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School Security Orders CO Teen to Remove American Flags From Pickup Truck

Jeremy Stoppel is man enough to admit that he deserved getting a ticket for squealing his tires in the school parking ticket. But he has a problem with the order that came down from school security — no more American Flags. He told KMGH-TV:

“She said I should take my flags down. She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable,” Stoppel said. “How do you suppose anyone would feel uncomfortable in America with an American flag? That‘s where I’m confused.”

Jeremy and his dad told the station they are looking for an apology:

“To me, she’s just threatening him, hoping that she can just bully him so he‘ll just take ’em down and just put his tail between his legs and say, ‘I’m done. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.‘ And that’s just not gonna happen,” said Dan Stoppel, Jeremy’s father.

The principal is promising to look into the matter. Stay tuned.

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  • Phoenician
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:39pm

    To whomever it makes “uncomfortable” to see his flags, I say, ‘get the hell out of this country, STAT!’

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    • Will.duRANT.IV
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:47am

      Agree … starting with that marxist puppet who occupies the Oval Office and his puppetmaster, George Soros. Then his so-called cabinet and “czars.” Then, Pelosi, Reed, and much of both houses of Congress … and that Hippo they just added to The Supremes.

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  • 18zulu
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:37pm

    The issue should not be, “Someone may get offended by this youth flying the American Flag”. The issue should be “If you are offended by the American Flag flying high over American Soil” back your bags and go back to where you came from.

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  • woodyb
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:26pm

    What makes most of us uncomfortable is the move in this country to make everyone feel ashamed of their belief and faith in, and their patriotism toward, their nation.
    It would be OK if he had Mexican flags on his truck!!!

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    • malagent
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 4:09pm

      It would definitely be protected, and considered racist to say anything about it.

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  • firesteel911
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:14pm

    She has offended me; I’m an US Air Force VET and this is BS. He has EVERY RIGHT to
    have a the COLORS of this great nation on his vehicle. IT IS CALLED FREEDOM OF
    EXPRESSION under the 1st amendment. First the PC police take god out ok mostly
    Everything but it is ok when other religious groups do things that are offensive
    To Christians. It is time we STAND UP for what is RIGHT. Our faith and our freedoms
    Our four fathers and after fought and died for will be lost. Take our country back now.

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  • Massageman
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:14pm

    Jeremy must be a slow learner. If he had learned anything in school, he would not be proud of our County. Must be his darn parents teaching him the truth. We have to silence parents.

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  • truebearing
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:11pm

    Where do they dredge up these idiots? Leave it to our schools to hire a bunch of PC fascists to provide “security”.

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  • sdkavin05
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:06pm

    You have every right as an American to proudly fly your flag. There are soldiers over in other countries that die for that flag and don’t let an unpatriotic, anti-American, liberal tell you to take Old Glory down. Stand up for America! Restore America’s Honor. God Bless America!–a US Soldier

     
  • truebearing
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:06pm

    I have a suggestion where he can “put” the flags…..

     
  • Falconer
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:03pm

    Diversity huh?

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:57pm

    I wonder how she felt about the Empire State Building being lit up red & yellow to commemorate the communist revolution…

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  • freedom_gurl35
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:56pm

    I do not understand how flying the American flag can be offensive or make someone uncomfortable. It’s the symbol of this great country, and unless we’ve already been taken over by Mexico, any citizen has the right to fly it as he sees fit.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:25pm

      What is the need for flying the flag all the time? Do some people not know they’re in the United States?

       
    • 18zulu
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:39pm

      Rush,

      One word “Patriotism”

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    • ProgressivesAreEvil
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 8:31pm

      What is Rush’s need to make whiny obtuse comments all the time? Doesn‘t he know he’s on a board of free thinking patriots?

      See what I did there? BTW if you can’t figure out why people like flying the American flag all the time then you really are ignorant and clueless about the rest of the world.

