School bus driver fired over Confederate flag
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i believe if some one is a full on idiot and wants to display that fact to any and all
they should be able to do so
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41998713/ns ... ?GT1=43001
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An Oregon school bus driver fired after he refused to remove a Confederate battle flag flying from his pickup truck has enlisted the help of a conservative civil liberties group in hopes of getting his job back.
The Rutherford Institute of Charlottesville, Va., sent a letter Wednesday to First Student Bus Transportation Services demanding that Ken Webber of Medford, Ore., be reinstated. The institute says flying the flag is covered by his First Amendment right to free speech.
Webber says he was fired Tuesday for gross insubordination after refusing to remove the flag, which is also emblazoned with the word Redneck. At issue is the time he parks the pickup at the bus yard, which is on school property.
First Student spokeswoman Bonnie Bastian did not immediately respond to a telephone call and e-mail for comment.
they should be able to do so
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41998713/ns ... ?GT1=43001
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An Oregon school bus driver fired after he refused to remove a Confederate battle flag flying from his pickup truck has enlisted the help of a conservative civil liberties group in hopes of getting his job back.
The Rutherford Institute of Charlottesville, Va., sent a letter Wednesday to First Student Bus Transportation Services demanding that Ken Webber of Medford, Ore., be reinstated. The institute says flying the flag is covered by his First Amendment right to free speech.
Webber says he was fired Tuesday for gross insubordination after refusing to remove the flag, which is also emblazoned with the word Redneck. At issue is the time he parks the pickup at the bus yard, which is on school property.
First Student spokeswoman Bonnie Bastian did not immediately respond to a telephone call and e-mail for comment.
fuck 'em if they can't take a joke
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i bet he wins and if i was on the jury, i would vote in his favor.
if those nut job west boro people can protest funerals, this guy can sport a confederate flag.
Right?? Jesus.
The confederate flag is associated with hate and racism, so certain groups are protected. If a student is allowed to wear a confederate flag shirt to school, then that was a stupid move on the schools part...I don't think the entire story is not being told.
- Christopher McCandless
Duke boys had a confederate flag on the General Lee. i don't think anyone would say they are racist or bad peoples.
it was on his private vehicle
i am not a proponent of the message these rednecks are putting out there with their confederate flags
but i think it shows what an ignorant fucking ignoramous hillbilly he is
and that is his right
"what a long, strange trip it's been"
I like Bo and Luke just fine...as fictional TV characters.
According to Wiki:
According to Civil War historian and native Southerner Shelby Foote, the flag traditionally represented the South's resistance to Northern political dominance; it became racially charged during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, when fighting against desegregation suddenly became the focal point of that resistance.
Symbols of the Confederacy remain a contentious issue across the United States and their civic placement has been debated vigorously in many Southern state legislatures since the 1990s.
Unless the bus driver is truly a 'good ol boy' he is probably doing this for publicity. Has he always flown the flag? Is he new? So many factors come into play.
- Christopher McCandless
not sure thats the right word.
that was back in the 70s and 80s for the show...back then, they were not as politically correct as we are now...people spewed the 'N' word. Huck Finn was recently revamped to take that word out, as well as To Kill a Mockingbird.
The 'revival' of old TV shows is the latest trend, I cannot remember everything that happened in the show, but did the show/movie promote segregation or equality?
and yes Wiki does aknowledge other representations:
Some southerners claim that they see the flag as merely a symbol of southern culture without any political or racial connotation.[citation needed] An example of this would be the Bocephus Rebel Flag often sold at concerts performed by country music star Hank Williams, Jr or Kevin Fowler, heavy metal band Pantera, and southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. For some, the flag represents only a past era of southern sovereignty.[24] Some historical societies such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy also use the flag as part of their symbols. Some rockabilly fans hold the Confederate flag as their emblem as well.[25] The flag is a regular cultural meme, often appearing in association with a character intended to represent a stereotypical Southerner.
again, if a student is not allowed to wear a confederate flag shirt to school, then the bus driver should not be allowed to display the flag. If a student IS allowed to wear said shirt, then the guy should get his job back.
- Christopher McCandless
i know...jessica simpson=daisy duke...before she filled out the 'mom jeans' a little too well.
- Christopher McCandless
aesthetically
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Even still, it's just a flag and he has the right to put it on his truck no matter his intentions. It's not against the law to be a bigot, or a racist (not saying he is), it's just ignorant.
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Like others have said, I can understand his firing if he put that on the school bus, totally. But the man is free to put whatever he wants on his car if he's willing to take the fire he'll receive for it, but losing your job isn't in the cards.
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Absolutly, like when i started a Happy Birthday Selena Gomez thread, and people jumped all over me for being a pervert, it's like relax people, shes not actually in danger.
i agree, but if it was a pooh tat...i'd shit can him so fast.
I agree, that would just be weird.
it's one thing if you're a self-proclaimed racist... but why does country music still wear that shit like a badge of honor??
but like the OP said... legally i have no problem with it
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When I was living in Georgia I gathered that some of it was Southern pride - which is great, I think everyone should have some pride about where they're from.
But this guy lives in Oregon, and by the looks of it is obviously doign it to reiterate his redneck status. :?
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The real question here is .. is this redneck from Oregon actually our very own chadwick?
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