As far as displaying the flag upside down goes (well, except when a signal of distress is warranted), I find that as disgraceful as burning the flag. Its using a national symbol for an inappropriate purpose.

I'll make the same disclaimer I do for flag burners -- I may loathe the action, but I defend the right to do it.

Out of curiosity, is it a universal standard that an upside down flag is a distress symbol? What do countries like France and the UK use for distress signals, since there really is no "upside down" for their flags?

let me clarify:

They were on Kingston Pike -- on the sidewalk in front of LCC, across from Cherokee Boulevard. I don't think they were protesting the church, or the big houses on the boulevard -- it's just where they happened to be when I saw them.

...is that they were out in the daylight.

I thought those weasels danced around bonfires--very, very late at night.

please do not engage them

Can you lock this specific thread to be members only?

I went to the site R.Neal references.

While on the KNS comments, they're just making noise about "white pride" and Obama's citizenship, the comments on that other site reveal that they picked the location due to its proximity to synagogues, and timed it so they'd be there as Sabbath services were ending.

One of them bragged about flashing his SS dual lightning bolt tattoo to the exiting worshippers.

What slime they are. What utter slime.

The explanation given is that two or three people don't need a permit, which involves getting hassled by liberals looking to squelch their right to free speech. Look to see more of it, and similar activism by "respectable" folks.

Giving them a platform for their hate just to gain site hits is a dangerous trade-off.

Its your site, and I see it as a tough call either way. Either way, I'll respect your decision.

http://www.allaboutrace.com/2007/09/11/“white-power”-the-nazi’s-shouted-“white-flowers”-the-clowns-yelled-back/

Saturday May 26th the VNN Vanguard Nazi/KKK group attempted to host a hate rally to try to take advantage of the brutal murder of a white couple for media and recruitment purposes. Protest and Rally in Downtown Knoxville

Unfortunately for them the 100th ARA (Anti Racist Action) clown block came and handed them their asses by making them appear like the asses they were.

Alex Linder the founder of VNN and the lead organizer of the rally kicked off events by rushing the clowns in a fit of rage, and was promptly arrested by 4 Knoxville police officers who dropped him to the ground when he resisted and dragged him off past the red shiny shoes of the clowns. (link...)

“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flour”.

“White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily.

“White Power!” the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!” the clowns yelled “Tight Shower!” and held a solar shower in the air and all tried to crowd under to get clean as per the Klan’s directions.

At this point several of the Nazi’s and Klan members began clutching their hearts as if they were about to have a heart attack. Their beady eyes bulged, and the veins in their tiny narrow foreheads beat in rage. One last time they screamed “White Power!”

The clown women thought they finally understood what the Klan was trying to say. “Ohhhhh…” the women clowns said. “Now we understand…”, “WIFE POWER!” they lifted the letters up in the air, grabbed the nearest male clowns and lifted them in their arms and ran about merrily chanting “WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER!”

It was at this point that several observers reported seeing several Klan members heads exploding in rage and they stopped trying to explain to the clowns what they wanted.

-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)

"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin