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August 16, 2006
Junecast: She, Too, Was Born on a Mountaintop in Tennessee
By now, you've likely heard about June Griffin's recent run-in with the law. But did you hear her interview on talk radio? Huh? Did ya?
Well, click here to hear it in all its flag-swipin' glory.
If you still have no idea what I'm talking about, read on:
She, Too, Was Born on a Mountaintop in Tennessee
June Griffin: not a big fan of the Mexicans. That’s the one clear lesson from the Rhea County religious activist’s arrest last week on charges of civil rights intimidation, phone harassment, theft under $500 and vandalism. The same week she lost her Quixotic bid to replace Zach Wamp in Congress, she allegedly stole a Mexican flag from a Hispanic grocery store in Dayton.
We say “allegedly” because we’re paranoid that way, but Griffin has proudly admitted to stealing the flag. “I went into the store,” she said in a statement, “and a young man sat there and could speak no American at all. I looked around and saw a small Mexican flag stuck to the back door. Seeing this effrontery, I tore it off the door and left. Of all the nerve! It was not stolen; it was an act of war!”
Griffin, who is also accused of making threatening phone calls to the store (which she basically acknowledged as well), faces up to five years in jail. She pled not guilty Friday. She also issued a statement “to the Mexican consulate”:
“Of all the nerve, you people come into our town, speak Spanish, put up their alien flags and expect us to take it laying down. You can be sure the inactivity on the part of veterans and patriots is no sign of love for your effrontery or that their hearts are not grieved and broken. They just wait for the Lord to execute His Wrath as He did in avenging the death of Davy Crockett.”
Yep. Davy Crockett. She remembers the Alamo. She’s going to be a real treat for the wardens. Hopefully they’ll speak American.
BlogBeats | By colrus | 10:31 AM
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