politicalbase.com— The most egregious hypocrisy concerning this manufactured non-issue is the fact that John McCain (R) does not wear one either.
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Why isn't the media aware of this? They were just talking on MSNBC about the fact that Obama doesn't wear a flag pin!!! No mention that McCain doesn't as well.
Ok, so now we've got lots of words that still say the same thing. I never said I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins. All the stuff around it is just background info, it doesn't really take away from the statement. So viewing the Apr 2008 quote in context, you see that it's still the exact same quote. I don't get your point.
The fact that people care about this is absolutely absurd. McCain's real loyalty should be to the US Constitution, though he violates it at any chance he gets.
That's the entire point. If McCain's patriotism is unquestionable, and he doesn't wear a pin, why are we questioning Obama's. The article didn't mean to call McCain's patriotism into question- it meant to point out how inadequate a measure pins are and how uneven the treatment of the pin issue is.
The Obamassiah is only experiencing BLOWBACK because he was the one who made a superficial expression of patriotism an issue. Thursday, October 04, 2007WATERLOO, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he doesn’t wear an American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for “true patriotism” since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Asked about it Wednesday in an interview with KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Illinois senator said he stopped wearing the pin shortly after the attacks and instead hoped to show his patriotism by explaining his ideas to citizens.“The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin,” Obama said. “Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.“I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest,” he said in the interview. “Instead, I’m going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testament to my patriotism.”
theodorerexApr 17, 2008
Why isn't the media aware of this? They were just talking on MSNBC about the fact that Obama doesn't wear a flag pin!!! No mention that McCain doesn't as well.
dragularApr 18, 2008
Ok, so now we've got lots of words that still say the same thing. I never said I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins. All the stuff around it is just background info, it doesn't really take away from the statement. So viewing the Apr 2008 quote in context, you see that it's still the exact same quote. I don't get your point.
juno660Apr 18, 2008
The fact that people care about this is absolutely absurd. McCain's real loyalty should be to the US Constitution, though he violates it at any chance he gets.
defiantoneApr 18, 2008
distractions - you're on notice!
mitoguardApr 18, 2008
That's the entire point. If McCain's patriotism is unquestionable, and he doesn't wear a pin, why are we questioning Obama's. The article didn't mean to call McCain's patriotism into question- it meant to point out how inadequate a measure pins are and how uneven the treatment of the pin issue is.
bohicatwentytwoApr 18, 2008
The Obamassiah is only experiencing BLOWBACK because he was the one who made a superficial expression of patriotism an issue. Thursday, October 04, 2007WATERLOO, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he doesn’t wear an American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for “true patriotism” since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Asked about it Wednesday in an interview with KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Illinois senator said he stopped wearing the pin shortly after the attacks and instead hoped to show his patriotism by explaining his ideas to citizens.“The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin,” Obama said. “Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.“I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest,” he said in the interview. “Instead, I’m going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testament to my patriotism.”