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    • baldwin4freedom
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 9:51pm

      It is all about trying to destroy anything that could possibly hold We The People together. Divided We Will Fall.

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    • oldsalty1
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 11:25pm

      I support your posting not the ignorant response you received. there is nothing wrong with flying the flag constantly. Unless you are only a part time citizen.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:49am

      Patriotism is a great virtue but I don‘t think flags suffice to prove you’re a patriot and we will be in grave danger when external symbols of patriotism become more important than forming objective opinions about your country and its policies. That’s the patriotism that the founders wanted for this country based on enlightenment principles.

      Patriotism is far dangerous when it becomes nationalism that hides a feeling of supremacy for the people of this country over every other human being for some inane reason. Exactly what I see expressed over and over in these comments.

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    • onebigassmistakeamerica
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 4:59am

      Apparently Rush does not understand that he lives in the greatest country ever conceived and, like it or not, the flag is a symbol of that country. You don’t have to fly it, Rush, but I don’t understand your problem with others flying it. See, Liberals speak of tolerance but do not practice it. I am willing to bet that not one person here has a problem with the fact that you choose NOT to fly the flag. So why the intolerance, Rush?

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 7:01am

      Oh I’m not for stopping you doing anything. I’m mostly a libertarian and I respect my constitution despite everybody trying to label me liberal to avoid the debate.

      But the smug attitude of ‘greatest country ever conceived’ that guys like Sean Hannity keeps repeating not only goes against the christian principles of humility but also makes people here feel their country superior to any other. And history can teach you what happens when a country goes too much down that path: Pharaons, Romans, Napolean French, Nazi germany, and Japan pre WW2.

      The sooner we learn humility and drop our superior attitude the better we get our country on the right track to be truly great.

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    • HonorandObey
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 11:37am

      Rush, you speak with an elegant pen sir and with enough libertarian jargon to cloak a progressive ideology IF you were one. I will not presume either yet. What is clear, you are not a moron. This post of yours above has enough half truths in it to gain my approval… IF I didn’t firmly understand where my principles sprout from.
      [quote]“EXTERNAL symbols of patriotism become more important than forming OBJECTIVE opinions about YOUR COUNTRY and its POLICIES… That’s the patriotism the founders wanted… based on ‘Enlightenment Principles’.”[/quote]
      There is nothing inherently wrong with patriotic symbols, especially those that remind us of OUR ‘enlightenment principles’ and the grave price paid for those beliefs. But your use of ‘objective’ opinions, while speaking in the context of one’s country and policies, seems to imply only Foreign opinion possesses objective perspective. I would categorically reject such a notion that a Patriot, wrapped provocatively in a plethora of patriotic symbols, could not form ‘objective’ opinions… ESPECIALLY about our country’s policies!
      [quote]“Patriotism is far dangerous when it becomes nationalism that hides a feeling of supremacy for the people of this country over every other human being for some inane reason. Exactly what I see expressed over and over in these comments.”[/quote]
      It‘s your second paragraph where I get a better feel for what you really mean by ’Enlightenment Principles.’ You assert, when a Patriot rightly recognizes the uniqueness of these United States and the extraordinary righteous accomplishments never before seen in human history, that we Patriots will forget the providence behind those moral ends and assert the credit belongs onto ourselves. That we, not Him, made this nation the miracle that it is. Such recognition does NOT lead to the dreaded Nationalism of which you fear sir, nor to hubris. Such recognition Honors the One that provided it.
      History shows it is the various forms of a ‘ruling class’ that twists peoples’ pride, who are not firmly rooted in the Truth of the source of Righteous Providence, into racial supremacy over other groups. Those ‘would be rulers’ that would take credit are the ‘dangerous patriots’ you should be vigilant about. I do not see such assertions being expressed here. So Rush, I am deeply offended that your assertion otherwise implies we’re all racists and demand an apology sir.

