Flag Day Facts—The Flag Waves For All Americans
June 14 is Flag Day in the United States.
The U.S. Flag is a symbol for all Americans.
I’m old enough to recall when Republican George H.W. Bush claimed that his opponent in the 1988 presidential race, Mike Dukakis, did not want to pledge allegiance to the flag.
The suggestion that the flag was more the symbol of one specific political party or political viewpoint was repulsive.
(Above–Betsy Ross knits a flag while a colonial creep leers at her.)
Yet for all the calls for patriotism we’ve heard from conservatives over the years, it was far-right Texas Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry who suggested that Texas might have reason to leave the federal union.
Here is information on Flag Day from USFlag.org.
From that link—
“The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as ‘Flag Birthday’. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as ‘Flag Birthday’, or ‘Flag Day’.”
Here is a link to the Betsy Ross House.
Betsy Ross was a successful woman in many respects. Please click here to read about her life.
Is Betsy Ross the mother of the U.S. Flag? Please click here and see what you think.
I can write this blog post, but it is up to you learn the things you would like to know.
If you allow others to define your past, they will most likely use that power to screw-up your future.
Many nations have a flag day. Please click here to see what nations have a flag day and on what day it is observed.
Please click here for a post I wrote on a contest to create a one-world flag.
Even At Texas State Capitol, U.S. Flag Flies Above Texas Flag—TPA Blogger Round-Up
Here is the weekly round-up of the Texas Progressive Alliance. The TPA is a confederation of the best political bloggers in Texas.
With the round-up this week is a picture of the Texas State Capitol that I took from Wikipedia. You’ll notice in this photo that the U.S. flag is above the Texas flag.
This is just how it should be. The states derive their existence from the fact of our federal union taken as a whole.
For all the blustery talk about states rights and all that jazz, we see the real facts even at the Texas State Capitol.
TPA bloggers never rest in bringing you the facts about what is going on in Texas politics.
Please visit TPA bloggers every chance you get.
Here is the round-up—
Off the Kuff published interviews with Democratic candidates Jeff Weems, Hector Uribe, and Hank Gilbert.
BossKitty at TruthHugger is disgusted again. This is a very serious election, but America is the deer in the headlights and appears to be frozen. So the last thing he wants to hear is “its a TRUCK”! This election is all spin and conspiracy (not that previous elections haven’t been) but this one is critical because it’s hinting at rolling back what progress has been achieved. Israel is sliding, America is sliding and the radicals are ready. This is NOT the choice American’s should face.
Matthew Dowd, a Bushbot, longs for the glory days of the Bush presidency and envisions Rick Perry as president. That sound you hear is CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme retching uncontrollably. Continue reading