Obama flag at Florida Democratic Party office removed after veterans call it ‘disrespectful’

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A flag flown by a group of Florida Democrats has created quite a flap.

The Lake County Democratic Party took down an American flag that displayed President Barack Obama’s face in place of the stars after some local veterans who took umbrage at the banner showed up at the party’s office and demanded its removal.

The standoff started after local veterans circulated photos of the flag, which flew below a standard Stars and Stripes outside the party’s headquarters in Tavares, about 45 miles northwest of Orlando.

“It’s absolutely disrespectful,” Jim Bradford, a local veteran who helped to organize the protest, told Fox News. “What really upsets me is that the flag had apparently been flying for months and no one had done anything about it.”

Flags similar to the Obama flag the veterans objected to are available for about $26 on eBay.



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