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    • RushsWorstNightmare
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:22pm

      @RUSH

      RUSHtheMORON said: “What is the need for flying the flag all the time? Do some people not know they’re in the United States?

      You could ask the same question of libs like you. What is the need to post your ignorance to forums all the time? You think some people wouldn‘t know you’re a liberal otherwise?

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:39pm

      HONORANDOBEY,

      On “objective opinions”: I‘m in totally agreement with you that being a patriot doesn’t mean you can’t be objective about your country. After all, MLK, Noam Chomsky or Jane Fonda are all patriots in my mind, and dared to express their opinions while loving their country nonetheless.

      I was referring to the dogma that says if you’re a patriot of this great country, then you should put american exceptionalism above anything else. As I mentioned, Sean Hannity, but also Glenn and Rush and other on the right paint any criticism or lack of “flags” and ‘banners“ and ”pins” as unpatriotic (that’s why all our news channels compete on who uses more flags than the other), which is utterly stupid.

      On racism: I don’t think I labelled anybody as racist. I was talking about “race” superiority, but “identity” superiority. For example, all the people opposed to the international criminal courts, think that “Americans” should not be held accountable to any human standards of law. The same rules we like here (nobody is above the law) we consider inappropriate when people from other countries are involved.
      And when I referred to “comments”, here’s an example just few entries above this one: “Diversity DOES NOT MEAN SHOVING OTHER “LESSER” COUNTRIES DOWN OUR EXCEPTIONAL THROATS!!!”

      Do you see what I mean? “Lesser” countries? really?

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:47pm

      RUSHSWORSTNIGHTMARE

      Since you’re the smart one, tell me what a lib is? and how did you figure out I was one? because I asked you a question instead of chanting like sheep “OH YEAH AMERICA! FLAGS! F* DIVERSITY!”

      I said that I think the school did the wrong thing, and the kid has the right to fly whatever flag he wants… but do you understand that? do you understand what it means to have that right? that means you also don’t get all whiny because some muslim shmuck is building a mosque behind your yard, or that some dude is getting stoned in his car.. CAN YOU LIVE WITH THAT?

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    • onebigassmistakeamerica
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 5:19am

      Rush,
      I‘m not a Christian and I’m not criticizing anything that you choose to do or choose not to do. I was wondering, if you are a libertarian like me, why you are chastising others for doing whatever is that they want to do? Like wave a flag or whatever it is they want? Or feel superior knowing that they live in the most diverse and free nation in the history of humankind? There is nothing at all, NOTHING, wrong with having an opinion and expressing it however you wish as long as it does not impinge on the rights of others. I’m sure you would agree with me.

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    • AmericanPatriot01
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 9:59pm

      Rush

      It should be obvious (and it is to other patriots) that the symbols we display not only show our devotion to the principals and ideals that they represent, They serve as reminders for those that are the benefactors, of those that have paid the price for our freedom, that they are the luckiest people on the planet. You should have learned about that somewhere along the course of your life, but, i guess your a product of the gov’t educational system.

      It is important to fly the flag so we can let other patriots know we are not a Jerk like you!!

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    • Karena
      Posted on September 11, 2010 at 12:17am

      I agree FREEDOM-GURL35! I am so proud to have two sons that are Boy Scouts that will be getting up early tomorrow morning to put American flags in the yards all over our our neighborhood in commemoration of 9/11. Its a beautiful sight. My mom started a family tradition that I’ve kept up with my own family. Everyone gets a new patriotic t-shirt for Independence Day every year. We all have quite a collection and wear them often. We have a 4×6 American flag on the wall in our family room. I love to see our flag. Yes. I know that I live in America and I will celebrate it everyday! This young man has a love for his country and has every right to show it. Anyone offended by the Stars and Stripes doesn’t deserve the freedom we have here.

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:53pm

    “Jeremy Stoppel is man enough to admit that he deserved getting a ticket for squealing his tires in the school parking ticket”

    Typo alert.

