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Flag flap in political spotlight
EFL... Conservative icon Newt Gingrich met with a group of rebellious Sonoma high school students Saturday, saying he was proud of them for defying a ban on flags in their senior class photo. Gingrich, the Georgia Republican who engineered a GOP takeover of the House of Representatives in 1994, was in Sonoma County for a speaking engagement Saturday night. He also met with 10 seniors from Sonoma Valley High School, where two students were suspended and a third faces the same fate after refusing to surrender American flags during the class photo session. Brandon Downs, 17, said school officials didn't object when students wore shirts with beer logos, although he noted "that's against school rules." Camille Wiles, 17, said Latino students wanted to display Mexican flags in previous years, and teachers told her the school wanted to prevent any problems by banning all flags. The students said school officials told them the class picture wouldn't be sold, and none would be taken next year. After hearing the students describe how they pulled more flags out of their pockets as soon as teachers came up behind them and took them away, Gingrich said: "You guys are pretty persistent." He added: "Anti-flag control. That's fairly Looney Tunes."
Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-18 |
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