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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:28 AM Original message |
California high school students couldn't wear American flag clothing today because of Cinco de Mayo |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. So, the Mexican students are allowed to display a foreign nation's flag.... |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. This policy just took place during Cinco de Mayo. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Then they should have made the Mexican girl wash the flag off her face. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Deleted sub-thread |
Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 06:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. +1 |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. be attacked by Mexican students who felt that the American flag clothing symbolized racial hostility |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
88. The teacher didn't say that. I watched the same report. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #88 |
121. Why should facts get in the way of things. |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. While Cinco de Mayo may be a holiday in Mexico, |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Yeah, suck it up Hispanics. |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Actually, Mexicans... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I believe she is an American. |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
92. That's right - suck it up |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #92 |
97. You have heard about the new laws in Arizona, right? |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #97 |
105. I hate that fucking law |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. It's an American Holiday. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
110. Un, this is mostly an American, not Mexican, holiday |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
135. It's a small regional holiday in Mexico... |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
142. Apparently you have not "Recovered" enough |
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rawb44 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Convenient |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. I do believe that having the flag sewn on the backpack |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Fuck the "US code" then... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I'm fine with that |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. I don't think I made that the case... |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
44. and what is the penalty from this code |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. No clue. Don't really care, frankly. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Maybe worry about it |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #55 |
72. You really just need to stop talking. You're making yourself look silly. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #72 |
79. "This is a U.S. federal law, but there is no penalty for failure to comply with it" |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #79 |
82. I get that. But the post I responded to |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #79 |
100. In reading that... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #72 |
83. check this out |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #83 |
89. Yeah, I know that |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #31 |
66. I believe the 'flag code' is simply a guideline for handling/display of |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #31 |
77. Soldiers have flags sewn onto uniforms. n/t |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #77 |
90. You really don't see the difference? n/t |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #90 |
96. The flag code doesn't either. |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
133. A patch representing the US flag, however, would not. NT |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
62. "the American flag clothing symbolized racial hostility." |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #62 |
73. Minors do not have the same rights as everyone else. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I never said minors have right. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #76 |
86. I think it is a massive overstatement to say they banned American flags |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #86 |
102. "hardly" banning? |
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StarlightGold (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #86 |
114. "Racist statement"????? |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. Oh come on. Just look at some of the shit on this thread alone. |
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StarlightGold (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #120 |
130. FYI |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
68. What if the kids wearing the Stars & Stripes shirts had been Mexican? |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
85. What crap |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
137. Um, the kids celebrating May 5th |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #137 |
149. What's your point? |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #149 |
151. My point is this: |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. I read somewhere |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #154 |
155. The main thing that frustrates me is that people are filtering |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #155 |
156. I'm not as sure about the |
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what is wrong here (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
152. are you kidding me? |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 05:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Why is it so much more objectionable... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. In some cities wearing certain colors on St. Patrick's Day in certain bars = not recommended. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. No-one was complaining about "waving Mexican flags". |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
45. Well, no shit, Sherlock. It was a general observation. |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #45 |
99. Do you really think the Irish |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Who said it was? |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. You missed the point. |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #47 |
57. It's still an overreaction... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
52. My aunt was sent home from high school in New York |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
98. You have it wrong |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Displaying the American flag should never be forbidden in any American school. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel." |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Sounds like selective enforcement. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
28. The flag wasn't worn as apparel... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
74. The gist of this entry in the flag code is that one should not take |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 03:19 AM Response to Reply #74 |
148. There is a specific exemption for flag lapel pins and flag patches: |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
95. Someone should notify the military |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
113. Agreed. Their decisions support racial undertones which should not be tolerated. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. You really can't see the possibility that the US flag |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Intimidation... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Yes, abosolutely, there clearly is not such thing |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Soooo... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #54 |
70. How is that even remotely consistant with my position. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #70 |
81. Not at all... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Not thin skinned at all. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #84 |
103. I don't know the kids... |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