    Diversity? Since when is your country’s flag against diversity? Liberal brainwashing…man. It destroys your brain.

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  • missmarie
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:47pm

    Jeremy, we are with you! It appears the security guard acted on their own and the request was made without authority. It was refreshing to hear the principal’s point of view as pro-American and pro-American Flag. I am pleased you are taking responsibility for squealing the tires – maybe not your best choice, but you’re young – live and learn. It is wonderful that young people are feeling a sense of patriotism and I applaud you for standing up for your principles and not removing the flags.

    Keep us posted as to what happens next! If you need a few hundred emails of support, I’ll bet we could provide that for you! God bless you and watch your speed!

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  • bswanson
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:41pm

    The security person should be forced to write a 5 page single space paper on what it means to be an American. If Jeremy give them a passing job maybe they can get their job back.

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  • bbach57
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:37pm

    That School security guard needs to be fired. We have to stand up to these people God Bless America

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  • DanniDee
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:36pm

    Could that security guard be a devil-worshipping Muslim?

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    • rush
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:20pm

      In islam, the devil is called shaytan (satan) and they (muslims) are forbidden from calling jews or christians “worshipers of the devil”.

      Please get educated and stop talking like morons. You’re a disgrace to Christianity and America.

       
    • HBO
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:50pm

      Hey RUSH, keep repeating the absurd lie that Islam is some kind of religion of peace….then maybe more ******* morons such as yourself will tend to believe you. Oh, and yes, English IS the official language of the United States. Don‘t like it and can’t live with it, then leave……..you are in the minority.

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    • ME
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 11:17pm

      Rush the Huffington post is missing you, we will not when your gone:)

      9/11 I will celebrate the fallen Americans and have some pork and a Koran bonfire.

      Yes we all know the great tolerance for Jews and Christians that Islam teaches don’t say anything negative while you cut off heads and kill children with bombs. Yes peace and respect by the sword and bomb then hide on a rug and talk about peace till you kill again. Islam is hate, started by a pedophile, unless marrying a nine year old does not make you a pedophile? In my world it does.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:36am

      HBO,
      Instead of calling me moron, show me where I‘m wrong and I’ll admit my mistake if I’m wrong. If your ideas are so logical then you should welcome debating them.
      Islam is as much a religion of peace and justice as christianity and judaism. For every act violence you relate to islam I can come up with ten related to christians and jews.
      As for english, I’m sorry to inform, but apparently you’re not that big of a majority that you could make make it legally the official language. I don’t actually oppose it. I‘m just sayin factually it’s not.

      ME,
      The people who died in 9/11 would probably in their grave if they knew what stupid people are saying and doing in their name. Including all the muslims, jews and vegetarians that don’t eat PORK.
      And what is this huffington post that everybody keeps referring to? your ideas are so fragile and idiotic that you’re afraid to argue them? you have to label and dismiss?

       
    • ron the veteran
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 8:33am

      please tell us about all the christians who are violent what lies are you spreading now. tell me how many churches are build on top of the ruins of mosques? none! so save your lies for someone whos stupid enough to belive you. the only reason christians got violent with islam is because of your trying to inslave them. youll get your ass kicked everytime you mess with christians they will only take so much then theyll turn on you and be your worst nitemare.

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    • Autonomous_System
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 9:51am

      Rush, you should not deceive. Islam is not only a religion. The next person that calls Islam a “peaceful religion” I am going to puke. Sure it has religious aspects but that is only a fraction of Islam. Islam is a political system, judicial system, economic system and religious system and rolled up into one.

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    • Smiling Dawg
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 10:55am

      yup, devil worshipers they are…

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:22pm

      AUTONOMOUS_SYSTEM,

      Islam is all systems combined as you said. That is a religion. It covers all aspects of human life. If you read the history of the 3 abrahmic religions and consider them all as part of one message, then you‘ll get enlightened as to why islam encompasses all the aspects communicated to God’s messengers from Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ishmail, Joseph, Moses, Solomon, Jonah, to Jesus and Mohammed.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:19pm

      RON THE VETERAN,

      Why don’t you start here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism) but if not enough, I can tell you stories from violence made in the name of judaism, islam and christianity that would make you vomit your guts out.

