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Vets of U.S.S. Intrepid present flag vigilante with a flag of his very own

posted at 11:37 am on November 21, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Put away that turkey, kids. This year it’s red meat for Thanksgiving!

Veterans who served on the U.S.S. Intrepid aircraft carrier presented Jim Brossard with a certificate and flag for cutting down a Mexican flag that was flying over a U.S. flag at a Reno bar.

“To fly the American flag underneath the Mexican flag, it just defies everything,” said Wayne Erven, West Coast representative of the U.S.S. Intrepid Association Inc. “Our flag goes on top. That’s the honor we give our flag.”…

Brossard said he has no regrets.

“If I hadn’t done that then I’m afraid it wouldn’t have gotten done,” he said. “I was ready and fully willing to accept any consequences, legally or any other, that might have come in my direction.”

Go on. Relive the magic. You know you want to.

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Bravo to Jim Brossard. We need more like him. Ever vigilant. What a nice thing for our vets to do.

katieanne on November 21, 2007 at 11:40 AM

As Sean Hannity would say…Jim Brossard, you are a great American, to the men of the U.S.S. Intrepid Association Inc. You sir’s are also great Americans…God bless you all…

doriangrey on November 21, 2007 at 11:44 AM

WOW!!! Simply a great piece AP! God bless Jim Brossard and the U.S.S. Intrepid vets and ALL vets! May they all have joyful wonderfull holidays!

countywolf on November 21, 2007 at 11:44 AM

Go on. Relive the magic. You know you want to.

Are you kidding? It’s already part of my morning constitutional.

TexasDan on November 21, 2007 at 11:44 AM

We need Jim on stage when conservatives speak on a college campus. Bet they try the storm’in tactic just once with Jim.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 11:46 AM

Idiot hippie dressed in an orange Gitmo jumper verses Jim with a K-bar?

I’m going with the K-bar.

natesnake on November 21, 2007 at 11:48 AM

On this day before Thanksgiving I offer my thanks to almighty God for creating such men who defend my nation

As long as there are good men who will stand firm against the despicable force of creeping tyranny we shall remain free

May the red, white and blue proudly unfold across the dear blue skies of America

Yes!!!

entagor on November 21, 2007 at 11:56 AM

Allah is laughing at all you right-wing loonies admiring the nutjob btw.

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 11:57 AM

wish i lived near enough to drink a beer with this guy.

trailortrash on November 21, 2007 at 11:59 AM

entagor
It can not be said better

KBird on November 21, 2007 at 12:02 PM

HooHoo!! I’m a right wing loonie now!

captivated_dem on November 21, 2007 at 12:06 PM

On this day before Thanksgiving, we need to add men like Brossard as one of the things we’re thankfull for.

Brossard for Congress!

Mig on November 21, 2007 at 12:07 PM

Again, I applaud him. Private property be damned when sedition is being committed with it.

MadisonConservative on November 21, 2007 at 12:09 PM

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Like you in the comfort of your home or office, able to type whatever you like. Because, in history, men like this have stood out and taken it upon themselves to defend our country. What seems like a meaningless action to you, inspires others not to let people take away or chip away at our freedoms or nationality. As Roosevelt said in his many great writings:

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.
– Theodore Roosevelt

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
– Theodore Roosevelt

Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require it.
– Theodore Roosevelt

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
– Theodore Roosevelt

And my very favorite, especially quoted for you (ain’t the internet grand?)

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
– Theodore Roosevelt, “Citizenship in a Republic,” speech at the Sorbonne, Paris (April 23, 1910)

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:12 PM

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:12 PM

Dude, I’m with you. I was just being snarky in that Allah put a severe beatdown on his admirers in the past due to his not respecting the Mexican-American guy’s property rights. We are respecting a vigilante, not a real conservative. AND he desecrated the flag. I was being sarcastic. Love you, AP, by the way.

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 12:18 PM

I would have had Brossard’s back.

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 12:19 PM

Note that the dude didn’t put the Mexican flag back up ’cause he didn’t have the ‘nads to do so.

RMCS_USN on November 21, 2007 at 12:22 PM

Note that the dude didn’t put the Mexican flag back up ’cause he didn’t have the ‘nads to do so.

RMCS_USN on November 21, 2007 at 12:22 PM

Not only that he didn’t have the Malkins to speak to the reporter and defend his own actions in putting the Mexican flag above the American flag in the first place.

doriangrey on November 21, 2007 at 12:24 PM

not respecting the Mexican-American guy’s property rights. We are respecting a vigilante, not a real conservative.

I wonder why the shop owner hasn’t pressed charges. Could it be that there’s a “documentation” issue? Or perhaps he knows that it would bring a firestorm of righteous indignation from every American with an ounce of patriotism?

Brossard was just practicing a little “civil disobedience”. The left tramples property rights all day every day and gets a free pass. Can’t a patriot step just over the line once in a while?

