[donh]

He cut a hole in the middle of the flag and wore it like a poncho. How in the world is that not offensive?

How is that different from wearing it as a tie clip, or lapel pin, as I've seen at VFW gatherings?

[donh]

The lyrics of the song being sung included something like "I'll have our clothes off before the end of this song." And they were writhing against each other during it, but a great hue and cry is raised over an instant's exposure of a mammary gland. What's wrong with this picture? MTV, viacom, and the NFL were apparently all hunky-dory about the writhing and the lyrics. Now, suddenly they are wringing their hands.

Be honest--would the heat in this thread exist were it not for the comparatively innocent little breast peep? Would the thread exist? Ever more spectacular continual bread and circuses apparently dims our wits and our sense of proportion beyond redemption.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

How is that different from wearing it as a tie clip, or lapel pin, as I've seen at VFW gatherings?

Run a tie clip up a flag pole and salute and tell me how it goes.