 About 25 idjits fools moonbats revelers celebrated their freedom of speech and welcomed the Fourth of July on Monday night with the "2nd Annual Old Time American Flag Burn." Around a burn barrel at Seabright State Beach, organizer Brent Adams, 41, of Santa Cruz, declared flag burning not a protest, but a celebration of the Constitution's First Amendment. "It seemed like a good idea to burn some flags just because we can," added fellow organizer Sha Lar, 32, of Santa Cruz.
| At age 32 it's not clear to me that you've yet had a good idea ... |
Some at the celebration noted that in other countries, they could be shot for torching the national flag.
| Interesting idea. In our country, you can burn the flag, and that way we know precisely who the idjits are. |
Poison Oak, 35, of Aptos, said he wanted to "reclaim the flag. Not only those who support President George W. Bush can wave the red white and blue."
| So why aren't you waving it instead of burning it? And what exactly were your parents thinking, if anything, when they named you? I'll bet you're a 'part-time poet and waiter'. Nice ambitions, you middle-aged dumbass. |
Still, not everyone on the beach appreciated stars and stripes melting over the fire. "I think they should keep it to themselves," said Bill Crawford, 16, of Aptos, who was on the beach with buddies Elijah Manchester and Jacob Kendall, both 16 and from Santa Cruz. The trio looked away as flames consumed the large and small flags.
| More restrained than I would have been ... |
"To me this is what represents our nation and what represents our freedom," Manchester said. He questioned why the group would want to burn the symbol of free speech.
| Because they aren't very bright, they don't think issues through, and they were raised in a time and place of such creature comforts that they haven't had to think about what it means to defend what you have and what you are. |
Despite their different views, those who didn't agree with flag burning were still welcome at the event, said Igliashon Jones, 23, of Santa Cruz. Free speech is what it was all about.
| That's what they claimed it was about; what it was really about was self-indulgent performance art. It's simple, 'Look at me, I'm speaking truth to power' nonsense. You really want to be edgy? Go to one of those countries where flag burning is banned, and burn their flag. |
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