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Home Front: Culture Wars
Man cited for burning Mexican flag at Alamo
2007-10-12
It caused some controversy, but it was supposed to. Now, one man is headed to municipal court for burning a Mexican flag in protest in front of the Alamo.
This is not a joke. The racist ("razista") hypocrites who run San Antonio are seriously rubbing American faces in the double standard from which they so openly benefit here in Texas.
The city is charging 46-year old David Bohmfalk with burning without a permit, even though no one gives permits to burn a flag.

"I was raised to respect my country," Bohmfalk said.

All the rallies and talk of amnesty for undocumented immigrants in May 2006 lit the fires of patriotism for Bohmfalk, he said. "I just got angry," he said. "I decided I had to do something, make my statement, and that's what I did."

Bohmfalk had his own protest in front of a building known for revolution, where Davy Crockett and James Bowie made a stand. So did Bohmfalk but he used a lighter instead of gunfighter. Park police cited Bohmfalk for illegal burning of rubbish, even if it was a Mexican flag he set ablaze.
Rubbish???? Even the Reconquista occupation regime of San antonio can tell the manifest truth once in a while.
"Because of what it's made out of, it took a little while to burn it. It took me two minutes, but I got it lit," Bohmfalk

Authorities say his actions left some of the Mexican nationals in the Alamo crowd feeling burned. However, Bohmfalk's attorney, Jason Jakob, says, freedom of speech is Bohmfalk's constitutional right. "My client felt so strongly, and exercised protest, by burning that flag," Jakob said.
You can burn an American flag but you can't burn a Mexican one ...
Bohmfalk says while he was detained by police, he was harassed, his life was threatened, and he was even assaulted by some tourists who spit on him. Ironically, all these offenses are punishable by law. Jakob says flag burning is not.
That's US law, not the law (such as it is) of San Antonio Reconquista.
"In America, every day we see people burning the American flag and it's become desensitized," Jakob said. "If we can allow that, we can certainly say that the Mexican flag can be burned."
Not if you're a brain-dead leftist (excuse the redundancy) collaborator or sycophant. According to them, the US is an oppressive nation-state while Mexico is an underprivileged neighborhood or a dysfunctional family or perhaps (in truth) a holding area for future left-conformist voters.
As a former Texas police chief and military veteran, Bohmfalk says he knows his rights, and is fighting for them. "Why should a foreign flag get any better protection than the American flag?" he said.
According to racist invaders and their sycophants on the political left, it is because burning the Mexican flag is racism while burning the Stars and Stripes is a protest against imperialism.
The city has not returned calls for comment.
They left out "Oprima el 'uno' para Ingles"
As for Bohmfalk's right to a speedy trial, that's been delayed as well. His trial has been reset three times.
Excuse me? What country is this again?
"Constitution? We don't got no stinkin' constitution! We don't need no constitution!"

This is unbelievably loathsome and disgusting. It is apparently only legal to burn American flags, even in the United States.

Santa Ana came a cropper but it looks like a Mexican dictator is back in charge in San Antonio after all. The occupied city of San Antonio is engaged in naked racism, hypocrisy, and abridgment of the Constitution, while the craven Arbusto regime in Washington stands idly by and lets it happen.

In a Constitutionally ruled country, federal marshals would be sent to San Antonio to arrest these racist hypocrite officials and throw them in their own jail for abridging Bomfalk's First Amendment rights.


Remember the Alamo, remember Goliad, and hypocrites from La Raza (Las Razistas) would do well to remember Buena Vista and Chapultepec. Your left-liar sycophants can only cover for you so long. Time is just about up.
Posted by:Jungle Jim

#19  Yea, hard to compete sometimes. I liked that one where Assad taked about Lebs and oppresive regimes keeping them in check. Snark that!
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-10-12 22:27  

#18  Park police cited Bohmfalk for illegal burning of rubbish, even if it was a Mexican flag he set ablaze.

Dang nabbit, they're even presnarking the news for us these days.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-10-12 22:21  

#17  Question for the democrat candidates for pres.
How do you feel about burning a Mexican flag at the Alamo ?

Don't burn a Mexican flag unless you have enough toilet paper.
Posted by: wxjames   2007-10-12 21:10  

#16  It was pointed out to me that the Rocker Ozzy O. let loose a yellow stream on the Alamo. Nothing happened to him.

