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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ripsnort on May 26, 2006, 08:11:16 AM
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Awesome. I wish more Americans that lived in this great country had his attitude.
Watch the video (http://mms://a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/library/open/features/monday_flag_350.wmv?media_type=wms&av_type=video&event_pk=486348&product=gen_video)
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Second time I came back to the thread the link was there.
Good stuff, Thanks.
I hope that the US users of the BBS will take a few minutes and recall what the real reason for this holiday is. It's not just about having an extra day off. Spend a moment thinking about those who gave their all so you could have the life you have now.
Veterans. to those forever on duty.
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He rescues a flag... I remember it well.
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Originally posted by Maverick
uh???:confused: link no working
I think I fixed it, try it again...
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Cool story. I had never seen that before.
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Me also Rip.
hap
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Originally posted by Mickey1992
Cool story. I had never seen that before.
Ditto. I was too busy chasing girls in 1976 to remember it, didn't pay much attention to baseball then. :p
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now if he could just learn to call the game better
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Originally posted by JTs
now if he could just learn to call the game better
He's an ump these days?
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Never seen or heard of this before...
thanks rip...
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Originally posted by soda72
Never seen or heard of this before...
thanks rip...
Same Here!!:aok
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@#$@#$ hippies
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
@#$@#$ hippies
Offspring of Kerry and Kennedy no doubt. :p
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He's an announcer. They showed that video during an Angel game, it was the 30th anniversary of the day he did that in April.
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I was at that game and witnessed all that happened. They did not show the players tackling those punks and security cuffing them. They were booed at when they escorted them into the patrol car. We the fans wanted to jump on the field and do them harm.
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Good stuff. A lot of us youngins probably never heard of that incident... this is the first time I've seen it. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I wish more Americans that lived in this great country had his attitude.
In this great country, should you have the liberty to have any 'attitude' you want or not ?
Or you want somebody to tell the attitude and everybody HAVE to agree ?
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Originally posted by Timofei
In this great country, should you have the liberty to have any 'attitude' you want or not ?
Or you want somebody to tell the attitude and everybody HAVE to agree ?
commie
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Not only that, but in the 8th inning he rescued some kittens from a tree!
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Back in the 70's it was 'hip' to 'make a statement' like public flag burning. Most folks 'spectated'.. though the term 'PC' hadn't been coined yet; there was a tendency to just stand by..
I don't recall this incident; though there was quite a few not unlike it.
I'll never be happy about burning a flag. I'd react to somebodys attempting it in my presence with every means at my disposal. That does not mean I don't respect anothers rights... just means I'm willing to take my chances in front of a jury of my peers for 'assault and battery' afterwards.
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I was watching that game when it happened. I was in grade school and this event changed forever how I felt about my country. I grew up a lot that day. I have thought about it often but this is the first time I have seen it since that day. I wish everyone that lived in this country loved this country enough to do what Rick Monday did. I know I will never sit back and watch anyone burn the flag of the country and people that I love so much.
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Here's the real tragedy...
Back in '76 this was news, but it faded pretty quickly. More like a human interest story to fill in the time around the real news of the day. Not because people didn't agree with Monday, but because it was kind of expected. It was just unusual for it to happen on TV.
Today that same act would get you on all the talk shows and probably launch a series if not a Made for TV movie..... Patriotism was not worn on your sleeve in 1976, today people feel the need to announce their's.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Patriotism was not worn on your sleeve in 1976, today people feel the need to announce their's.
All I remember about the summer of '76, I was 9, was the celebration of the country's 200 birthday. It was everywhere here. Everywhere you went in the school was red, white, and blue. I also remember alot of tv shows about bicentennial patriotism, had people of all races sitting around and basically saying, "I'm an American!" although I remember they looked rather less than thrilled when they said it.
It may have been trivial to alot of people, that summer of '76, but as school kids it was like an everyday event. Have you seenthe movie, ahem, "Dazed And Confused"? Last day of school, May, 1976. The teacher at the beginning of the movie says, "Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes."
I loved the '70s...
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I was unaware that such an event took place but once I figured out what was going on in the video I was hoping that both teams would clear the bench and dog pile on those two morons. Of all places to burn a flag...a frigging basball game lol
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Good clip, thanks for posting.
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Yes, burning a flag back then would have gotten someone beat up bad.. Still is that way today.
Les