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Obama Puts On Flag Pin (DEFCON*1*BARF*OVERLOAD)
Sun Times ^
| May 12, 2008
| AP
Posted on 05/13/2008 5:01:13 AM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
Barack Obama sported a flag lapel pin and talked up patriotism Monday as he campaigned in blue-collar West Virginia. He also shot a solid game of pool.
The Illinois senator concedes he will lose Tuesdays West Virginia primary to Hillary Rodham Clinton, probably by a wide margin. But the coal-mining state might be a good backdrop for some of his longer-range goals nonetheless, such as battling claims that hes insufficiently patriotic and, more frivolously, that hes lousy at sports beyond basketball.
Clinton herself made four stops in West Virginia , hoping for a huge win that can sustain her waning hopes of winning the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama told several thousand people at the Charleston Civic Center that patriotism means more than saluting flags and holding parades. He criticized Republican presidential candidate John McCain for opposing a Democratic bill to expand education benefits for veterans.
At a time when were facing the largest homecoming since the Second World War, Obama said of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the true test of our patriotism is whether we will serve our returning heroes as well as theyve served us.
For only the second time in many weeks, Obama wore an American flag pin on his suit jacket. He has said he stopped wearing such pins routinely because he felt they became a substitute for true patriotism after the 2001 terrorist attacks. He recently wore a flag pin, for a day, given to him by a veteran. Campaign aides gave no explanation for Mondays decision, except to say that sometimes Obama wears a flag pin and sometimes he does not.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barf; blueturban; elections; obama
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To: freerepublic_or_die
I am the one I have been waiting for...
...but I am the one who YOU are going to get.
THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:01:37 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: freerepublic_or_die
BWAHAHAHA
He is making the pin an issue. Sweet. This is a NO WINNER for him.
To: freerepublic_or_die
Barack Obama sported a flag lapel pin and talked up patriotism Monday as he campaigned in blue-collar West Virginia. He also shot a solid game of pool. They might have added "...as he honed his persona. His package looked good in his Wranglers as a Marlboro hung lazily from his lips.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:06:40 AM PDT
by
normy
(Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
To: All
How stupid, gullible does he think we are?
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:09:18 AM PDT
by
freerepublic_or_die
(Islam:Truly the opium of the morons with apologies to Karl Marx)
To: freerepublic_or_die
"I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems, ....I will not weaponize space...
I will slow development of future combat systems...
I will institute a 'Defense Priorities Board' to ensure the quadrennial defense review is not used to justify unnecessary ...."
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:14:37 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: freerepublic_or_die
I’ll bet it went into the trash right after the speech.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:19:57 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: freerepublic_or_die
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:20:44 AM PDT
by
jtal
To: freerepublic_or_die
Obama's running for douchebag-in-chief.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:21:22 AM PDT
by
manapua
To: freerepublic_or_die
Obama:Wouldn't want to convey anything that might substitute for true patriotism, no,sir.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:24:32 AM PDT
by
freerepublic_or_die
(Islam:Truly the opium of the morons with apologies to Karl Marx)
To: freerepublic_or_die
somebody feel faint, here's some water, make some room, help is coming, she's okay....
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:24:47 AM PDT
by
TornadoAlley3
(Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
To: manapua
No, not running. He's already got that all wrapped up.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:27:51 AM PDT
by
freerepublic_or_die
(Islam:Truly the opium of the morons with apologies to Karl Marx)
To: freerepublic_or_die
Is that the new 57 star flag?
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:28:14 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
To: freerepublic_or_die
HMMMM....Where have I heard that before...OH YEAH, didn't the She-Devil say once:
"IT WILL BE ME"! My, My, how the mighty have fallen. Watch out OSAMA, don't count your demon eggs before they hatch!!
To: freerepublic_or_die
At a time when were facing the largest homecoming since the Second World War,
Obvious Hyperbole. Does he think no one will bother to check his facts? There were 5-7 million soldiers serving in Korea alone at the height of the conflict there, not to mention Vietnam.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:37:12 AM PDT
by
contemplator
(Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
To: freerepublic_or_die
"At a time when were facing the largest homecoming since the Second World War," Obama said of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, "the true test of our patriotism is whether we will serve our returning heroes as well as theyve served us."No, you stupid muslim. The true test was whether you supported our soldiers WHILE they were fighting to protect your sorry @$$! Instead of paying lip service while your slowly pulling the bricks, one by one, out of their very foundation, you freakin' pencil-necked, big-eared, lying piece of crap.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:39:15 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: RoseofTexas
I really should dig up, post the video of her saying that because when I first saw the video, which was taped even before the campaign season even began, I sat fixated, awestruck as she discussed her pre-ordained coronation as a fait accompli, almost as if it was already in the past with an arrogance I can only describe as exurberant. I've got to to you You Tube and post it.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:42:09 AM PDT
by
freerepublic_or_die
(Islam:Truly the opium of the morons with apologies to Karl Marx)
To: freerepublic_or_die
The stupid SOB probably had it on upside down. What a phony bass turd!.
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posted on
05/13/2008 5:50:56 AM PDT
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: freerepublic_or_die
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posted on
05/13/2008 6:00:13 AM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: freerepublic_or_die
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posted on
05/13/2008 6:07:00 AM PDT
by
Miss Didi
("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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