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Hey! Don't call ME a dirty Commie!
Chicago Sun Times ^ | May 9, 2010 | ROGER EBERT

Posted on 05/11/2010 4:54:02 PM PDT by 70times7

The impression is spreading that I have drawn an equation between the American flag and the hammer and the sickle. I'm currently serving for target practice on some right-wing websites, and a group of Tweeters are having jolly fun portraying me as an America hater and worse.

This is the result of one single Twitter of mine, and those who were eager to misunderstand it. Tweets are limited to 140 characters, and here is what I tweeted:

@ebertchicago Kids who wear American Flag t-shirts on 5 May should have to share a lunchroom table with those who wear a hammer and sickle on 4 July.

Now what do you suppose I meant by that? It was tweeted at the height of the discussion over five white California kids who wore matching t-shirts to school on Cinco de Mayo, and were sent home by their school. This inspired predictable outrage in the usual circles.

(Excerpt) Read more at rogerebert.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: american; cincodemayo; flag; obama; students
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To: Cyber Liberty
This post has absolutely nothing to do with the asinine opinions of Roger Ebert.

When did it become patriotic to wear American flags printed on clothing? Wasn't that once considered a sign of disrespect for the flag? Am I just wrong, or have the rules changed, or what?

41 posted on 05/11/2010 6:06:25 PM PDT by TChad
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To: 70times7

As someone else said, which days would he ban Mexican students in Mexico from having their flags on? July 4th I guess? Ok Mexicans, you can’t have any Mexican flags on during July 4th down there, sorry.


42 posted on 05/11/2010 6:06:32 PM PDT by Tolsti2
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To: 70times7

Very eloquent...thank you!


43 posted on 05/11/2010 6:09:49 PM PDT by copwife (All God's creatures have a place in the choir!)
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To: Sherman Logan

I was thinking that too. wtf is he doing comparing rape of nanking to US/Mexican relations? Are we that close to all out hatred and war? I guess so!


44 posted on 05/11/2010 6:14:50 PM PDT by Tolsti2
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To: TChad

Bunting is acceptable ~ take a look at the picture ~ you do not see an entire US flag.


45 posted on 05/11/2010 6:17:09 PM PDT by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: 70times7

I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he bathes...which would just make him a commie.


46 posted on 05/11/2010 6:51:25 PM PDT by highlander_UW (First we take down the Democrats, then we clean the Augean stable that is the GOP.)
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To: Sherman Logan
No, I think many caught that right away. I pointed that out in my letter. I was trying to find a way to actually get through Ebert's pride and prejudice. (bah dump pishhh)
47 posted on 05/11/2010 6:53:13 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: muawiyah
Bunting is acceptable ~ take a look at the picture ~ you do not see an entire US flag.

The kid on the left is wearing an Old Navy shirt that appears to have an entire flag, and his shorts appear to have many entire flags. Still, the flags might be missing stars or stripes. Does that make it OK?

This addresses my concerns:

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

"Section 8d reads, 'The flag should never be used as wearing apparel.'"

48 posted on 05/11/2010 6:54:35 PM PDT by TChad
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To: muawiyah

Note true - the Old Navy shirt has a complete flag.


49 posted on 05/11/2010 6:56:07 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: TChad

The Supreme Court “outlawed” laws on “the Flag” ~ like they owned it or something. I felt terribly offended at the time since it’s MY FLAG, not theirs, that B*ST*RDZ


50 posted on 05/11/2010 6:58:20 PM PDT by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: 70times7
Let's begin with a fact few Americans know: Celebrating Cinco de Mayo is an American custom. The first such celebration was held in California in 1863, and they have continued without interruption. In Mexico itself it is not observed, except in the state of Puebla--the site of Mexico's underdog victory over the French on May 5, 1862.

Good for you, Roger, for bringing some light to this. You'd never know any of that to listen to the VERY COMMUNIST hispanic activists who get all the air time.

That said; it's not right to call you a dirty commie. You seem like a pretty clean cut commie to me, Rog.

51 posted on 05/11/2010 7:04:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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To: copwife
Thank you!

;^)

(I couldn't resist)

52 posted on 05/11/2010 7:05:48 PM PDT by 70times7 (All of Gods creatures have a place in the stew pot!)
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To: muawiyah
The Supreme Court “outlawed” laws on “the Flag”

I just thought it odd that I had not heard any conservative criticism of the kids' possible misuse of the flag, whether or not that misuse was illegal.

53 posted on 05/11/2010 7:07:20 PM PDT by TChad
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To: TigersEye

One has to wonder if that principal has ever sent anyone home for a Che t-shi[r]t. I’m gonna go waaaaay out on a limb and guess no.


54 posted on 05/11/2010 7:08:28 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: muawiyah
Bunting is acceptable...

Bunting, hell... them kids done hit a home run!

55 posted on 05/11/2010 7:10:46 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: 70times7

The commie fool rolls around in red paint and expects not to get redder.


56 posted on 05/11/2010 7:19:53 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: TChad
"Section 8d reads, 'The flag should never be used as wearing apparel.'"

Representations of the flag are not flags. A flag is something specifically designed to be displayed as a flag. If you cut up a flag and tailor it into a shirt, a vest, head wear or anything else that is desecrating the flag. If you print an image of the flag on something or create something with stars and stripes on it, like a dew rag a shirt or a table cloth that is not considered a flag. It is only a representation.

You are free not to like that but that is my understanding of flag etiquette and the definition of "flag."

57 posted on 05/11/2010 7:28:52 PM PDT by TigersEye (0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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To: 70times7

I don’t think you’re that far out on the limb. heh


58 posted on 05/11/2010 7:31:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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To: TChad

It used to be something you didn’t do, wear the American flag as a part of, or draped over your body...It was a rule, a loose guideline...

Nowadays it is not looked upon as a sign of disrespect, because people who see someone doing that (i.e.: athlete who just won the 100 meter dash, etc etc) was viewed as respectful and grateful...Our 1980 Olympic hockey team, a member of that squad did it...

If someone is doing it as a sign of disrespect, we’d see it fairly easily...

Go back and look at some of the old Def Leppard videos, the lead singer is wearing the British “Jack” as a pair of skivvies (underwear/shorts)...To me that is disrespectful...

Its all a matter of perspective now...We know what is respectful, and what is not...And we’ll act accordingly...


59 posted on 05/11/2010 7:49:34 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus sayin')
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To: TigersEye
You are free not to like that but that is my understanding of flag etiquette and the definition of "flag."

The ushistory.org website says that T-shirt flags are flags:

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/faq.htm#q031

60 posted on 05/11/2010 7:53:09 PM PDT by TChad
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