      Violence is a human thing. It has nothing to do with religion. Don’t help atheists in their arguments.

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  • saneromeo
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:30pm

    Shouldn’t the school be focused on LEARNING? not diversity? I know that seems silly but….

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    • patriotgirl2244
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 10:11am

      bingo!
      Diversity DOES NOT MEAN SHOVING OTHER “LESSER” COUNTRIES DOWN OUR EXCEPTIONAL THROATS!!!

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  • oldsalty1
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:28pm

    this is getting plain ridiculous. First it is an avalanche of home owners being told that they cant fly there flag on there property due to a hoa decision. Now a student at a public, state funded school is told she cant fly a flag on her vehicle. I can see November from my back porch.

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  • Elucidate
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:26pm

    I suspect the security person will likely get some form of disciplinary action. What who knows…but the princepal did seem sincere about finding the truth. More importantly, what makes that security person tick…what is that person all about. Why does that person feel threatened by the US Flag?

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:19pm

      that security gard must be an obamaite.

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    • Elucidate
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:28pm

      Ok…I had a type-o in my comment. I do know how to spell principal

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  • alamo
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:26pm

    The American flags are a symbol of diversity. The security is caught within its own hypocrisy as they try to push a liberal agenda.

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:18pm

      the American flag is a symbol of assimilation, our blending into ONE nation. not separate diverse individual cultures. there is no room for DIVERSITY in the US, we are and have been One Nation of blended cultures, who assimilated and all speak ONE language (English) “together” (and what you want AT HOME) , anything other than that is socialism.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:29pm

      Wow.. what is socialism have to do with diversity and (also unrelated) speaking english?

      English is not the the official language of the US. And you can’t ban anyone from speaking whatever they want wherever they want. This is America!

      I don’t think anybody forgets what the flag is a symbol of, but do you, fake patriots, have to fly it all the time?

       
    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:19am

      English is not the official language of the US? Then what the hell is?

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:22am

      English is the official language of only 28 states, not the country. Here’s a legal analysis of the matter: http://www.ilw.com/immigrationdaily/news/2007,0515-crs.pdf

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    • BlackCrow
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 8:18am

      Rush

      I have yet to have found a liberal who can defend their belief in communism in an open discussion on the philosophy. They either cave, admitting they are not smart enough to answer the hard questions or get red in the face and start hurling hate and ignorant comments. I have beaten college professors and I can beat you with half my brain tied behind my back just to make it fair.

      I challenge you to find the word “diversity” in the constitution. Our republic was structured to provide opportunity not the mediocrity which arises from the acceptance of socaly abhorant behavior in the name of diversity.

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    • rush
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:56pm

      BlackCrow,

      Please don’t mix liberals with communism, you’re just making your arguments instantly weak by those egregious statements. And i’m not even a liberal, I don’t need to defend them. Please “beat” me with SENSE and LOGIC.

      As for diversity, I just have to point to the declaration of independence:
      - All men are equal
      - They all have unalienable rights, of which are: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

      You can think whatever you want, do whatever you like to pursue your happiness as long as it’s legal and does not conflict with my pursuit of happiness and does not harm me. The bill of rights obviously more specifically lays out those rights and liberties.

      I can’t tell you whether you should believe in god, bear arms, start a militia (christian or muslim or jewish btw), smoke marijuana, abort your pregnancy, commit suicide, speak your native tongue, or anything else.

      Diversity is the respect of others’ differences and their right to be, think and act differently. It’s in the essence of the founding of this country.

