Oh noes! A child hugging the flag at her father's military funeral! Don't tell SE Cupp!
Posted on 03/06/2019 1:54:36 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
It would have been a jarring image no matter the president.
We're used to seeing the American flag handled in a number of ways. It can be hoisted, saluted, folded in honor of the fallen, even burned in protest.
But it's not every day you see the leader of the free world hug the flag in front of a crowd of adoring followers.
Enter President Donald Trump on Saturday at the annual gathering of conservatives known as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He grabbed an unassuming Old Glory by its stand like a prom date, and gave it a brief, slightly terrifying, slow-dance to "Proud to be an American."
In that moment, in a way, the flag was so many of us -- Americans recoiling at the smothering and unwanted advances of an unstable lech. On behalf of the flag, I wanted to shout: "I beg your pardon, sir! Get your hands off of me!"
But as off-putting as Trump's grabbing of the stars and stripes felt to many, it was clearly a consensual act to his supporters, who loved every minute of it and the 122 that followed.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Honey, we live in different worlds. You might consider that some of those who live in mine will tire of your waste of oxygen.
Hadnt thought of it that way. Americans do have a much normally require a larger personal space zone than most of the world. Then again, hes a New Yorker so is used to the exception of that rule.
CNN is ISIS.
Rest assured, that the flag prefers that to being burned.
[That's "Vanguard" Jones]
But burning is somehow acceptable?
Tighter shirts, mute button.
Thanks for that Permanent reminder of how horrible they were. I’ll never forget originally seeing that. EVER!
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#metoo
Wish I hadn’t read that little snip. How hateful these liberals are!
What is it with these women who wear ginormous men’s glasses?
Yeah, even in her early days I could tell S.E.C. was wishy washy.
There was another angle where her lips can be read even clearer. But from that angle, you can see Barack smile his head nod in agreement.
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