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Heritage Violation - view the complete story on the link.

[Brad’s Gramma]

To quote from the article, "A Nation Divided Stands United," portrays a Civil War battle....". This has been portrayed all year and the principal and some teachers have to apologize? I really don't think so.

[Norb2569]

Newport Beach is the W.A.S.P. pristine area of southern California, and even though Orange County is the hotbed of left coast conservatism, don't think the school system would dare be politically incorrect with all the liberals in SoCal.

Good thing the terrorists didn't attack the left coast, these same folks might have joined with the 'Berkleyites' to make "Welcome to California, Al Qaeda" signs!

[mdittmar]

With its crossed, star-studded blue diagonals on a red field, the Confederate flag still stokes racial and political animosity in the South. There and elsewhere, many African Americans see it as a symbol of slavery, while some whites consider it simply an emblem of Southern pride and heritage.

To me it represents the deaths of thousands of brave men that died in a terrible war.

The Union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men. Their losses, by the best estimates:

Battle deaths: 110,070

Disease, etc.: 250,152

Total 360,222

The Confederate strength, known less accurately because of missing records, was from 750,000 to 1,250,000. Its estimated losses:

Battle deaths: 94,000

Disease, etc.: 164,000

Total 258,000

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I don't really care what the PC crowd thinks.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Lookie what I found, doing a Search....

Contact:Michael Vossen, Assistant Principal

Newport Harbor High School

600 Irvine Avenue

Newport Beach, CA 92663

Ph. 949/515-6362

Fax: 949/515-6370

Am I allowed to do this????????????????

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Here's the enemy: Ms. Dana Perryman, Principal of Westchester HS - the whiners who complained about the flag display. She has no phd - must be a "gift" to the school system.

only email I could find: westchester-hs@lausd.k12.ca.us

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[RikaStrom]

. The show, called "A Nation Divided Stands United," portrays a Civil War battle and illustrates how the nation came together after the bloody conflict, said marching band director Rob Henthorn.

Heaven forbid that people would understand the War of Norther Agression, and actually get a truthful account of what happened.

Now granted, a marching band can't do alot, but at least they tried. Then the first thing that happens is an "apology" from the school. I am so tired of having to apologize for my heritage. I don't see the blacks apologizing for their forefathers selling them to others. I don't see the any other race/religion/people on this planet apologizing for their backgrounds. Why do I have to apoligize for mine?

[CW_Conservative]

A Newport Beach high school principal apologized Thursday for the use of the Confederate flag during a Civil War-themed halftime show at a football game against Westchester High, a school in Los Angeles with a predominately African American student body.

The reason black people are upset by civil war flags is because they are still fighting the war, amongst themselves, just as they have for centuries.

I'm sure the principal's apology made the black kids trip back to the drug and gang infested trash dump they call home a lot more enjoyable. Especially after getting to spend a brief moment in civilization.

[shuckmaster]

Aw, Shucks!

[TexanAmerican]

I proudly fly both an American and Confederate flag outside my house and the PC police will have to deal with it!

[bleudevil]

How much "Southern heritage" or "memories of slavery" do high school kids in suburban Los Angeles have?

[4CJ]

And of course in the politically correct world we live in today, all references of Africans enslaving each other, even today, will be removed from the history books. As will the criminal, political and sexual efforts of x42. Everything must be politically correct. Everyone will ignore the fact that Union flags flew over slave ships for about 244 years. And forget about the laws banning blacks from Northern states. Yes, the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism - x42 was a "good" president, and Al Gore really won the election. </ sarcasm >

[HELLRAISER II]

Hey they didn't have to stay for the half time show, they could of left. It amazes me that the minorities can have their Black Power Flags & such & we're bigots for flying the Confederate flag. To them I say, go home.

[Constitution Day]

Bump... also e-mailed to my SCV compatriots.