tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post957120183561654401..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Flag flap reversal!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-47176164819469214862010-04-15T14:05:49.975-04:002010-04-15T14:05:49.975-04:00Well Connecticut Man1, I disagree with some of wha...Well Connecticut Man1, I disagree with some of what you have said, but fair enough. You took the time to answer and you are civil. I'll settle for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-59475430368150488122010-04-10T16:13:35.422-04:002010-04-10T16:13:35.422-04:00They have freedom of speech and they can be heard ...They have freedom of speech and they can be heard clearly. They get more coverage in the media than they deserve given that they are as fringe as the socialists they decry. <br /><br />My eyes and ears are wide open. I have heard them clearly and I disagree with their radical solutions. The Tea Party's radical answers are even more alarming and ridiculous than simple socialist solutions like Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-86778063810263102292010-04-09T12:23:05.182-04:002010-04-09T12:23:05.182-04:00Hey Connecticut Man1 you are wearing a military un...Hey Connecticut Man1 you are wearing a military uniform while trying to make it difficult for citizens who you call a fringe (you don't read pools) group to be heard. You advocate for the police to be involved in those decisions. This does fit a certain political philosophy. Open your eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-56165254795513756152010-04-09T11:53:11.583-04:002010-04-09T11:53:11.583-04:00You are free to go to the Capitol steps and say an...You are free to go to the Capitol steps and say anything you want. <br /><br />Just because the State won't sanction a Tea Party Political event does not silence anyone's right to haul their hypocritical butts up on soap box and yell their right wing crazy at passersby.<br /><br />The state and its resources are not there just to sanction YOUR personal political candidates and fringe Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-35874081823308990122010-04-09T09:54:18.484-04:002010-04-09T09:54:18.484-04:00Oh how the world has changed. "Fight the powe...Oh how the world has changed. "Fight the power" now refers to the Democrat machine. Liberty and freedom are not a gift from the government. As Bob Marley said: Getup, stand up, stand up for your rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-34829346722632765922010-04-09T09:50:43.926-04:002010-04-09T09:50:43.926-04:00The Capital Police are the Democrats new preferred...The Capital Police are the Democrats new preferred go to group to stifle free speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-8927717342692058112010-04-08T22:35:55.126-04:002010-04-08T22:35:55.126-04:00Wiki "Christopher Gadsden" instead. He ...Wiki "Christopher Gadsden" instead. He appears to have sacrificed his own freedom to ensure Charleston's survival:<br /><br /><i>"When the British laid siege to Charleston in 1780, John Rutledge, as president of the council fled to North Carolina to ensure a "government in exile" should the city fall. Gadsden remained, along with Governor Rawlins Lowndes. General CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-11738895031262755252010-04-08T20:51:29.531-04:002010-04-08T20:51:29.531-04:00Wiki does not note any of that stuff but I suppose...Wiki does not note any of that stuff but I suppose I should be looking at some college level history books or digging at the library in order to get a fuller picture of the history of the Gadsden flag?Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-83015679993812001112010-04-08T17:46:27.752-04:002010-04-08T17:46:27.752-04:00You serious Mike? It is a tribute to a coward and ...You serious Mike? It is a tribute to a coward and a slave trader's flag? I may have to rel@@k at the history of it.Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-43989522549200503982010-04-08T16:59:10.632-04:002010-04-08T16:59:10.632-04:00"Don't Tread on Me", the Gadsden fla..."Don't Tread on Me", the Gadsden flag, named after Christopher Gadsden who surrendered the city of Charleston, South Carolina to the British in exchange for "parole" for himself. After the Revolutionary War, Gadsden retired to a farming and a slave trading business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-57597201713304199782010-04-08T16:02:30.652-04:002010-04-08T16:02:30.652-04:00I suspect that even the Tea Party supporters didn&...I suspect that even the Tea Party supporters didn't think their request would be granted...but this flip-flop just gave them added ammunition.West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.com