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Congressman. The tension was palpable. But I left there with a standing ovation when I said, “No, I do not believe we should change the Constitution to prohibit flag burning. I think the best thing to do with flag burners is to' drop them off at the American Legion Hall around 11:30 on a Saturday night!”
I meant what I said there. Freedom is precious and we are truly blessed to live here in the U.S.A. Our rights are hard won, and with every right comes the responsibility to be stewards of the gift, to work to make it a little better. So I fly Old Glory to express my feelings about my good fortune and as a reminder of the sacrifices of those who have gone before. '
I proudly fly the flag bf the Confederacy, too. Not the battle flag of the Army of Tennessee, although I think it is beautiful. That’s the St. Andrew’s Cross flag, the one that an entire uninformed generation calls “the Confederate flag”. I fly the Bonnie Blue and on occasion the Stars and Bars. I suppose that a great many people would assume that to be a reactionary statement having something to do with bigotry, hatred and racism.
Their naivete should not be my problem. But it too is well intentioned, driven by a popular mass media that is determined to paint any display of respect for the Confederacy as an exercise in neo-fascism.
I have debated this issue on Politically Incorrect and a couple of other “talking head” shows and been met with astonishment for being so, well, politically incorrect. My old pals from the days of the
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