There is no later. This is later.

Someone please tell me this isn't happening.

Local activists Mark and Deborah Kuhn say a Buncombe County sheriff’s deputy invaded their home and used excessive force in responding to a complaint that the couple was desecrating an American flag. The flag, which they’d hung upside down on their porch as a protest, had several statements pinned to it, including a photo of President Bush with the words “Out Now” on it and an explanation that the upside-down flag is a traditional distress signal. (link)

A picture of George W. Bush was also pinned to the flag with the text “Out Now” printed underneath. The Kuhns apparently desecrated the flag by pinning signs to it, not by flying it upside down. (link)

Jonas Phillips is the third resident of Asheville, North Carolina to be arrested in recent weeks for displaying a pro-impeachment sign. (link)

YouTube of the local news

What's going on????

Bruce Elmore, an Asheville lawyer and state president of the ACLU, is representing the Kuhns on the criminal charges. Deborah Kuhn said they do not plan to take civil action against the Sheriff’s Office.
Elmore said his clients were simply practicing expressive conduct protected by the U.S. Constitution and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The First Amendment is meant to protect unpopular speech, not popular speech, he said.
“I’m surprised that a National Guard officer and deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department are not aware that the Supreme Court has declared statutes which criminalize desecration of the flag unconstitutional when the act is involved in expressing a belief, which this clearly was,” Elmore said. (link)

Here are the rules:

1) Only list 8 facts.
2) You must then list 8 TAGS at the end of the post. This means you must name 8 people on Buzznet who now must do the same blog.***
3) Go comment on their profile and tell them to come read yours! Mark demands participation.


DVL sent this to me and I thought about it all day and I still couldn't come up with anything.

1.  I lived in Alaska, twice, before 1st grade.
2.  I can (and like to) pick things up with my toes.
3.  Wellbutrin saved my life last year.
4.  I want to spend more time with my parents.
5.  Foods I can't live without: ketchup, chocolate, corn.
6.  I am afraid of taxidermied animals.  Very afraid.  Especially large ones.  Can't be in the same room as one.
7.  I didn't really have to study in college.  So grad school scares me a little.
8.  I've lost over 50#s since 2001.

Everyone else has already done this, right?  So I'm not tagging anyone.  Maybe Lazlo.