[bmauer]

AngryClam,

You had better be damned careful before you accuse people of "planning vandalism" or of planning anything illegal. That kind of accusation of guilt in advance is extremely dangerous, irresponsible, and detestable.

The question about "punishment" that the student leaders put to President Hitt is entirely appropriate. It is a question pertaining to university policy and, as such, is worthy of an answer from the president. By the way, no matter what he says in answer to that question (if he chooses to say anything at all), it will be unpleasant to many people. That the question is difficult or impossible to answer does not mean that it shouldn't be asked.

Barry

[TheAngryClam]

Having spent the most current six years of my life on college campuses in close proximity to the lefty student government types that infest them, I can state with 99% certainty that removal and/or destruction of those flags is exactly what these people have in mind.

Think about it- college campuses are where anything remotely conservative is either torn down (fliers), stolen (newspapers, both general and explicitly conservative), attacked, harassed, etc.

They know exactly what they're planning, and I'm certain that once these flags are installed, there will be multiple incidents of vandalism.

If they're really creative, they'll do like the student government at Berkeley and replace the American flag with one of these:



Seeing one of these irritates me even more than the ones that replace the stars in the field with a peace symbol.

What's really funny is that these flags are made and sold for a profit, and yet the stupid college kids don't see the obvious irony.

[TheAngryClam]

Incidentally, the militia referenced in my tagline isn't an actual one (Tom McClintock is currently the third place candidate for the recall election here in California).

I thought I ought to make that clear, seeing as you're from Florida and thus might be unfamiliar with the reference.