132. Amen! nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Next they'll defend those orange parades |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I seldom disagree with you. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Perhaps they could have assigned the boys and a few other |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Very wise post. When schools do activities like this it should include means of resolving |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. And when the kid tells you to fuck off? |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #34 |
63. When they tell you to fuck off they go home, someone can have a discussion |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #63 |
80. You may not have identified it as "punishment" |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #80 |
111. Actually I said that they "and" some other students should be involved. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #111 |
122. I hear ya. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #122 |
146. I have theory that kids are built to think adults, especially parents, |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. Do you have a flag? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. +1 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. I saw that report. Looks like four people wanted some attention. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
15. I agree with them |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. IMO, it shouldn't be about just -celebrating- Cinco/Mayo. It should be part of a larger educational |
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MODem75 (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
150. They did it for the sole purpose to intimidate minorities. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 04:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Celebrating a special day is one thing, but turning the whole thing into us v them |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
36. So no green on St. Patrick's day? |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Do you still get pinched if you DON'T wear green? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #48 |
71. Pinche St Patrick's Day!!!! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
41. Forcing, I prefer to think of it as 'exposure' to other cultures. This |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
20. Why does this story smell to me. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That makes to of us. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
117. It reads like a right wing spin story, doesn't it? nt |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. It sure does! |
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Daninmo (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. This is wrong |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
33. Anymore, Cinco de Mayo is as much an American holiday... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Perhaps the fact that she sees it as "her" day |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
64. It is a reflection of recent immigrants everywhere.... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
153. . |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
136. It's a Mexican holiday... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
157. My friend and I were joking about that on Cinco De Mayo |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
42. It didn't even register with me yesterday that it was Cinco de Mayo |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. It was just a regular work day for me |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 12:32 AM Response to Reply #42 |
147. That's what I was thinking about... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
53. ok, i didnt read the article, but.... so what? i would tell kids (not that i would have to) |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. So does "respect the celebration" mean not wearing an American Flag? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. if a parent cannot even take the time today, to teach their children simple respect |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. And if you didn't even realize it was Cinco de Mayo |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
78. sure. it would be an oops, thank you.... and get on with things |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #78 |
87. And the same deal for St. Patrick's Day? And Columbus Day? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #87 |
94. see, once again you went beyond in your argument to stupid. and waste of time. nt |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #94 |
101. You should not advocate a policy without following it through to the logical conclusion |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #101 |
104. that is not what you are doing. nt |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #104 |
112. Yes, defending the indefensible does get tricky after a while. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
59. It's behavior like this that leads schools to require uniforms. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. That's a big "if" |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #59 |
67. A better way to handle the situation |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #67 |
75. There is a lot we don't know |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #75 |
91. I assume if there were any mitigating circumstances |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Because you have read it all, right? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
69. Taking a kid's flag as they're waiting to go home? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
106. There's some similar racial tension in my kids' school. I think it's proper |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
107. Would they stop the Mexican flag on the 4th of July (assuming school was in session)? I doubt it!! |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
108. I think that some conservatives do use the American flag in a hostile way |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
109. This is down right stupid. If a kid can't be proud to have flag pin than no flags for anyone. Be |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
115. I did forget about Cinco de Mayo but I just remembered I have some homemade tamales in the fridge |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #115 |
123. Can you shoot me that recipe? |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Sure |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. LOL. This thread made me hungry, too! |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
116. If those students really wanted to irk the Mexican, Mexican American students, they should have worn |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #116 |
118. And expect kids to know history? |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
124. I used to wear orange on St. Patrick's day and no one ever sent me home from school. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
127. Those Kids Will Grow Up To Be Teabaggers |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #127 |
134. They'll only grow up to be teabaggers |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
128. Seems like a poor move. The school played right into their hands. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Yes they did. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
131. Un-effing-believable! This really pisses me off. I hope they sue. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #131 |
138. Students don't have the same 1st Amendment right |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
139. Dumb decision and an infringement on that student's free speech. n/t |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
140. This is the other side of the immigration (open borders) story |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
141. Morgan Hill School District issued a press release - it is on thier web page |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
143. Laura Ponce is wrong. She can wear Mexican flag clothing or jewelry any day of the week. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
144. seriously... only xenophobes would get pissed at this |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
145. Here's what one of my crazy ass teabag friends posted on Facebook |
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