Sen. Barack Obama has decided that he’s so patriotic that he’s doesn’t need to wear no ’stinkin Flag pin on his lapel to prove it:
…the Illinois senator answered the question at length, explaining that he no longer wears such a pin, at least in part, because of the Iraq War.
“You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin,” Obama said. “Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest.
You know what true patriotism looks like Senator (that’s a rhetorical question for you, as I know the answer is, “No, you don’t.”)? It’s young men and women enlisting in the military to defend their nation. It’s Soldiers re-enlisting while they’re still in Fallujah.
And each and everyone of those true patriots wears a Flag on their sleeve. And I know their actions speak louder than their Flag patch — but they wear it anyway.
Sure, it’s part of the uniform requirement — but if they were given the option of taking that Flag patch off their sleeve, I’ll bet you not 1 in a 1000 would do so. Hell, I’ll bet you not 1 in 10,000 would take it off.
But apparently Sen. Obama believe that his “actions” will speak louder than wearing a Flag pin as to his “patriotism”. Here’s a clue, Senator — you can do both.
Like our Soldiers do.
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OTHERS:
On the issue of the flag, this is not the first time I’ve heard about a liberal who refuses to either fly the flag or wear anything symbolizing the flag because they think it supposedly denotes approval of President Bush’s wartime policies. Frankly, I think the argument is a copout.
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That flag symbolizes freedom, liberty, and strength and is not a symbol of the Republican or Democratic party.
Amen, Sister!
Wow- is this what the next 13 months holds? A parade of symbolic issues instead of a debate on the serious issues this country faces at home and abroad. Hello Maureen Dowd!
Please don’t complain about how shitty the next president is when they are simply the person who will have passed the hurdle of not wearing earth tones; not sighing; not windsurfing; not putting Swiss Cheese on their Cheese Steak; and now: wears an American flag pin! Could it all be more superficial?
Flags pins are the mark of fake patriots…
So, if you wear a flag pin, you cannot be a true patriot. True patriots would never put those pins on their chests.
Update: Urbangrounds noticed it too….
Have you ever heard the expression, “True character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking?”
Not a smart move for Obama. In essence, he degraded the flag and in turn the country, the military and every citizen. I think he needs to take a few lessons from what happened to John Kerry. Hillary must be loving this.
“You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin,â€
gee mr. obama, you and every other gaulking tourist who did your mandatory pilgrimage to ground zero and the pentagon to rubberneck.
“Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism…”
are you accusing someone of being a fake patriot or is this another vague suggestion with no real credence, moveon.org-style?
“true patriotism, …is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security…”
kinda like “A parade of symbolic issues instead of a debate on the serious issues this country faces at home and abroad,” preston?
i can’t wait for mr. obama to try and take a stand by declaring his views on “wearing earth tones”, “sighing”, “windsurfing”, and “Swiss Cheese on Cheese Steak”. oh boy
“Wow- is this what the next 13 months holds?”
try following some republican candidates occasionally. i think you’ll find the diminished grandstanding refreshing!
““True character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking?†similar to if mr. obama would go on his “patriotic” pin strike in private without telling anyone(as if we really give a shit), correct john?
i’m w/ dianne; hillary is loving this. obama is such an amateur; i freel bad for all those working families giving/wasting money on his campaign.
Ol’ B. Hussein Obama…he’s too cool for
schoolmadrassa.Uhhh – WHAT?
I don’t understand what the big deal is.
I would vote for a patriot that will say what he believes, even if it is unpopular, over a guy wearing a flag pin any day.
I don’t think Obama in any way ‘degraded the flag’ or implied that the troops aren’t patriots. He simply said that wearing a flag PIN doesn’t make you a patriot. I agree.
That is the same reason I don’t have a ‘Support our troops’ magnet on my car. That’s not how you support the troops. If you want to ’support’ them, there are far better ways to do it. Show respect to the troops, say ‘thank you’, write a letter…
But a magnet, or a lapel pin, doesn’t make you a patriot.
Psss, JS…
It’s not that the critics really demand every American to wear flag pins- it’s just that they’d rather not talk about the war, the deficit, or the health care expansion just vetoed by President Bush.
Same ol’, Same ol’…
I don’t care if B. Hussein Obama wears a flag pin or not, most of the Dhimmicrat candidates don’t. I care that he or they could seriously be considered as leaders of this great nation, while supporting policies that would undermine it, such as surrendering to our enemies in the GWOT, raising taxes, and incrementally imposing a socialist health care system.
The flag is a symbol, and B. Hussein Obama can’t even honor that without a rambling dissertation about why he won’t.
It’s because of people like B. Hussein Obama, the other Dhimmicrat candidates, and those who support them, why they ran me off from supporting their party. They have all these grandiose plans for America($5000per newborn?), but can’t even take seriously the basic principles of good governance, or the history and traditions of this country.
