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Sorry, no American flag at the office

GeezerMan

GeezerMan

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I'm almost speechless on this.
This is exactly why political correctness is a sham. You don?t like the American flag? Maybe you should join the Taliban
I think I will call the hospital on this one.
Kindred Hospital Healthcare. 502.596.7300.


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Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag
MANSFIELD (CBS 11 News) Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office?


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."

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."

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
 
Given that other stories on the page above are "N. Texas Couple Finds Jesus In A Cheeto" and "Holy Hotcakes! Virgin Mary In A Pancake" I think we might want to wait until we hear the rest of the story before nuking the hospital from orbit.
 
Originally posted by: ironwing
Given that other stories on the page above are "N. Texas Couple Finds Jesus In A Cheeto" and "Holy Hotcakes! Virgin Mary In A Pancake" I think we might want to wait until we hear the rest of the story before nuking the hospital from orbit.
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LMAO, Just seen that, hilarious!
 
I don't know what the whole story is (we're only getting one side of it here), but if it is as described, the person complaining about the flag should be fired, and any superior who ordered the woman to get rid of the flag because of some whiners should also be fired.
 
This story reminded me of my own personal story that happened a few years back. I was working at a very large corp in town, in the ops area.
We had a mix of guys and gals in my immediate area, and we all were very friendly. One day, one of the married gals announced she was pregnant.
She jokingly complained to me that she could afford the child. I had just returned from lunch, and had 2 cents on my desk, so I offered to pay her 2 cents a week in child support. She laughed, and for several weeks she came by for her two cents. Then, another gal came up pregnant, and she started to come by for her two cents. Our area VP laughed, and thanked me for helping out. That all stopped when I was called into the area manager?s office and given a verbal warning about sexual harassment. You see, someone had complained that they took offense that I was inferring I was sleeping with two married gals by giving them child support money. All the managers thought it was a crock, but since one person took offense, they had to talk to me. Oh, they were not allowed to tell me who complained either.
 
Originally posted by: Double Trouble
I don't know what the whole story is (we're only getting one side of it here), but if it is as described, the person complaining about the flag should be fired, and any superior who ordered the woman to get rid of the flag because of some whiners should also be fired.
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You think someone should be fired for complaining about a flag?

Really?
 
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
 
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: Double Trouble
I don't know what the whole story is (we're only getting one side of it here), but if it is as described, the person complaining about the flag should be fired, and any superior who ordered the woman to get rid of the flag because of some whiners should also be fired.
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You think someone should be fired for complaining about a flag?

Really?
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Fire them for being an idiot. Finding a nation's flag offensive, especially when it's the nation you're currently residing in, just helps to prove the point.
 
Originally posted by: tweaker2
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
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Yep, and I thought we were in the US of A for a moment. She was displaying the symbol of the country she lives in.

If the legalized citizen from Africa doesn't like it, then he can go back to Africa. No one is forcing anyone to look at it.
 
I bet nobody would say anything if the Flag wasn't 4 foot by 6 foot .. lol

Other than that.. let her display a flag..



 
Originally posted by: tweaker2
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
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You are a fool. She was displaying this nations flag. Those who take offense to this are also fools. Everyone knows this.
 
Originally posted by: tweaker2
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
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You aren't seriously comparing the U.S. flag to a black fist, swastika, etc are you? Has this how far liberal hate of America has come?
 
Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Originally posted by: tweaker2
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
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You are a fool. She was displaying this nations flag. Those who take offense to this are also fools. Everyone knows this.
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If you aren't patriotic and militant, you must be a fool.

Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.
 
Originally posted by: badkarma1399
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: Double Trouble
I don't know what the whole story is (we're only getting one side of it here), but if it is as described, the person complaining about the flag should be fired, and any superior who ordered the woman to get rid of the flag because of some whiners should also be fired.
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You think someone should be fired for complaining about a flag?

Really?
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Fire them for being an idiot. Finding a nation's flag offensive, especially when it's the nation you're currently residing in, just helps to prove the point.
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If you are a businessman and you are firing people based upon how much they like the nation's flag, you are a horrible businessman. That's the dumbest idea I ever heard.
 
Originally posted by: eskimospy

If you aren't patriotic and militant, you must be a fool.

Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.
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I'm glad you have come to realize the truth. Those who dislike the flag represent foolishness. Only a fool would hate that which symbolizes the country he is living in. Everyone knows this.
 
Originally posted by: tweaker2
What McLucas failed to recognize is that the other people in her office had every right to take offense at her "raising the flag" without considering their feelings about it first.

Personally, I wouldn't mind. But how would McLucas feel if someone had displayed a nice big Rebel flag on the wall behind their desk, or a Black Fist, Swastika (Buddhist or otherwise), or a flag of their Home State, Civic Organization, religious denomination, home Country, etc?

It's not so much that just because it so happens to be the Stars and Stripes she proudly displayed that no one should take offense. It has nothing to do with being obligingly patriotic. That's just not her call because other people's feelings are just as important as hers.
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Uh, dude... it's an American flag, in America.
 
honestly, i don't understand how it would "offend" anyone. you're in the USA and that's the flag..if the FLAG offends, why the hell are you in this country?

3' x 5' is a bit big though...but i can understand with all that military experience in her family - definitely acceptable during memorial day weekend...
 
Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Originally posted by: eskimospy

If you aren't patriotic and militant, you must be a fool.

Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.
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I'm glad you have come to realize the truth. Those who dislike the flag represent foolishness. Only a fool would hate that which symbolizes the country he is living in. Everyone knows this.
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I'm glad to see that you are so dense as to think that a dislike of patriotism and militancy is foolish. Only a fool would think that someone must like the symbol of where they live.

Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.
 
Originally posted by: eskimospy

I'm glad to see that you are so dense as to think that a dislike of patriotism and militancy is foolish. Only a fool would think that someone must like the symbol of where they live.

Everyone knows this. It cannot be denied.
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You are once again, a fool, eskimospy. Your desperate attempts to disprove my posts have only served to highlight your own foolishness. I laugh at you. Display your dunce cap proudly. I won't take offense. I promise.
 
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