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Berkeley Defends Decision to Remove Fire Truck Flags

YAHOO NEWS -KPIX ^ | SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 | By KPIX - Sabrina Leslie

Posted on by finnman69

Thursday September 20 05:01 PM EDT

Berkeley Defends Decision to Remove Fire Truck Flags

By KPIX - Sabrina Leslie

Berkeley fire trucks may begin flying flags again on Friday, after a big anti-war protest ends.

The fire department removed American flags off its emergency vehicles this week. The Berkeley City Manager said that during the Gulf War (news - web sites), Berkeley fire trucks were often the targets of protestors.

"If we roll into an emergency situation in the area where the demonstrations are being held, we feel it is a possibility that some of the demonstrators might attack the flag and or the firefighters that are flying the flags," said Michael Migliori, Berkeley Assistant Fire Chief.

The fire department hopes that it can put the flags back up Friday.

For more Bay Area news and information, visit the PIX Page at www.kpix.com.



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Gee, what a nice place where you have to worry about fire fighters and the flag being attacked.



To: finnman69

Let it burn!



To: finnman69

Cowards in every sense of the word. Meekly allowing protesters to dictate to them whether they can be patriotic.



To: finnman69

I sure as hell wouldn't put out a fire in Berkeley.



To: finnman69

Didn't the people of this community once claim to be the center of "free speech?" I distinctly recall a "free speech movement" in Berkeley and thereabouts in the 60's and 70's. One demand--to "freely" be able to burn flags. So what's the beef about displaying them? It's ok to burn them, but not display them? Rhetorical question. I know the answer, unfortunately.



To: finnman69

Sounds like the demonstrations go beyond the peaceful. Once it's no longer peaceful, and they "attack" firetrucks, it becomes a mob.



To: finnman69

I suggest that once we finish off the Taliban, and Iraq, we turn our sights on Berkeley. Should have done that ages ago.



To: Howie66

Berkeley, just hearing the name, does not bring thoughts of patriotism, mom, apple pie, and all things American. I get just the opposite thoughts.



To: all

I say, arm the firemen and dare the protestors to touch their fire trucks or their flags!



To: finnman69

Why would they have to worry about being attacked at a peace protest.



To: finnman69

I believe that the flags will be flying today! The heat from this issue was so bad and hot, that even the mayor of Berkley defended the right of the firefighters and police to wear the flag and exhibit it on the firetrucks! The left wing extremist clymer posing as fire chief, also, stopped his firemen from raising money for the families of the slaughtered NYC firemen on 9/11/2001! He dared to call their fund raising as shameful panhandling! We are in a cultural war against these vile left wing extremists like this affirmative action/PC phoney playing fire chief, Maher, Jennings, Brokaw and the rest of the anti America/Americans pukes! This is why Free Republic is so important. We hear of these left wing clymers doing their Anti American dance and jingos. Then we post the names and email/fax addresses of them and their bosses. Then we get results! If you are not making a monthly donation to Free Republic, please do it! Free Republic enables us to win this Cultural War. Without it, the vile left wing extremists would get by supporting mass murder and blaming America! Their days of doing this without consequences are gone! Please donate monthly to Free Republic to destroy the vile agendas of the left wing extremists who hate America.



To: finnman69

If such a tragedy had occurred on the Left coast the Liberals/commies/peaceniks would be spouting a different story. It's easy to yell "peace, peace" when they are not the ones affected. Talk is cheap. I'm curious to know just how far they would go to defend their cacamamie libwhacked ideas.



To: finnman69

we feel it is a possibility that some of the demonstrators might attack the flag and or the firefighters that are flying the flags," Just turn a hose on them, no problem!



To: finnman69

I think I rather go to a Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Game.



To: finnman69

The government of Berkeley is trying to limit flying of the American flag to the grounds of the US Embassy.



To: finnman69

That, of course, would be in "The Peoples' Republic of California, where the Bill of Rights is a foreign concept.



To: finnman69

These leftist have no honor or morality. Let them sink into their own stink. They are more like the terrorist than Americans.



To: finnman69

Michael Migliori, you sir are exibiting many of the qualities normally associated with a idiot.

Remember the rule of holes. When you find yourself in a hole...stop digging!



To: finnman69

'"If we roll into an emergency situation in the area where the demonstrations are being held, we feel it is a possibility that some of the demonstrators might attack the flag and or the firefighters that are flying the flags," said Michael Migliori, Berkeley Assistant Fire Chief.' I have a better answer to propose to the Assistant Fire Chief: Arm the fire fighters and give them orders to shoot to kill anyone that gets in the way.



To: finnman69

demonstrators might attack the flag and or the firefighters that are flying the flags," Those fire hoses pack a punch! Its time we quit pampering these misfits. Attack a cop ..get shot, attack a firetruck get a cold water enema! LETS ROLL



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