The Mexican tried an in-your-face stunt and got slapped. And obviously we all enjoyed the magic of the moment.

peski on November 21, 2007 at 12:28 PM

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 12:18 PM

Cool post then. Thanks for straightening me out.
But you gotta admit; TR’s quotes are great.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:38 PM

peski on November 21, 2007 at 12:28 PM

I think the owner new he had done wrong. He probably did it out of ignorance, not malice. He just didn’t think through his action…he will now.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:40 PM

I wonder why the shop owner hasn’t pressed charges. Could it be that there’s a “documentation” issue? Or perhaps he knows that it would bring a firestorm of righteous indignation from every American with an ounce of patriotism?

I would have to envoke “The Guy From Boston” respose to the stupid schmuck that hung the American flag under the mexican flag.

saiga on November 21, 2007 at 12:49 PM

I think the owner new he had done wrong. He probably did it out of ignorance, not malice. He just didn’t think through his action…he will now.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:40 PM

Sorry, but I beg to differ. He knew exactly what he was doing when he made the conscience decision to place the Mexican Flag above the American Flag.

doriangrey on November 21, 2007 at 12:55 PM

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
– Theodore Roosevelt, “Citizenship in a Republic,” speech at the Sorbonne, Paris (April 23, 1910)

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:12 PM

If there is any utterance in history better than the Gettysburg Address – this would be it.

Professor Blather on November 21, 2007 at 1:06 PM

But you gotta admit; TR’s quotes are great.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 12:38 PM

I do; thanks for posting them!

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 2:03 PM

VERY COOL!

Ex-tex on November 21, 2007 at 2:08 PM

Brossard/Smeaton ‘08!!!

Grafted on November 21, 2007 at 2:09 PM

I could watch it over and over and over and over…

Swinehound on November 21, 2007 at 2:14 PM

doriangrey on November 21, 2007 at 12:55 PM

I tend to give some of these guys a break, he never filed suit, he didn’t fight it out, he probably did not think it though like we are with time to analyze. He probably raised the flags, with his misplaced pride, and kept his on top.
Or…he is a member of LaRaza, and this was a signal to all others members to begin the revolution. Our man stopped the revolution and saved thousands of lives and kept that city from falling into Mexico’s hands…man is it the holiday yet?

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 2:20 PM

Professor Blather on November 21, 2007 at 1:06 PM

I agree, it is my favorite of all quotes from a President.

right2bright on November 21, 2007 at 2:22 PM

I still got the fevah, Allah.

…and the only prescription is more flag vigilante!!!

NTWR on November 21, 2007 at 2:30 PM

Now if only folks like Brossard could give a civil disobedience smackdown to idjits like Spitzer and Newsome, who want to disregard immigration law and encourage further “undocumented” migration North.

Meanwhile I will keep saying it until I am blue in the face (and I don’t give a damn if anyone calls me a broken record for it):

Open borders = infiltration by terrorists = attacks on US soil using MANPADS, biological agents, and/or “dirty” bombs.

Just ONE successful MANPAD shot at a 747 flying into LAX on a nice clear afternoon = billions of dollars of liabilities and lost business to airlines = recession.

If I were them, that is what I would be working towards, if I could get my hands on a good SA-18 Grouse.

Wanderlust on November 21, 2007 at 3:29 PM

Hmmm put Brossard against that Sunsara twerp. Make sure he waves that K-Bar in front of her… watch her pee herself…. typical Communist wanna be!

MNDavenotPC on November 21, 2007 at 4:08 PM

Haha if it weren’t for guys like this you’d still be sipping highly taxed English tea.

I tend to give some of these guys a break, he never filed suit, he didn’t fight it out, he probably did not think it though like we are with time to analyze.

Yeah maybe he was just displaying the flags of the two countries he loves and put the Mexican one on top without thinking about it. (I’m not being sarcastic here, he deserves the benefit of the doubt until we know his intent was malicious.)

aengus on November 21, 2007 at 4:20 PM

Allah is laughing at all you right-wing loonies admiring the nutjob btw.

RW Wacko on November 21, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Possibly true… it’s hard to tell if AllahP’s a shill or not sometimes.

SilverStar830 on November 21, 2007 at 6:39 PM

AP sounds like Sweeney Todd today. It must be the cynical admission of his ultra ‘law’-abiding’ pc-ness.

I have an easier time forgiving Johnny his Che chic than the BS AP dished out when this patriot cut down the Stars and Stripes from beneath the Mexican’t flag. Johnny is a nut who has done more drugs than we can imagine, what’s AP’s excuse?

Christine on November 23, 2007 at 1:08 PM

A great American… That’s why SOME among us will try to prosecute him and won’t feel the least bit guilty themselves. It’s enough to make a fellow long for civil war and the opportunity to gut Democrats and warm my feet within their innards. At least then they’d earn the air they consumed til that point. Sheesh…!

Rugged Individual on November 23, 2007 at 3:14 PM

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