. Nice and conspicuous.
Thread Bump.
“Old Glory flys 365 24/7.”
Flag etiquette: Old Glory should be brought in at night unless a light is shining on it, and brought in during inclement weather.
I know mine has a light and thanks for the reminder.
Volley bump.
Looks good. Thank you!
Salute to SSgt Esau Gonzales.
That you Sir........I will pass on a collection of the posts here at FR to his family and friends.
.... we just left his funeral and it was full military honors, a fly over by a biplane WWI era, 2 army fixed wing spotter planes from what I believed to be the Korean and Vietnam War. And then three P-51 Mustangs over the deck. I an many other EOD troops, Army, Navy , Air Force and Marines attended as that was Esau’s MOS. Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Whole City of Panhandle TX turned out to pay their respects.......
The entire Panhandle of Texas displayed the flags and salutes during the Memorial last friday and when his remains were returned to the Amarillo Texas Airport. School Children and Texans lined highway 60 from the airport to the city of Panhandle about 25 miles east .......
The Church was standing room only and an excellent service. Bugler played taps, bagpipes escorted the procession and played amazing grace......
Local, County and State LEO’s from the region included Texas Rangers as well as VFW, American Legion, Special Forces Association, ........
Respect, Honor, Country and Duty along with the flag were full on in this tiny Texas town today.......
Esau will clearly be missed by the outpouring of love and concern for his family.
Rest In Peace Esau .......ya earned it troop !
Stay Safe !
Flags flying high at our house.
BUMP.
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