that circle of stars is something that is considered offensive. it s unbelievable. to your point, colin kaepernick is saying takes us back to a time when america had slave accessory. it s a reminder of that. so therefore, it s offensive. it s a part of our culture. it s a part of our legacy. i think that the great thing about america is, that we overcame that. yeah, listen, america is not perfect. the ideal of america is that perfect, that you can have charles: we always seem to be working towards the perfect union. yeah. towards something that much greater and better. when you go so outraged over every little thing, they want a utopian society. when is enough enough? colin kaepernick and his supporters have said have never seen a takeover. 99% of americans didn t know
night. and on this day in 1777, our nation got its first flag when the continental congress adopted the stars and stripes. 13 red and white stripes representing the colony that s declared independence from great britain. the founding fathers based it on the grand union flag. congress added a circle of stars on a blue field symbolizing what it called a new constellation. as more states entered the union, the number of stars grew. the nation celebrated the first flag day marking 100 years since the creation of the stars and stripes. decades later, congress made flag day a national day of observance and old glory was born 236 years ago today. happy flag day. now you know the news for this friday, june 14th, 2013. i m shepard smith. i m be back on monday.