The American Standard Bearer

Comedian Dennis Miller, in an appearance on Hannity & Colmes last week, told Alan Colmes that when he was a liberal, he found the conservatives he encountered to be “a lot more cordial.” Let’s take it one step further by suggesting that the farther we move along the political continuum to toward the extreme left, the more hostile the environment becomes. In fact, it seems to be the sole province of the political left to replace reasoned argument with hate and vitriol.

A case in point comes from a comment we received today in response to our post of 9/18 about the shenanigans of a self-absorbed city council on Bainbridge Island, Washington. City Councilman Jim Llewellyn it seems, was so repulsed by the American flag that he conspired to dispense with the Pledge of Allegiance at future council meetings. While his skullduggery was exposed by incensed and patriotic townfolk, it’s evident that there is nasty leftism afoot on Bainbridge Island that extends well beyond Llewellyn and his personal aversion to American flags.

The following comment was sent to us by Largo_44 and provides a disturbing account that is unfortunately becoming more common in American culture.

“Funny thing about Bainbridge Island. Two years ago, they got caught harrassing and abusing a 23 year old wounded soldier during their ‘Grand Old Fourth of July Parade’ instigated by the master of ceremonies herself, one Deborah Cheadle.

“They did the typical retro-hippie/lib thing and with their booing and calling the poor kid ‘baby killer’. Some even spat on him.

“Of course, the Bainbridge Island city council and various important officials tried to cover it up and it almost didn’t get reported until a columnist with the Seattle PI reported it a couple days later. Needless to say, the backlash against Bainbridge went nationwide and they had to close their site and permanently disable their guestbook (and change phone numbers).

“In the two years since then, the People’s Republic of Bainbridge had been keeping a low profile, but it’s no surprise their government is still pushing their ‘Let’s destroy America’ agenda.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if they start getting a bunch of Muslims moving into the neighborhood. Afterall, it would make a nice beachhead for the terrorists.”

Par for the course – the lefty flag haters of Bainbridge Island spit on American soldiers who risk life and limb to serve their country. The sulking left will get worked into a frothing fit of rage over the slightest perceived threat to freedom, yet they are utterly ignorant of the source of our freedoms. I tend to agree with Largo_44 – an Islamic Bainbridge Island would have Llewellyn and crew pining for some good old American flag waving in no time.