Supervisor can't stomach American Flag...maybe it's time she moves back to that great continent that she left: Africa.
From NBCDFW.com
For one Arlington woman, the answer was “no” after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend.
Debbie McLucas is one of four hospital supervisors at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield. Last week, she hung a three-by-five foot American flag in the office she shares with the other supervisors.
When McLucas came to work Friday, her boss told her another supervisor had found her flag offensive. “I was just totally speechless. I was like, ‘You’re kidding me,’” McLucas said.
McLucas’ husband and sons are former military men. Her daughter is currently serving in Iraq as a combat medic.
Stifling a cry, McLucas said, “I just wonder if all those young men and women over there are really doing this for nothing.”
These guys fight for the rights of jerks like this African woman to come to America...
McLucas said the supervisor who complained has been in the United States for 14 years and is formerly from Africa. McLucas said the supervisor took down Debbie’s flag herself.
“The flag and the pole had been placed on the floor,” McLucas said. But McLucas also said hospital higher ups had told her some patients’ families and visitors had also complained.
“I was told it wouldn’t matter if it was only one person,” she said. “It would have to come down.”
B.S.–***Update***–Backlash must have been swift and severe, she has now been invited to rehang her flag. Read the backpedaling here.
McLucas said hospital bosses told her as far as patriotism was concerned, the flag flying outside the hospital building would have to suffice.
Kindred Hospital Corporate Headquarters are located in Kentucky. They have yet to make a final decision on the matter. They have not returned our phone calls for comment.
The Kindred Hospital Corporation was chosen as Fortune’s most admired for 2009. McLucas hopes they’ll back her patriotism.
“I find it very frightening because if I can’t display my flag, what other freedoms will I lose before all is said and done,” McLucas asked.
B.S. Report–It makes one wonder why people would complain about the showing of an American Flag–whose issue is it? What is their complaint? Is it the size of the flag? The woman is hanging a flag for Memorial Day…is there a more appropriate time to hang an American Flag?
Only in the United States do we allow immigrants to come into our country, accept them as Americans after meeting the smallest of criteria, and then enable them to dictate policy to the greater society based on their dislike or jealousy of their adopted homeland.
Showing love of country in America is under attack–and we permit this attack! This immigrant should be on her hands and knees kissing the ground each day for what America (and Americans) has given her; instead she shows her gratitude by demanding that the most cherished symbol of our country, our flag, not be allowed to be displayed! Unless the display can be shown to be unreasonable, The Stars & Stripes should be welcomed!
The major question is: If the African woman were to display a flag from Africa on her wall, what are the chances that she would have been forced to take it down? Can you say zero?
When the flag outside comes down...that will signal the end of America.
3 responses so far ↓
alberto ortiz-monroy // August 28, 2009 at 1:26 am |
I was born in the city of Guatemala and been U.S. of A. for 26 years. I was proud born again in the beautiful State of California as an American Citizen. If this lady loves Africa so much and feels offended I say !!!GO BACK TO AFRICA!!!!!
chris // September 3, 2009 at 1:36 pm |
I find this quite outrageous to hear that the unnamed lady took down the flag.As a naturalized immigrant like myself, I think the said lady, instead of being ungrateful to the country (symbolized by its flag) that has give her a better life, should be the first person honor the US flag. If she does not want to see the flag, I whole-heartedly think she should go back to the African country from which she hails.
John Gabriel // October 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm |
We cling to our precious Freedom of Speech and we must never back away from that guarantee. Perhaps, however, we must make entry into our nation more difficult so that immagrants such as those who came in droves in the 1900s will truly love and appreciate this great nation.