Tea Party Congressman Drowns American Flag

[meegbear]

It's Flag Day, the day when we pray to the American Flag for another year safe from Sharia, which makes it doubly sickening that today photos have emerged showing Tea Party bomb-thrower Rep. Allen West flying a flag underwater while scuba-diving in Florida over the weekend.

As the Broward Palm Beach New Times points out, it's against the Flag Law to fly the flag underwater—it's like burning it but in the other direction!—and Allen West will have to go to Flag Jail now.

http://gawker.com/5811859/tea-party-congressman-drowns-american-flag

[AmBlue]

1. Yet another dick from Flori-duhhhhh.... oy, they're killing me. eom

[Skidmore]

2. How does a clown like this get into power?

Really, who voted for this cretin?

[Billy Burnett]

4. Diebold and ES&S. eom

[lpbk2713]

8. He probably owes a lot to Diebold.

There have been many alleged (R) victories in the past that I would never have thought possible.
Rick (Criminal) Scott for Governor and Daniel Webster over Alan Grayson just to name two.
There had to be some sort of shady dealings to put those clowns in office.

[rustydog]

12. Rhetorical question? Look, there is a Flag! I am Patriotic!

I am a Christian American! Vote for me to "Protect our FREEDOMS!"

[Andy823]

16. Not just who voted for him

But who didn't get out and vote "against" him! I know here in Washington state, something like a half million who voted in 2008 didn't bother to vote in 2010! Were were lucky, our governor was not up for election, and Patty Murray beat three time loser Dino Rossi, but not by all that much! Other states were turnout was low weren't so lucky, like Wisconsin, Maine, and Florida for example, and look what is happening in those state since the republicans got control!

[RockaFowler]

3. What an ass

I really despise this guy and can't wait for him to go away. When will the Repukes rebuff this nitwit for his faux pas??

[qb]

5. In the spirit of honoring our flag...

:sarcasm:

[gratuitous]

6. So, when do the calls start for Mr. West to resign?

Will we see wall-to-wall coverage of this transgression against the U.S. Code? Or is it, once again, a case of IOKIYAR?

[Angry Dragon]

7. He should be arrested for his blatant disregard for the flag

or just let him sit on the bottom as he ponders running out of air.............

[hack89]

14. It is not a crime.

the flag code is not enforceable due to First Amendment concerns.

[Angry Dragon]

15. I know .......... I just love the thought of him sitting in jail

[fascisthunter]

9. you don't deserve to stand anywhere near that flag

you fucking rich fraud.

[B Calm]

10. Wow, what a dumb SOB

[struggle4progress]

11. Just in time to add to Congress's annual July Fourth flag amendment shriek-fest!

[hack89]

13. Wrong

underwater re-enlistments are common in the US military - most with the American flag. Google "underwater reenlistments" to see plenty of pictures of underwater flags. I doubt the US military is routinely breaking the law.

Secondly, the Flag Code is not enforceable - it would conflict with First Amendment rights.