Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., wears a U.S. flag pin at a town hall-style meeting held at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Posted on 05/13/2008 5:20:26 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Like the American flag that Francis Scott Key famously wrote about, the one on Barack Obama's lapel keeps appearing and disappearing.
The Democratic presidential hopeful said he generally stopped wearing a flag pin after the 2001 terrorist attacks because he felt it replaced "true patriotism" for some public officials.
Some Americans, however, say they question the patriotism of a candidate who makes such a choice, a sentiment that shows up in polls.
Last month, the pin briefly reappeared on his suit jacket. Obama said a veteran had given it to him that day and asked him to wear it.
It wasn't seen again until Monday, when Obama spoke to a veterans' group in West Virginia. On Tuesday, when he spoke about the economy to workers in Missouri, it was there again.
Asked by The Associated Press why he was sporting the pin again, Obama said, "I haven't been making such a big deal about it. Others have. Sometimes I wear it, sometimes I don't. We were talking with a group of veterans yesterday. Over the last several weeks people have been handing me flag pins. I thought it was appropriate" for what "we're talking about. I've just been leaving it on."
Asked if he probably will wear the pin from now on, Obama said, "Sometimes it ends up being on another suit. If it ends up being on another suit, I might leave it one day, but it's something that I've done before and I'll certainly wear it again."
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., wears a U.S. flag pin at a town hall-style meeting held at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Is it his 57 State flag pin??? LOL!
Sounds like a lapel flag is very important to him. Unless, of course, he happens to forget it on his other suit.
Now cut that out! lol
Obama takes wearing his flag pin vey seriesly.
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Asked by The Associated Press why he was sporting the pin again, Obama said, “I haven’t been making such a big deal about it. Others have. Sometimes I wear it, sometimes I don’t. We were talking with a group of veterans yesterday. Over the last several weeks people have been handing me flag pins. I thought it was appropriate” for what “we’re talking about. I’ve just been leaving it on.”
Asked if he probably will wear the pin from now on, Obama said, “Sometimes it ends up being on another suit. If it ends up being on another suit, I might leave it one day, but it’s something that I’ve done before and I’ll certainly wear it again.”
Interesting how he waited until the Dem nomination was all but wrapped up before sporting the pin. Didn’t want to offend any of his supporters while the nomination was still up in the air.
More like:
Democrat Obama, looking pissed off that he has to wear a US flag on his jacket.
In all honesty, I was actually happy he WASN’T wearing the flag.
It's about damn time. Who could vote for a man for President who hasn't enough affection for his country that he can't be bothered to where a lapel pin?
It's a very subtle pin...
The Manchurian Flag pin?
So Mr. Superior bows to the wishes of the peons. I’ll bet he hates that.
Ain't I evil? hehehehehehe
See reply #12, hehehehehehe I’m so bad1
Ha...Ha
(yes - I counted all the stars...)
I'll bet if someone wrapped him in a American flag, he'd lose his cookies.
That one was hilarious...
I guess I'd also accept his show of patriotism if he stuck his small flag lapel pin into his forehead.
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