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    • Bob from Michigan
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 5:33am

      If you want to contact the school you can do it at:

      Principal Mary Lindimore, Northglenn High School, 601 West 100th Place, Northglenn, CO 80260
      720-972-4600

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  • koyettsu
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:25pm

    The security guard in my opinion should be fired, people who are anti-American should NOT be at a place where our children are learning.

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    • charlani55
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:41pm

      That would mean we would loose 1/2 the teacher in this. Don’t get me wrong, my dad was a teacher, but he would never have taught all the liberal garbage our children are being face with today in this country.

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    • jetmech568
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:47pm

      Amen!!!

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    • freedom_gurl35
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:52pm

      Agreed! As a conservative teacher, I see this kind of thing happening on a regular basis, and I wish that parents would get more involved so that they can see what their kids are actually being taught!

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    • pepperanne
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 11:37pm

      FreedomGurl,
      I COMPLETELY AGREE! I am a mother of a 9, 10, and 12 year old. I have repeatedly tried to find out exactly WHAT my children are learning as far as our “American History” is concerned. They are learning NOTHING like I was taught. Nowadays, the kids don’t even come home with homework!!! What am I to think??? Do they not want US AS PARENTS to know what they are teaching? I know I’m not alone…

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    • gatekeeper96740
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:42am

      They are teaching Islam is the religion of Peace and Christians are evil.

      See Davis Stotts Drive thru History.

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    • Autonomous_System
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 9:43am

      If you child is in public school… RESCUE THEM NOW! Take them out of school and enroll them into private school NOW!! Public schools are a travesty. We must do a Cloward and Piven on the public schools system. This is part of Pledging your Fortunes as stated in the Declaration of Independence. To kill the beast, it must stave it to death. Please remove your children from government schools NOW.

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  • Taquoshi
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:23pm

    Offended? Offended by what? Recognizing that this is the United States of America? I thought that was the entire reason all the illegal aliens came here!!!

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  • dlloftin
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:21pm

    The American flag should never be dipped to any person or thing.

    That security guard should be taken down a notch.

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    • lmrtt
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 8:21pm

      He should be fired.

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    • SMITH1960
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 6:07pm

      If the school feels so strongly about it,then they won’t mind being sewed over it.

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  • DanniDee
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:20pm

    For crying out loud, what is our world coming to when something American is suddenly banned for being American? This nonsense has been going on far too long and it is time for it to stop. I hope this will be one of the first of many wrongs the Republicans will put right when they rule the roost!

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    • GnomeChomsky
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:28pm

      Yes! Damn them High School parking lot security guards and all the ills they impose on our great nation.

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    • ProgressivesAreEvil
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 8:24pm

      An acceptance of abridgment of one persons freedom of speech can easily become an expectance of abridgment of everyone else’s.

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    • KendallHagan
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 9:25pm

      THIS IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. CAPS MEAN I AM SHOUTING!!!!

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 8:26am

      its not up to republicans its up to us the american people. find anyone burning an american flag put your foot in his ass. if our flag makes you uncomfortable you can get the hell out. we got to stop putting up with this. if id have caught bill aires standing on our flag hed be a permant flag stand. it should be a felony to deface or burn our flag. free speech only goes so far. when they crap on the symbol of our nation its just like they are doing the same to our country. its time to right the wrongs these unamerican judges pull. its time to give them the boot from serving in any way as a judge. just like when sotomayor said she couldnt see where the 2nd amendment gives us the rights to own guns. to me this is grounds to remove her from the bench. i am so sick of america haters who are in our courts and not standing in from of a real judge to be asked to get out of our country they seem to hate so much. i fly my flag every day. i pitty the fool who opens his mouth about it or trys to remove it. eather love america for what we are, or get out!

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    • pnimmo
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 8:50am

      Hey Gnome, power is power whether it comes from the president, a principal or a security guard….you DO get that don’t you?

