"DON'T QWESTHTUN MY PATWIOTISTHM!!!!!!!!!!"
Posted on 09/07/2008 5:53:17 AM PDT by pjsbro
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., his wife, Jill, center, and Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., applaud during talk on the final night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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You don’t get the point at all. Are you missing it or purposely fogging the issue?
It’s not about the flag exactly, it’s about Biden’s casual disregard of honoring our country’s flag. And he is asking us to put him in a position of power over that country.
And if he picked it up in a minute, it would still have been on the floor and it’s not to be put on the floor.
And the image of the flag is fine on T shirts, when worn respectfully. Not to change the oil in your car or anything.
The flag is not to be used for any other purpose. Like a tablecloth or curtain.
There are all kinds of things I can let slide concerning the flag and patriotism.
Kid Rock wearing the flag at a 9/11 concert? Ignorance combined with wanting to do something to show how much he loves the flag. Forgivable.
Someone not putting their hand over their heart but standing silently and respectfully during the National Anthem? Ignorance due to the fact that we haven’t taught good flag ettiquette in public schools for a quarter of a century.
A smelly code pinker tossing a hand held flag in the trash at the end of a political convention? A little closer to unacceptable, but at least they weren’t burning it, I can still let it slide.
A 36 year veteran of the United States Senate and vice-Presidential candidate placing a hand flag point down by his seat at a political convention?
Nope, that is inexcusable. He is around the history and culture of the flag all the time. He is, literally, steeped in the flag code. He knows how to treat the flag properly like he knows how to breathe... or at least he absolutely should, having spent that long in a position so powerful and prestigious.
It would be like Warren Buffet not knowing the rules on selling short or how much to tip a valet. Rules that people who are new to the culture or have never been taught before might flub up occassionaly, but he knows instinctively.
No, I will send an e-mail to Joe Biden’s office over this. He never had my vote, but he never had my animosity before. This is precisely why Democrats get their patriotism questioned.
Too the average joe this looks really bad
You’ve stopped making sense. 8i doesn’t apply to that little flag Biden’s dropped to the floor. It’s about napkins, paper plates, etc.
If you want flags discarded as trash, you’ll have to look to Denver’s DNC.
Yep. Before we try to turn this molehill into a mountain, we better make sure there are no similar pictures of Republicans in the proximity of discarded toy flags.
Oh, by the way, that photo is gold.
He's a Senator. If anyone should know it, he should.
you really aren’t supposed to print the American Flag on things such as shirts, paper plates, napkins and all that stuff that many use all the time without thinking.
You're right.
From another Freeper: http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#176
Second, they handed out tons of these flags, and the flag could have simply fallen off of his chair.
It appears propped against his chair and both of his hands appear free.
this photo means nothing really, non issue, sorry.
It's ammo.
ML/NJ
Sorry, I do not agree. This fits in with the whole G-damn America attitude the Neo-Marxist Obama followers have. Maybe a flag falling off a chair during the hoopla of a convention isn’t a big thing, but these people don’t hold the flag and what it represents in high esteem. Yes, I am questioning their patriotism!
"DON'T QWESTHTUN MY PATWIOTISTHM!!!!!!!!!!"
Joe “the corrupt lying plagarist elitist” Biden could give a damn about America. All he cares about is power, money and fame.
The bottle is upright.
Why?
Because it has a use for Biden, unlike the flag which is merely a stage prop.
If the Democrats didn't think that perhaps distributing all these flags as props would lead to their misuse, they're both unpatriotic AND stupid...
To the average Joe, Omarosa looks mad.
I agree with you. The flag could easily have just fallen, and this moment could have happened to anyone. By raving about a non-issue like this, we sound like the right wing equivalent of the moonbats.
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Big difference!! He's a United States senator running for the office of Vice President.
Pictures tell a lot about the sincerity of politicians. Doubtful that the Associated Press noticed the flag under Biden’s chair when editing a Democrat “Kodak Moment”.
Where Did the Flags Come From?
Down in the thread, there's a link to other photos of the flags in garbage bags along with Obama signs. So much for Bambi saying they wouldn't disrespect the flag that way.
The Dems missed a chance to gather up all those flags and reuse them (good for the environment) at their next pep rally, aka Uncle Teddy’s funeral.
So printing them and chucking them in trash by the 1000's is fine but oh boy, don't let it hit the ground, but later, go ahead and chuck it in a barrel with dirty diapers and other garbage that's fine, whatever ....
I agree, its a non issue. Images of the flag get put on address labels all the time. and where do those envelopes wind up? The trash, like you pointed out. I see we've arrived at the point in the election where the Republicans can do no wrong and the Dems get numerous threads for the slightest infraction real or perceived.
Hey, I found this image on someone's flickr site, let's track them down and demonize them. /sarcasm
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