Posted on 05/27/2008 7:15:38 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
CNN classifies Campbell Brown as an "anchor," but that apparently doesn't prevent her from riding to Barack Obama's defense on a high-profile issue. On this evening's Election Center, Brown seconded a guest's assertion that the controversy surrounding Barack Obama's erstwhile refusal to wear a flag pin was "nonsensical" and "ridiculous."
The topic was the matter of Obama's patriotism as a campaign issue. CNN contributor and ardent Obama supporter Roland Martin [he who gushed over Rev. Wright's address to the Detroit NAACP] addressed the flag pin flap [note: remarks taken from transcript.]
ROLAND MARTIN: First of all, John McCain doesn't wear a flag pin. Hillary Clinton doesn't wear a flag pin and there are people who wear flag pins who call themselves patriots who led us into a war based on faulty intelligence. At some point, people need to use their brains. We have somebody who is an American. Who is a sitting United States senator. Who is running for president. How do we sit here and define somebody's patriotism? The reality is, he is an American. And so I have a problem with anybody, Cliff [May, fellow panelist], me, or anyone else, saying, you know what? I need to see how much a patriot you are and you are. There is no litmus test. A column on CNN.com the other week said make wearing the flag pin the 28th amendment because we sit here and move the ball back and forth. It's a nonsensical issue to say how do you define patriotism. It is ridiculous.
CAMPBELL BROWN: Roland, I—on that issue—on the flag pin, I couldn't agree with you more.
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Flag pin ping to Today show list.
Not guilty.
The network that can’t tell the difference between America and a terrorist organization, but, they feel qualified to select a president.
whether he wears one or not is up to him. His reason for taking it off is the issue.
“dissent is patriotism” is not a quality most Americans look for in a commander in chief.
Well, I say drop that beeeeach to the bottom of the sea where she belongs!
CNN Anchor? Isn’t that just another term for a Dem Operative?
So she’ll never understand it when Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania vote against Obama in November.
> On this evening’s Election Center, Brown seconded a guest’s assertion that the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s erstwhile refusal to wear a flag pin was “nonsensical” and “ridiculous.”
Obama is running for POTUS, not the PTA!!! Of COURSE the Flag Thing is important! Does this Campbell bird actually get to vote? If so, why?
Pretty, but vacant.
Exactly.
Stupid as a 10-foot high $hitstack.
I was born in this country, raised in this country, served in the military of this country … can find no reason whatsoever not to wear a lapel pin of an American flag that represents this country. Unless I am ashamed of this country, or happen to be against this country and what it stands for. Nuff said.
Obama will tell any lie, throw any friend under the bus, deny his religion, deny his political ideology, deny he’s a Communist, swear allegiance to any flag, betray any temporary ally and accept any endorcement to achieve his goal...
The Presidency..
THEN we will see the real Obama, and it will be too late to do anything but pray for an early “end”....
That photo is so airbrushed, the amateur who did it should be fired for being so obvious.....
Not when taken in concert with his associations with various racists and radical Leftists it's not.
Sorry, off the subject, but are those cheek implants that have gone wrong? They seem to sag and project out too much.
I for one believe the Obama Flag Pin Issue is serious. It shows that the man is a power grubbing, self-indulgent, America-hating jerk with a distorted sense of his own worth.
And a Marxist to boot.
Barak Hussein Muhammad Obama
Let’s not forget that!!
I can’t comment about the MSM. But my 83 year old Father who goes to work 5 days a week and pays a lot of taxes mid-six figures thinks its important to wear a Flag lapel pin. But then again he is a WW2 Vet who happened to be in Germany in 1945 as the concentration camps were liberated. Oh and I forgot to add he is a American Jew who is a member of the RJC.
So I think that the flag pin issue is big with Vets and the not having the hand over heart as my Father has is during the Star Spangled Banner is a big issue for some voters.
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