http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Ditching+the+flag%3a+The+disdain+of+Obama%2c+Couric&articleId=511b185e-0dd2-4de3-b727-f3db62897a0a
They are hitting at Obama for not wearing a flag pin. I don't wear a pin either, but I served in the military for 6 years. However, I don't wear my patriotism on my sleeve. I don't think it matters that I served or not, or whether I display a flag or not. I still love my country, even though I disagree strongly with much of what the government does.
2007-10-08 07:32:42 · 15 answers · asked by redguard572001 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I don't think at issue is whether he wears a pin or not, it's that he used to wear one and then quit. In doing so he made a statement, whether it was intentional or not. His explanation of the decision is sure to anger many, as in some ways he equated wearing a pin to being a mindless drone (that's my opinion and I recognize that). My favorite part of the editorial was the closing line, "We have no doubt whatsoever that Obama and Couric both love their country. They just loathe millions of their countrymen." Well guess what? So does just about EVERYBODY! That's nothing new! Republicans often loathe democrats, liberals loathe conservatives, Libertarians loathe socialists, PETA loathes everybody, so on and so forth. So long as you love your country and act in her best interests (as you define them) that should be the important thing. Obama might have intended to make a statement about critical thinking. Many won't take it as such. This editorial is an opinion on the choice not to display a very strong symbol. I don't necessarily agree with it, but I think that it's a valid interpretation.
2007-10-08 07:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Bigsky_52 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Obama has been called "unpatriotic, unAmerican and a traitor" for not wearing a flag pin. Since when is it a part of the Americans uniform?
I applaud him for having the guts to honestly state his feelings on this issue. Wearing a pin does not make a patriot. Understanding and speaking up (as Obama did during the vote for the war in Iraq) make him a true patriot in my eyes.
2007-10-08 07:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by katydid 7 · 10⤊ 2⤋
I think it is unfortunate that adults in America do whatever they can to smear people they do not agree with. It also smacks of desperation on their part.
I too am a vet raised in a family of vets. I too feel that I do not have to prove anything to anyone as my actions and service speak louder than the words of chicken hawks. Great post and a star for you.
2007-10-08 08:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL senators wore a flag pin after 9-11. Yet Obama has chosen to politicize even patriotism.
Yes, it is just a cheap piece of jewelry (as the flag is only cloth), yet it is a symbol of everything the US has stood for, for the sacrifices of our ancestors for the ideals of this great country. Is it too much to ask that politicians not bring politics into this arena as well?
I, for one, will NOT be voting for Obama. Do we want a president who is ashamed of our flag? Do we want someone who is politicizing our national symbol. Our flag should be about unity, not beliefs regarding presidential policy.
2007-10-08 07:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Let's put it this way. If Obama (or any other candidate) could clear the federal debt, get us out of Iraq without jeopardizing national security, secure our borders, restore a favorable balance of trade, eliminate our dependence on oil and keep taxes down, I could overlook the fact that he doesn't wear a flag pin.
2007-10-08 07:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Pythagoras 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
i think only people who do not truely have a belief in their hearts, need to wear it on their sleeve(excluding uniformed personal of course), and all the fascists need to quit crying about the choices of other people, that in no way influences their own lives.
Our troops defend our freedom to choose what we wear, and crying about what choices other people make, doesn't show your honest support.
btw Thank you for serving.
2007-10-08 07:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by Boss H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally, i wouldn't either, but why was it brought up? do you know his middle name? when you are playing a "game", there are certain rules that one must follow. he's in the game of "politics". he is showing not only us, but the WORLD where he stands on issues. what you or i do as private citizens is one thing, what he does as a public office holder is another. i think he's sending a very loud and clear message to the WORLD, not us. he knows in America, we have that right. he knows that here, he will be defended and people may admire him for being different. but to people in the rest of the world (MOST),.... they don't see it the same way. not at all. that's my concern.
2007-10-08 07:48:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if that is the only thing they can think to say bad about the man, he must be better than I thought. When the news moves away from the issues to the fluff, that is when they must admit that they have nothing bad to say about the policies and views of the candidate.
2007-10-08 07:38:55 · answer #8 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
A cheap piece of Jewlery does not a citizen make. Patriotism is in the heart of true Americans.
2007-10-08 07:37:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 1⤋
To me it is not what you wear or don't wear.
It is what you do does more for me if you love this country or not.
Calling those who die for this country as wasted lives will take a lot more than wearing a pin to make me believe Obama is patriotic.
Being silent when MoveOn.org smeared a general got my attention about Oabama's patrotism.
2007-10-08 07:42:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