> > Which I firmly support. I'm a big fan of
> >freedom of speech. I didn't see the show, so I
> >have no idea about the context and
> >implications, but unless he cut a hole in a
> >flag that belonged to someone else, or maybe
> >cut a hole in that flag in a reckless manner
> >and endangered the lives of thousands - say, by
> >hanging it up across the seats and having place-
> >kickers punt running chainsaws toward it - I
> >don't see as he's done anything for the law to
> >care about.
>
> I did see the show, and I can tell you, the punting chainsaws thing would have been WAY cooler then what actually happened.
>
> No, all that Kid Rock did was wear an American Flag as a garment, which is absolutely against proper flag etiquette, but not against any actual laws. And I don't think he did it to be disrespectful, either. It seemed to me that it was his way of being patriotic, and either he didn't realize it was bad etiquette to deface a flag in such a way or just didn't think it was as big a deal as some people think it is.
>
> It's like bikers who wear little flags as bandannas or do-rags. They're not doing it to be disrespectful--far from it, they're doing it (generally) because they're patriotic and want to show it. They either don't realize it offends a lot of people who were instilled with a sense of proper flag etiquette (people like my father, for instance), or they just don't see it as as big a deal as these people do.
>
> -- Dave

I see the flag thing the same way you do, Dave, but as for the punting running chainsaws, I want to know what time and what channel.
Howard