LSU American flag burning stopped before it could start

www.2theadvocate.com ^ | May 11, 2011 | Jordan Blum

[BBell]

Got to love the South

LSU graduate student Benjamin Haas is hit by a water balloon thrown by counter-protestors Wednesday as he attempts to read a prepared statement about why he decided not to burn an American flag at the LSU Parade Ground. Haas was escorted away by po-lice for safety reasons before he had a chance to speak. Haas had originally planned to burn an American flag to assert his First Amendment rights and in support of another LSU student who was arrested last week for cutting down and burning the American flag at the LSU War Memorial.

[izzatzo]

Way to go, Bayou Bengals!

[mark3681]

That liquid should have been yellow.

[therightliveswithus]

That is a GREAT picture... probably the first time in a little while that that lib had a wash, anyway

[izzatzo]

If you want yellow, there’s plenty of it in the good Perfessor Crick-you can tell what his color is by his comments.

[oyez]

Good for those fine LSU students. They know they have a right to protect the flag. They also have a responsibility to promote good fire safety. I can't say enough good things about those kids. The LSU Tigers are a different matter entirely.

[itsLUCKY2B]

outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[paint_your_wagon]

A job well done. Great going LSU students.

It’s encouraging to see this happen with university students.

[yarddog]

Those Cajuns can be pretty vociferous.

Two Cajuns hired me for a day job back in 1965. All 3 of us worked hard all day. They bought me lunch then when the job was over, one of them paid me twice what we agreed on.

I have had a warm spot in my heart for them ever since.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

What a great picture!

Honestly, every last one of these mopes looks the same -

[Kickass Conservative]

The new Bush Doctrine, Preemptive Fire Fighting.

[TheRealDBear]

Haas and Crick seem to be confusing LSU with Berkeley.

[onevoter]

An Associate Professor states, “The real story is the rapidity and ease by which a group of otherwise intelligent, sympathetic students were transformed into an impulsive mob by the power of social media,” Crick said in an e-mail statement. “This should give us all pause.”

Wonder if this “Associate Professor” was given “pause” over the mob mentality in Madison, Wisconsin. The “professor” probably applauded that that mob’s “free speech.”

[shalom aleichem]

God Bless those LSU kids.

[BerryDingle]

Wow, something almost happened!

[EverOnward]

Nice start. Hope more of Haas’ ilk get are treated with the “respect” they deserve. These anti-American, anti-Constitution, anti-Christian bottom feeders have worn American’s patience thin over the years. The tide is turning.

[maine-iac7]

“after opposition spread so quickly on Facebook and Twitter.

“The real story is the rapidity and ease by which a group of otherwise intelligent, sympathetic students were transformed into an impulsive mob by the power of social media,” Crick said in an e-mail statement. “This should give us all pause.”

******************* Glad to know “opposition” forces can be gathered so quickly. Hope when we need to do it - the Internet won't “go down.”

[sportutegrl]

Oh to be young and have water balloons and a stinky hippy to pelt. LSU knows how to party.

[Da Coyote]

“An Associate Professor states...” (followed by normal liberal tripe).

Anyone wanna guess which department of marshmallow academic requirements this loon comes from?