He and the other Dhimmis can ignore our treasured symbols, that’s fine, because our votes are symbolic, as well.
An outstanding piece by Christopher Hitchins, about a real patriot and soldier, not the phony kind.
A Death In The Family.
I hope those Copperheads, defeatists, and supporters of our involvement in Iraq, will notice how Hitchins can disagree with our policies and practices, and the anti-everythings, without useless bashing of anyone.
[NOTE from Robbie --- thanks for posting this link to the Hitchins' story. I hadn't seen it previously. I just finished reading it with tears welling up in my eyes. A beautiful tribute to an extraordinary Soldier.]
we can talk about the occupation (“war”), the deficit, or healthcare all you like and we have on other threads. it just seems obama would rather try and hide his lack of proven leadership, military, and foreign policy experience with meaningless attempts at “free-thinking” symbolic gestures designed to appeal to people who buy into that type of bullshit!
It seems B. Hussein Obama has been missing a lot of votes in the Senate, including this one. It’s okay though, this vote wasn’t really necessary, as the U.S. Senate has no business dictating the partition of Iraq…just ask the Iraqis. Notice that Al-Reuters didn’t make a big deal out of this protest, we shouldn’t get the idea that the Iraqis are uniting, want to remain a sovereign nation, that life is improving, or that the violence has been reduced.
We certainly can’t be bothered with the nonsense that Iraqi citizens are showing more and more, ownership of their country and individual communities with reports like these…with accompanying video of MNF assistance to those concerned citizens.
Mentioning that violent deaths in Iraq have declined dramatically, that info would most likely hint at a bias in favor of President Bush, and not a proper bashing.
I’ve been rather busy this week, and missed out on some news.
It seems B. Hussein Obama missed another vote this week, and this one mattered to the nutroot supporters of the donks.
Here’s a calmer view of the same story.
I still hear the meme that W lied, but not as often, and not as loudly. I wonder what the Dhimmis will contrive next, to divert attention away from their insincerity to their base, and shift responsibility to someone else? Karl Rove is a private citizen now, and their smear attempt on Rush isn’t working out so well.
I’m Glad Barack Hussein Obama Won’t Wear the Ameri…
IÂ’m glad that Barack Hussein Obama is refusing to wear the American flag lapel pin. Frankly, I think its silly that he decided to make a statement of NOT wearing it and that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to make a bigger issue of it. Including….
An outstanding piece by Christopher Hitchins, about a real patriot and soldier, not the phony kind.
Great, another proponent of the phony soldier method of character assassination?
Wow, that piece by Hitchens was powerful. I believe his life will be forever changed by that young man. Heck, Hitchens may even find God in that experience.
I take it you didn’t read the piece by Hitchins, then, Preston.
This guy was no Jesse Macbeth, Scott Beauchamp, Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy, Josh Lansdale (who busted his ankle playing volleyball in Iraq), Roger Edwards, Phil Haberman, John Kerry and his mentor in Vietnam Vets Against the War, Al Hubbard, and many, many more. So many, in fact, that the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington state, has spent 1.4 million dollars this year finding and prosecuting phony soldiers.
Don’t speak to me of character assassination, without looking at the practices of the Democrats and their supporters, like Murtha, Durbin, and Reid, for starters.
I recommend the article by Hitchins, because it speaks of an honorable man, basically a liberal, but not a moonbat , and his grieving family.
Henh…Dianne, you are ever hopeful.
That’s one of the things I don’t like about Hitchins, is not only his absence of faith, but his derogatory statements toward those who do have faith.
I emailed that story to all my family and friends, with a *Kleenex Alert* warning.
No small dogs were harmed in the filming of this video.
Preston—you’re a smart guy. So I have a hard time believing that you bought into the Liberal fabricated outrage over Rush Limbaugh calling actual phony soldiers (or real soldiers who sold phony stories) phony.
Any person of any intelligence who bothered to read or watch Rush’s comment in its entirety and full context knows that Rush was talking about a very specific phony soldier who has proven to be a phony soldier.
Go read Stolen Valor if you doubt this happens.
Robbie, you’re welcome on the Hitchins linkage. I posted it thinking some may not of heard about it. I was fortunate to hear Hugh Hewitt reading it on air, as I was driving home Friday evening, and the first thing I did when I turned the ‘puter on was go to his website at Townhall, and find the link. I read it then, and was just blown away.
You and I served, and some others have mentioned their service here, but for those who haven’t, they will never understand how many wonderful young men and women pass through the ranks. This young looey is just one of many, and I wish I could have known him.
The paragraph about the letter from the wife of a man that was saved by this looey’s action, and saving seven children from being fatherless, was very profound, to me. He lived the words of the Kurdish gentleman, in the safe and thriving city of Dohuk, he saved lives.
This is so friggin funny, you may need to pee before you see it. Just thought I’d lighten up the mood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go
Dianne, don’t worry about my bladder, pity my new LCD monitor.
That was funny.