Anybody Got a Match? More Mexican Flags Flying Over U.S.

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• The U.S. flag at a neighborhood complex in Jupiter, Florida was stolen and the Mexican flag raised in it's place.
• Reagan High School (Houston) Principal Robert Pambello was ordered to remove a Mexican flag Wednesday morning that he had hoisted below the U.S. and Texas flags that typically fly in front of his school — a symbol he agreed to fly to show support for his predominantly Hispanic student body. Good ole Principal Bob's email address is here in case you want to let him know what you think.

More from Houston:

The whole thing just makes my blood boil," said Bruce R. Wing, a 52-year-old Missouri City resident. "I want them all out of here."

Wing said the Houston Independent School District should fire Pambello.

HISD leaders said no decision has been made about possible discipline against the principal, who declined interview requests Wednesday.

"It is appropriate to fly the flags of the United States and Texas over schools in the Houston Independent School District, since we are a public entity of the state," HISD spokesman Terry Abbott said. "It would not be appropriate for the school district to advocate allegiance to a country other than the United States. Therefore, it is not appropriate to permit use of school district flagpoles for the purpose of flying flags representing other countries."

Raul Ramos, a professor of Texas history at the University of Houston, said most Mexican-Americans see no contradiction in flying the Mexican flag alongside those of Texas and the United States.

"Most students at Reagan High School have relatives or ancestors from Mexico," said Ramos. "The flag represents Mexican heritage as much if not more than citizenship." ...

Calling HISD's decision a reaction to cultural anxiety, he said, "it's important for the school to make efforts to identify with the student body," not vice versa. "The school, after all, reflects the ethnic identity of the students sitting in its classrooms."

Nearly 60 percent of HISD's 200,000-plus students are Hispanic.

Some Reagan students said they will try to raise a Mexican flag again today. They said they want it to fly at least above the Texas flag on the pole.

"Just because you're in the country doesn't mean you can't show your culture," said Lewis Ramirez, 16, a sophomore at Reagan High.

So apparently schools should no longer teach civics or American government. They need to "identify" with the students, not the U.S. citizen taxpayers footing the bill for this freebie? Hey! Here's a thought, Hire that socialist nut Bennish from Colorado to teach American history.

Skye gave me this idea: If identifying with your students is the norm, then what about flying the Confederate flag on schools in the South as a symbol of our heritage? Ooopsss!!! Forgot, celebrating heritage is strictly verboten if you are a white Christian.

What's next? Abolish July 4th as Independence Day so as not to "offend" these illegals? Maybe we need to just do the right thing and make Cinco de Mayo our national day. Heck, let's get rid of Christmas and Easter while we are at it and make Ramadan a holiday. Don't want to "offend" anyone do we? They might get mad.