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Democrats Trash 12,000 Flags, Republicans Recycle
Denver Post ^ | 9-6-2008 | David Harsanyi

Posted on 09/06/2008 9:10:45 AM PDT by edzo4

This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story.

“What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate the total number to be around 12,000 small flags and one full size 3×5 flag.”

I’m not sure what the DNC was supposed to do with unused hand-flags, frankly. But the Republicans are obviously questioning someone’s patriotism here

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; dnc; flags; green; invescofield; obama; oldglory; patriotism; recycling
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1 posted on 09/06/2008 9:10:45 AM PDT by edzo4
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To: edzo4

Good job!


2 posted on 09/06/2008 9:13:18 AM PDT by tomymind
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To: edzo4

IIRC, the ‘pubc are giving them all to veterans organizations in Minn.


3 posted on 09/06/2008 9:13:38 AM PDT by xcamel (Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
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To: edzo4

Just shows that we can be Green, Red, White and Blue!


4 posted on 09/06/2008 9:13:50 AM PDT by DenverCossack
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Well, if the flags had a hammer-and-sickle or a Islamic crescent on them, they would have been kept by the America-hater commies.....


5 posted on 09/06/2008 9:14:23 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: edzo4

I bet the DNC saved the grecian columns though.


6 posted on 09/06/2008 9:14:26 AM PDT by Scarpetta (e pluribus victim)
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To: edzo4

bttt


7 posted on 09/06/2008 9:15:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin (Obama was a community DIS-organizer)
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To: edzo4

That’s gonna leave a mark.


8 posted on 09/06/2008 9:15:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
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To: edzo4

Great idea! Rub the Dems’ nose in it!


9 posted on 09/06/2008 9:17:19 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: edzo4

Could it be that the conservatives/pubbies and people in general are finally standing up and exposing the lefties for what they really are??????????????????????


10 posted on 09/06/2008 9:17:33 AM PDT by cubreporter
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That’s gonna leave a mark.

MSM won't go near it but Rush and Hannity will
11 posted on 09/06/2008 9:18:10 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: edzo4

Could it be that the conservatives/pubbies and people in general are finally standing up and exposing the lefties for what they really are?????????????????????? It’s about time.


12 posted on 09/06/2008 9:18:16 AM PDT by cubreporter
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Donate them to VFWS around the country or Legion Halls. They can be used in parades,to decorate veterans graves,Flag Day,etc... The writer of the article is a typical clueless Lib.
13 posted on 09/06/2008 9:19:07 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Any day above ground is a good day.)
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Carl Cameron on Fox News just reported this about 20 minutes ago. He said that there were dozens of trashbags that were rescued and being passed out by a Boy Scout troop. So I’m not sure if it is Vets or Scouts or a combo of both that are passing them out. He was on sight. Said he was stuck in traffic for 45 minutes 4 hours BEFORE the event. Said the line of traffic is still over 4 miles long at the 3 hour point. The line of people out of their cars waiting to get into the hanger is about a mile long.


14 posted on 09/06/2008 9:19:20 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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here is another pic of the flags left By the DNC


15 posted on 09/06/2008 9:19:37 AM PDT by edzo4 (Vote McCain, Keep Your Change)
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Oh, and by the way, Carl Cameron said that the story was still “developing”.


16 posted on 09/06/2008 9:20:18 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: edzo4
OBambi's / OBiden's Response(s): "How dare you question, my patriotism."
Patriotic...to which nation / who's ideals / mores????
.....Its' your judgment stupid!
17 posted on 09/06/2008 9:20:49 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (If you aren't "advancing" your arguments,your losing "the battle of Ideas"...libs,hates the facts 8^)
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I’m not sure what the DNC was supposed to do with unused hand-flags, frankly. But the Republicans are obviously questioning someone’s patriotism here

UNUSED or thrown away
18 posted on 09/06/2008 9:21:05 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: Scarpetta
I bet the DNC saved the grecian columns though.

Didn't President Bush get ridiculed for using the term "Grecian"? (Although it did turn out that 'Grecian' was a proper term)

19 posted on 09/06/2008 9:21:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (After Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes will be downgraded to a tropical depression)
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To: EagleUSA
I suspect there were so many flags left over because the people attending Obama's speech didn't want them in the first place. I'm guessing that these were offered at the door on the way in, and there weren't too many takers.

Although, the flag waving by the delegates on the field at the stadium during the Obama speech seemed a little creepy and weird to me. It came across as phony, and that's worse than being 'merely' unpatriotic.

20 posted on 09/06/2008 9:21:37 AM PDT by j. earl carter
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