       
    • tjdavid21444
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 10:40am

      Gnome, or is it troll? I agreed with your assessment that in a communist country the flag would probably be mandatory, so the analogy wasn’t real good. But your insistence on minimizing people’s comments is starting to get annoying. This wasn’t a parking lot security guard that did this, it was the principal of the school, who holds a significant amount of authority with respect to what goes on in the school (which many abuse). I am always amazed when someone like you tries to play down encroachments on freedom (ah, it’s just this, or it’s just that, what difference does it make?) until something happens that takes away something that you like and have a right to do. Incrementalism is how all of this is done. Nobody would dare ban free speech all at once, but if they can do it little by little, with cases like this, or speech codes, or laws agains so-called “hate speech,” they can achieve their goals without people noticing or caring until it’s too late.

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    • Caffeinated Texan
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:12pm

      Gnomes and Trolls are quite similar, aren’t they?

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    • GnomeChomsky
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 8:42pm

      Sorry TJ david read the article and watch the video again, it was the Security Guard, the principal didnt know about it until the kid and his dad informed her.

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  • SRQVET
    Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:16pm

    communist Colorado?

     
    • boxofpens
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:21pm

      sounds like it

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    • GnomeChomsky
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 6:25pm

      Actually it would likely be mandatory to fly the flag in a “communist” country. So your analogy doesn’t hold up.

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    • klstj
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:07pm

      Carry her high and proud! This is America, countless people, equally endowed by their creator, died for the freedom that graces each of us. I could only hope for this great symbol of freedom to grace every doorstep in America with pride and remembrance. go USA!

       
    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:18pm

      Jeremy should paint his car/ truck as an american flag! I would cover my car in american flags, I would buy an american flag shirt and wear it everyday! And the first moron that said they were offend by it I would toss them in my american flag car drive them to the airport and ship them off with a one way ticket to cuba or North Korea! I say we all mail a picture of the american flag to this wonderful patriot of a principal at Jeremy’s school. maybe she’ll be offended right out to the airport for a flight to north korea.

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    • ironcowboy
      Posted on September 5, 2010 at 7:36pm

      Sounds to me like the boy should install a 25’ pole extender in the back of his 4×4. When he arrives for school, the tall poll and flag go up, and when he leaves, down they come. He could probably even make it telescopic and or foldable, that would be tall and safe.

      Personally, I find that cars with Colorado license plates on school ground represent HATE speech and are disruptive to the learning environment.

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    • teachingazteca
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:28am

      I live in Colorado and work in a school district as a teacher in New Mexico. I have flown an American flag for two years from my car and have NEVER had this problem, along with stickers and in BIG BOLD red letters the words FREEDOM ROCKS across the back of my car. This is an isolated incident of someone trying to pick on a kid and would not be surprised if there is more to this than what we are told on both sides. I actually got pulled over one time, but that was for a red sticker across the windshield that was illegal (and I failed to check the law before putting it on my car).

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    • onebigassmistakeamerica
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 5:16am

      This student needs to take a page out of the Liberal play book and file suit against the school board and the security company for violation of his first amendment rights to free speech. Where is the ACLU on this one?

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    • fallenout
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 9:54am

      not communist CO just a traitorist federal govt which controls the traitorist education system. What ever happened to traitors facing a firing squad? ahhh the good ole days

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    • hubb
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 10:04am

      If it was a Mexican flag I bet if would have been a non issue. Unbelievable

       
    • judy1270
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 11:01am

      He should sue the Guard ,for trying to violate his civil rights.
      We know, whats going on here, we’ve been living under Liberal law. They always bring up Diversity, thats code for do it our way….!!! We need an organization to fight for the American people.
      The ACLU says it fights for civil rights..but they only do that if your black, sorry to say that! But it’s true. They don’t think, if your white you can have your civil rights violated. It’s time to form an Organization that will help US CITIZENS with issues, like this one!
      Or when someone says, take down your cross or, God Bless America Sign. We need an Organization to help us fight back…

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    • hucksqr
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 11:49am

      Gnomechomsky, you should look at it this way. It might be mandatory to fly the communist regime’s flag in a communist country, but they would also certainly outlaw the flying of the flag of a previous government. That’s what they are really trying to move us towards today, make us feel ashamed to display the flag, make us lose our pride in our Nation, and try to demonize any who would defy them. Fortunately for all of us, it really is back firing on them.

