Posted on 09/06/2008 11:31:47 AM PDT by top 2 toe red
Hundreds of flags that were discarded by the DNC and headed to the trash were rescued and are being given out today at the McCain-Palin Rally in CO.
It is unclear as to how the flags were discovered, some were reportedly discovered by a vendor by a dumpster. The flags were stuffed into dozens of black garbage bags and others were crammed into a supply closet awaiting disposal...Developing details...
Huh?
Were the flags that they got found next to a dumpster or some sign that they were indeed being disgarded? If they really were just being stored, we are in a heap of trouble.
“Maybe YOU do. We never have and never will throw a flag in the trash.”
If you’re going to jump into a discussion with angry and hateful accusations, please actually read the discussion first. I specifically said that this does not apply to me or others in this forum. I don’t know of anybody who respects the flag more than I do, and I would never, ever dispose of one improperly- and very much resent the implication that I might. My point is that the vast majority of swing voters do regularly. I think it’s wonderful that there are organizations that properly dispose of flags around particularly patriotic holidays- but what percentage of the hundreds of thousands of flags made for those holidays and events every year, especially hand-held ones, are actually collected by such organizations? I’d be shocked if it was even 1%. Most people (again, not myself or others in this forum) do throw them out eventually, so it seems silly and counter-productive to paint Dems as being radically leftist for doing so.
re post #50
They were being "stored" along with the DiGiorno's pizza boxes and other trash that was in the bags with them.
The McCain camp should have used this at their convention!
How Democrats "store" American flags.
It's terrible how the Boy Scouts have come under siege the past few years.
Everyone in this country should be doing everything they can to support them in all & any way that they can.
They have continuously, since their beginnings, been instrumental in shaping many of our greatest citizens, from the everyday young man that grows into a great husband, father and pillar of his community...to some of our greatest leaders.
Bookmarking the thread and your post, hsalaw! Thanks for the info. on how the RNC got them. :-)
Dio.....another pic for your collection in #88. (I saw you on the other thread)
This photo looks the flags were being “stored”. Perhaps not in the most honorable fashion, but rolled up, just flags, etc.
The numerous other photos show flags mixed in with other garbage.
As with most things there is probably some truth in both of the statements. (The flags were being stored - the flags were garbage).
Very different pictures than the picture in post # 50
I DID read the discussion. Let me quote your own post back to you:
Granted, those of us here- people invested enough in the Conservative cause to post these messages- may behave differently,...
Excuse me, but you did NOT specifically say anything of the kind. You said 'may behave differently' - not 'would never mistreat a flag'. Instead, you reiterated your belief that other Americans, less politically active than we, are predominantly disrespectful of the flag - Most people (again, not myself or others in this forum) do throw them out eventually,... .
Perhaps YOU should read the discussion first, at least the part of it you wrote yourself.
I meant the ones in post #50. Those were the ones that the Boy Scouts rescued.
I think it depends on the size of the flag. If its the size of a playing card I agree with you. Much ado about nothing. But those flags looked much larger. But I agree with you to a certain extent that some of this is demagoguery but so be it. The ends justifies the means and any means necessary is OK by me to defeat liberals.
“God bless the Boy Scouts.” Thank you! It absolutely makes my blood boil. My son and countless other brave men and women have fought for and given their lives for that flag! To toss those flags out like trash is one of the most shameful acts I’ve ever heard! I pray to God that this country opens it’s eyes to the destructiveness, disrespect and outright lies of Obama and the Demoncrats!! (If I type any more, I’ll probably get banned!)
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