The American Flag

I am the American flag. The Stars and Stripes. Old Glory. I am thirteen stripes, seven red alternating with six white to represent the original 13 colonies, with a white star on a blue background for each state. The colors are also those of the British and French flags; two countries that, in their own way each contributed to the birth of a new American nation, the likes of which had never been seen before. Over the years, more and more stars have been added to me, but not one has ever been taken away.

I have been carried by troops in every war from the Revolutionary war, Civil war, the war to end all wars, the war after that one, Korea, Vietnam and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have been carried by athletes, by mountaineers, skydivers, on suit lapels and leather motorcycle jackets; I’ve even been carried into space and planted on the Moon. I have been carried on seas and oceans around the world and to the bottom of Pearl Harbor. I have flown at the Olympics, The White House, every state Capitol in the Union, school graduations, Boy Scout camps and NASCAR races. I have been trodden underfoot or burned by foreign dissenters and enemies of my country as well as Americans expressing their opinions. I have lain, draped over the coffins of those who can no longer salute me. I have flown at half mast to signify respect and remembrance for those who can no longer carry me in their hearts or hands. 

There are many flags in the world, each with their own story, each one unique. But I am not them and they are not me; for I am the American Flag.

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Leader of the Colorado senate faces a recall

Here's an update to my April 4 post about some Colorado politicians facing a recall by their constituents because they supported gun control legislation at the state level. Senate President John Morse could be an ex-Senator soon. It seems that supporters of his recall had no trouble raising the required 7200 signatures from Senator Morse's constituents. In fact, they raised a whopping 16,000 signatures! Now those signatures must be verified by the Secretary of State to be sure enough of them are valid. If there are enough valid signatures the Senator will have the option of stepping down--in which case the Democrat party would appoint a new senator to fill the remainder of Morse's term of office, or if he doesn't resign, the governor would call a special election for Morse's senate seat. Obviously, when the senator adopted an anti-Second Amendment position, he didn't consider the large number of pro-freedom voters in his constituency.

http://www.9news.com/news/article/339632/339/Morse-recall-effort-turns-in-16000-signatures

Talking on Armed American Radio About the Murder of a British Soldier in London

Last weekend I was on Armed American Radio with my friend, host Mark Walters and guest Rob Pincus discussing the despicable murder of a British soldier in SE London in a terrorist attack by two men with knives, a gun and a meat cleaver.

Here's the link to listen to the first hour of the show and part of the second hour:

http://armedamericanradio.org/2013/06/6-2-2013-hour-1/