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    • sawgunner1
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:46pm

      We should all be flying our flags, especially this weekend. It seems many Americans have become ashamed of our flag and our country. Sure, we’re not perfect, but where else can the world go to find freedom?

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    • rthudgins
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:25pm

      I say SCREW the CO School .. I guess you have to be the US flag is offending somebody. Well, If it is Offending anybody, You are FREE to Leave OUR Country and go live in your muslim native land.

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    • glassbeadlady
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 1:27pm

      That is why they are called government schools. This is where they are misleading your children and it has been going on since the 70′s as I had to deal with it when my son was in school. I can only figure it has gotten much worse.
      Home school your kids if you want them to learn the truth and not be twisted into the government school mold. The marxist mold.

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    • DeadFred
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:04pm

      Oh, Please…..this was one person’s reaction and statement….I live in Colorado and it saddens me to see these things, but we are NOT communists….Take your comments someplace else.

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    • sei0188
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:34pm

      I want to know who those “spokes persons” always refer to when they claim someone will feel uncomfortable if a person displays their patriotism or says a prayer?…who are they? has anyone met even one person that would feel uncomfortable?

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    • klstj
      Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:11pm

      GNOMECHOMPSKY…..I said is like to see it…not require it or make it a law! Wishing for people to have pride and want to display a symbol of patriotism shouldn’t be compared to communist ideology. I’m not sure how you even concluded an analogy from the statement, but I will agree with you. if you were required to display a flag, regardless of its origin, that would be wrong.

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    • LEGION
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 12:10am

      Yes, good analogy- Commies don’t want American flags- now if he had Che Guevara images, it would be okay.

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    • Bob from Michigan
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 5:24am

      Principal Dr. Mary Lindimore Northglenn High School in Colorado

      Northglenn High School
      601 West 100th Place
      Northglenn, CO 80260-6003
      (720) 972-4600

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    • t_lashley
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 8:14am

      sawgunner1 We should all be flying our flags, especially THIS weekend??? Labor Day. Labor day is a commie holiday, started in the late 1800′s for to honor LABOR UNIONS (commies). My flags… the Betsy Ross and Gadsden, fly 24/7, 365.

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    • Sliver_of_Truth
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 8:16am

      I hope this student tells the school to go to hell, and continues to fly the flag proudly. We all MUST start to stand up individually and collectively to all the PC garbage shoved down our throats. The hypocrisy is nauseating- their own perverted definition of “diversity” supposedly supports ALL points of view, all opinions, all beliefs-so how come when we want to celebrate traditional American beliefs and values, we are it may “offend” someone. We have to stop being afraid of “offending” someone. Some people need to be offended.

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    • jpitts
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 5:02pm

      Greetings,

      I am a college student and have witnessed first hand communism ideals in a community college from all levels of the organization. It is amazing to me that most of our “Higher Educational” institutions feel free to teach their students about anything but AMERICA… Students are forced to read what the college administrators want and most of the time the reading is laced with Marxist ideas. The irony is that in order to get a good grade the students have to comply and fall in line with their indoctrination. Why is this?

      Thank you for your time,

      A concerned American

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    • DoreenGailLaird
      Posted on September 7, 2010 at 6:27pm

      If the flag is a visual hazard, it should be removed for safety. That has nothing to do with politics. Safety, after all, is far more important than making a political statement.

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    • dedo_digger
      Posted on September 13, 2010 at 6:03pm

      Unless Colorado’s motor vehicle laws do not permit the kid to have those flags on the rear of his vehicle that guard had no business telling him to have them removed. If this guard is in charge of security the school board needs to hire someone else who knows Colorado laws.

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