Not so. In February 1982, Osbourne was ARRESTED and charged with defiling a National Monument after he lifted up his dress (yes, he was wearing a dress) and urinated on the Alamo. He paid a fine and was released. He was banned from playing in San Antonio. He apologized later and offered to play a concert and make a contribution to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (custodians of the Alamo). San Antonio then lifted the ban.

He performed the concert in October, and donated an undisclosed amount to the Alamo (most say it was between $10,000 and $20,000).
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2007-10-12 17:28  

#15  The only English language t-shirts that Mexes wear in San Antonio read, "Put the J back in Texas." How about: "Put the Mex back in Mexico."
Posted by: McZoid   2007-10-12 16:30  

#14  It was pointed out to me that the Rocker Ozzy O. let loose a yellow stream on the Alamo.
Nothing happened to him.

Would he have been arrested if the stream was on the Mexican Flag?
Posted by: 3dc   2007-10-12 15:48  

#13  Pay the fine and agree w/the officer that what he burned was *rubbish*.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2007-10-12 15:05  

#12  OK, there seems to be a lot of misconceptions about my beloved home city, so here goes:

Firstly, Mexicans do not "run" San Antonio. Our Mayor is Phil Hardberger, an Anglo.

Most of our City Council is not Hispanic either.

Our Police Chief is an Anglo too.

San Antonio is an amazing mix of cultures and political viewpoints. I would characterize it's politics, overall, as leaning to the conservative side, and it's far more conservative and traditional values friendly for example, than either Austin or Dallas.

We do know the bill of rights. We also think differently about the Alamo than most other people, particularly because we consider it our own.

Most San Antonians have a deep and abiding respect for what happened there. One of my favorite quotes comes from a plaque at the entrance to the sanctuary:

"Be silent, Friend. Here, heroes died, so that others might live free."

The Alamo is a shrine to us, and a memorial worthy of deep respect and reverence. It's not a plaform for political protest. I don't want ANY flags burned there, and I'm sure most San Antonians would agree.

Does he have a right to burn the Mexican flag? Of course. I felt like burning it a number of times, especially when I saw it being waved at pro-illegal immigation rallies a while back. Those people didn't even have a right to be in this country, and had the audacity to wave a foreign flag on our soil.

But this whole thing smacks of cheap theatrics and needless provocation. The Alamo is not the place for that.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2007-10-12 14:11  

#11  "Serious question time. The article mentions that "Park Police" charged him with the burning rubbish charge."

Well, hell, if that's the charge I would have to agree that 99 to life would be appropriate
Posted by: kelly   2007-10-12 13:14  

#10  And what foreign paradise might you hail from, douchebag? And don't lie, because we'll know...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-10-12 13:03  

#9  I think we should encourage people to burn the American flag in Mexico.

Or anywhere.

It burns much better than most flags.
Posted by: Hupanter Sproing1239   2007-10-12 12:49  

#8  Serious question time. The article mentions that "Park Police" charged him with the burning rubbish charge. I *assume* this means the National Park Service (I believe the Alamo is a NPS site and thus, is Federal property). Thusly, the President could put the squash on these charges PRONTO, and he should. But, why is he in municipal court then, unless they meant City "Park Police".
Posted by: BA   2007-10-12 12:26  

#7  LOL, Gabby! Snark o' the day material, you got there!
Posted by: BA   2007-10-12 12:11  

#6  Somebody needs to teach the Bill of Rights to the Mexicans running San Antonio.
Posted by: 3dc   2007-10-12 11:57  

#5  I thought Bohmfalk was in Iowa.
Posted by: Gabby Cussworth   2007-10-12 11:56  

#4  Another addition to the Orwellian Newspeak V.2000 [rev.2007] where in a 'nationality' become a 'race'.

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Liberal Limits."
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-10-12 11:56  

#3  "I wonder what would happen if Bohmfalk went back to the Alamo and burned an American flag."

Nothing.
Posted by: kelly   2007-10-12 11:37  

#2  A former police chief? This could become seriously amusing.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-10-12 11:14  

#1  I wonder what would happen if Bohmfalk went back to the Alamo and burned an American flag. Would he be arrested again for "burning without a permit"?
Posted by: Rambler   2007-10-12 10:48  

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