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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Of course not! If you do you are a racist biggot! /S
Perhaps you might observe the exuberant arrogance I spoke of, that struck me as nothing short of repulsive.
‘He did say that two years ago, Barry made a speech where he makes fun of the Bible...in contrast to his recent Sermon on the Mount campaign speech.’
I, too, heard this. Will try to locate this speech to learn specifics....if a Freeper knows when/where speech happened, hope they’ll post details.
...is it an American flag? Or some other nation?
He needs a "G*D Damn America" pin.
Clear, bottled kool-aid?
Barack Obama sported a flag lapel pin and talked up patriotism Monday.....
Just another political prostitute who will say anything for your vote. Go back to selling snake oil Barry!
barf is right!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53064
Not sure if this is what you’re looking for but it is intersting. In know how many feel about WND but I enjoy reading Ben Shapiro. Article is from 2006.
Thanks for info. I’m trying to find author’s name from Fox & Friends.
There’s a thread up now...pinging you to it. ;)
It would have been if his monster of a wife put it on him.
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