Major media snub Army vet taking down Mexican flag

In an act of patriotism, when an Army veteran cuts down a foreign flag flying illegally above the U.S. flag on the same flagpole, one would expect heavy coverage by print and broadcast media.  But widespread reporting of the Monday action in Reno was scant, despite prominent mention on Drudge Report, frequently consulted by news people, finds Grumpy Editor.

It started Monday afternoon when Reno TV station KRNV (Channel 4) received a call from a viewer who said a business near downtown Reno was flying a Mexican flag above an American flag, a federal offense.

The TV station dispatched a cameraman to Cantina El Jaripeo which was flying the Mexican flag atop Old Glory.  There, footage was shot of Jim Brossard taking down the Mexican flag and walking off with the U.S. flag.

WorldNet Daily reports Brossard turns toward the KRNV cameraman, saying, “I took this flag down in honor of my country with … a knife from the United States Army. I'm a veteran, I'm not going to see this done to my country. If they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us. But I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They're not going to get it back."

KRNV footage shows a man, later identified by the TV station as the bar owner, picking up the Mexican flag and taking it inside his cantina.

Along with WorldNet Daily coverage, two syndicated radio talk show hosts --- Mike Gallagher and Tammy Bruce --- reported the Reno action and interviewed Brossard.

The Army veteran told Gallagher that when he heard about the Mexican flag he “felt a duty to do something about it.”  He pointed out the bar was committing a federal offense and local authorities weren’t sure what to do about it.

Later, he told Bruce he was a bus driver and his action was spurred by “patriotism for the (U.S.) flag.”

Expect more --- and wider coverage today --- following statements regarding flag protocol from Reno police and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Comments

[jane]

I'm very proud of this man for doing what was right and sad that it didn't get more coverage. In our country NO flag should ever fly above ours...ever. Bravo to him for taking a stand.