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How do you insult a liberal? Call them an American. The US flag is a liability.

blaxshep

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Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
 
This has to do with liberals, how?
 
what a hackish title not only do "liberals" have nothing to do with this, and aren't mentioned anywhere in the article, but the union is the one trying to get them put back.... you know the evil commie unions that are destroying america remember them?
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Zero to do with liberals.

Your emotional desperation duly noted.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
This has to do with liberals, how?
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It's not those flag totin' card carryin'' Conservatives that are demanding that the flag is taken down so as not to offend anyone.
 
This is one of those dog whistle threads that cannot be heard by most. And for those that do - its extremely loud.
 
jimbo said:
It's not those flag totin' card carryin'' Conservatives that are demanding that the flag is taken down so as not to offend anyone.
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nobody is offended except the flag humpers, a fire commissioner was worried it might be an insurance liability
 
Come on, guys. I know honesty is against the party platform but who is it that hates to see American flags anywhere. I'll give you a hint: Who had no American flags at a convention until the media focused on it? Well, a small part of the media.
 
jimbo said:
It's not those flag totin' card carryin'' Conservatives that are demanding
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How do you know Arlington Board of Fire Commissioners political leanings?

that the flag is taken down so as not to offend anyone.
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The reasoning for the flag to be taken down was safety concerns.
 
Patrickt said:
Come on, guys. I know honesty is against the party platform but who is it that hates to see American flags anywhere. I'll give you a hint: Who had no American flags at a convention until the media focused on it? Well, a small part of the media.
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umm nobody cause that was an internet rumor that was proven false.... No American Flags Present at the Democratic National Convention : snopes.com

wouldn't be suprised if trump talked about "the liberals banning the fire dept flag in ny" in his next speech
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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What a scatter-brained thread.
 
I fail to see any insult, liberal or otherwise, in questioning the wisdom of adding (5 feet?) of flag cloth onto the back of an emergency response vehicle. It is one thing to do so for a parade but as an everyday addition perhaps not the best idea. I can't tell from the article or its pictures if any safety equipment (lights or reflective tape) was obscured by the flag.
 
dimensionallava said:
umm nobody cause that was an internet rumor that was proven false.... No American Flags Present at the Democratic National Convention : snopes.com

wouldn't be suprised if trump talked about "the liberals banning the fire dept flag in ny" in his next speech
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"Myth-busting website Snopes flagrantly lied about the lack of visible American flags on the first day of the Democratic Convention, claiming an image from the second day of the convention was actually from the first day in an attempt to debunk a factual story from The Daily Caller."
Snopes Caught Lying About American Flags At Dem Convention | The Daily Caller

It wouldn't be the first time Snopes but their political bias ahead of their integrity.
 
Patrickt said:
"Myth-busting website Snopes flagrantly lied about the lack of visible American flags on the first day of the Democratic Convention, claiming an image from the second day of the convention was actually from the first day in an attempt to debunk a factual story from The Daily Caller."
Snopes Caught Lying About American Flags At Dem Convention | The Daily Caller

It wouldn't be the first time Snopes but their political bias ahead of their integrity.
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Using the daily caller to claim some one else has bias is LoLz.
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Stupidest post of the day, and it is not even 11 am yet. This has exactly jack and **** to do with "liberals". You can call this liberal an American any time you want, I am in fact probably a **** of a lot more patriotic than you. The story has nothing to do with patriotism, it has to do with two 3 x 5 foot cloth banners waving behind the vehicles which is a potential hazard. Note that as the story mentions(but somehow you did not, patriotic stickers where not removed, since they where not a hazard.
 
Why don't we just wait how it turns out? Someone overreacted.
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Totally misleading and partisan post ...
 
Patrickt said:
I see you have the left's usual relationship with the concept of facts.
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Correct, I like facts and accuracy. One of the big differences between liberals, and say, Trump supporters.
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Hyperbolic twaddle, misleading tread title.

FAIL
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Dutchess county is predominantly GOP.
 
blaxshep said:
Fire commissioners in Upstate New York ordered a fire department to remove the U.S. flags that were mounted on its firetrucks because they said the display was a “liability” to the firefighters and other motorists.

Fire Chief Tory Gallante with the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie said the Board of Fire Commissioners told him Monday to remove the two flags, which were fastened to the engine and the ladder truck.

“Obviously, I was disappointed with their directive,” he told The Washington Post.

Gallante said that about 50 firefighters, veterans and members of the community came out Tuesday afternoon for a small, impromptu ceremony to properly take them down. “The guys were upset about the decision and wanted to remove them with dignity and respect,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...flags-from-its-trucks/?utm_term=.6364a0684e03
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Not sure why bother anymore....When it rains, we hear some crazy conservative Cry....HEY LOOK see how Liberals made GOD Cry!

We have long pass the point of when the Crazy of Conservatives moved from the point of mild entertainment and way into the Realm of Clinically Sociopath!

Diving Mullah
 
Patrickt said:
I see you have the left's usual relationship with the concept of facts.
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Says the guy defending a blatantly false thread premise
 
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