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Posted on 09/06/2008 4:03:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Democrats are not caring for their Stars and Stripes. At least that’s the message out of John McCain’s campaign.
McCain supporters, claiming they rescued 12,000 miniature American flags from the site of Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday, redistributed the orphan flags to audience members ahead of a McCain rally in Colorado Springs on Saturday.
The move was an overt swipe at Obama from a campaign whose motto has been “country first.” But Democratic convention organizers claimed the flags were not going to be discarded — but instead were snatched from the site of Obama’s historic address to carry out a “cheap political stunt.”
McCain supporters said the flags were discovered by a vendor at Denver’s Invesco Field after the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention. The vendor supposedly found trash bags full of flags in and near garbage bins, and turned them over to the McCain campaign.
Boy Scouts were sorting through 84 bags of flags in Colorado on Saturday, before a McCain supporter had veterans distribute them to the audience.
“We want to find good homes for these flags,” radio host Dan Caplis said at the rally, adding that whatever flags remained would be placed at memorials throughout Colorado.
Audience members, who booed when Caplis announced that the flags were left in Denver, waved the flags and chanted “U.S.A” before McCain arrived at the rally with his running mate, Sarah Palin.
Damon Jones, spokesman for the Democratic National Convention Committee, released a statement saying McCain should applaud the fact that thousands of American flags were “proudly waved” at their convention.
“But instead his supporters wrongfully took leftover bundles of our flags from the stadium to play out a cheap political stunt calling into question our patriotism,” he said.
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The Barry camp has made so many mistakes I think they might beat themselves. But still I worry.
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/09/01/the-whole-democratic-party-should-be-ashamed/
Here’s a link to some pictures that show they had their garbage mixed with our flags, after the Dem convention was over.
Sorry: I had stopped scrolling down the comments, but the pictures a few comments above are the ones I linked to.
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To today’s Democrat Party, the flag is something to be used until the TV Cameras go off, then tossed in the GARBAGE.
To Republicans, the flag is something that must be protected, and respected.
No greater contrast between the two mindsets exist.
JFK must be rolling at hyper-velocity in his grave....
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Oh, how absolutely lovely! How appropriate.The flag in only bar of light on the face of the building - and off to the left, darkness!
What a marvelous photograph! Did you take it?
So would I, if I had assurances that it was first cleansed by being flown or displayed a McCain/Palin rally. I don't think I'd want a DNC rally flag otherwise.
Teh Democrats — especially their nominee — are pvery good at trashing the American flag. But then, they also know something about theft and redistribution.
bfl This thread’s never gonna download on dialup...
Boy Michelle looks thrilled to be there, huh?
Remember in the 1970s when Rick Monday grabbed an American flag from a guy who was trying to burn it in the outfield at Dodger Stadium?
Today, Obama would accuse Monday of stealing a flag and questioning people’s patriotism.
Maybe auction them oin eBay. (Governor Palin knows something about that.) Send the proceeds of acouple of them to Gerge Hussein Onyanga Obama. Show up how Obama's compassion doesn't even extend as far as his half brother.
Good post devolve
LOL!! I had to look at that picture for a second.
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Thanks potlatch
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