Why Is Hillary Exempt on the Very Pressing Flag Pin Issue?

[Stephanie]

[BklynChick]

1. sexism, of course!

[Stephanie]

50. Does She Not Have Lapels?

If You Prick Her, Does She Not Bleed Red White & Blue?

[stellanoir]

2. why is McLame also?

[Kurovski]

14. Because McCain wears a patriotic thong.

[cliffordu]

15. ROFLMAO !!!!!

Nice.

Now I want a Thorazine.

Thanks!!!

[Kurovski]

18. Oh, you,

you ALWAYS want a Thorazine.

And you NEVER share.

[cliffordu]

28. Aw, shucks, here you go!!

:crazy: :crazy:

[Heathen57]

55. And I bet he shows a stars and stripes whaletail

when he bends down and shows that ol' plumber's crack.

Gads, after that visual, I may not eat for a week!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

(edited for spelling)

[CreekDog]

56. red, white and blue Depends

:think: :hide:

[ericgtr]

3. Because she's white and doesn't have the name Barack Hussein Obama

[emilyg]

16. Yep - that's it.

:sarcasm:

[Stephanie]

49. Well if you find that ridiculous, what IS the reason?

Does she not have LAPELS?

[JohnnyLib2]

4. You don't know about her tattoo?

:blush:

[SoxFan]

6. The eagle tramp stamp? You know about that?

[MadMaddie]

5. Once again when she could have stood above the fray concerning

the stupid shit- she sat back and did nothing.

[Stephanie]

which was better than the many times she took the opening and rolled in the mud with Steph & Gibson

She's shameless, a complete embarrassment to the Democratic Party.

[Stephanie]

53. which was better than the many times she took the opening and rolled in the mud with Steph & Gibson

She's shameless, a complete embarrassment to the Democratic Party.

[samdogmom]

7. Gosh! Don't you know--a red/white/blue flag doesn't match her outfit! DUH!

"Girls" (term according to Bill Clinton) can claim this exemption!


:sarcasm:

[papau]

8. Obama said those that wear the flag pin were fake patriots - they should speak out like he

does

The broad brush of that comment will hang him in the fall - the same way G H Bush killed us in 68 via photo ops at flag shops and flag factories as a way to imply the Duke was elitist.

[Tribetime]

13. in general the comment is true I agree with him.

How many republicans will wear one when Obama's President. They're using as a political crutch.

[scheming daemons]

22. Pssst.... it's not 1988... that shit doesn't work anymore....

[merh]

30. so why doesn't hillary wear a lapel pin?

:shrug:

[papau]

51. One more time - it is not "wearing a pin" - it's saying those that do are not patriotic folks

[merh]

52. That's not what he said.

Of course, you know that, you just like distorting things.

And why doesn't hillary wear a flag pin?

[papau]

65. Read the words "substitute for .. true patriotism"

"You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin. 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. 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 testimony to my patriotism."

[merh]

66. And that statement does not support your spin.

How pathetic you folks don't even know how to understand what you read.

They did become a substitute for patriotism, you could wear that flag pin and vote against the interests of the nation, the interests of humanity. You could wear that pin and vote for to invade a sovereign nation that had never threatened the US and get away with it.

[papau]

70. The recording will be played in the fall - and your explanation will be given - good luck

[merh]

71. LOL, the words are clear, shame you only hear what you want to hear

and guess what, McCain doesn't wear a pin either.

I have so much pity for so many that post here, it must be a great deal of hate that allows for distortions when the facts are right before you.

And the recording that will be played over and over again will be hillary saying mccain has more experience, so how do you feel about your candidate back stabbing a fellow dem?

[Bigleaf]

68. Fake patriots? Really? You wouldn't happen to have the quote to back that up, would you?

[MoJoWorkin]

9. Yep. I believe they made it an issue with Dean when he ran as well, and he finally capitulated

and started wearing one to avoid the tiresome question and necessary response.

I guess it is only Republicans that don't have to be questioned on it. Wait a minute Hillary is---oh yes, she IS a Republican now--so her patriotism need not be questioned.

[Orangepeel]

10. because she only wears diamonds or pearls

(speaking of idiotic debate questions)

Most debates have some pointless questions, and, a few, either to make things interesting or lighten the mood, would be fine with me. But the proportion of shit questions to real questions in last night's debate was almost unbelievable.

[johnnydrama]

11. somebody pointed this out

Someplace. Was it Countdown??

He should wear a constitution lapel pin. That's where his loyalties should lie, not to a symbol, but the actual foundation of this country.

[msongs]

12. you should ask the people who are MAKING it an issue nt

[rurallib]

17. She wears flag panties.

[Heathen57]

58. Wonder if they match the patriotic garter

and the flag thigh-high boots that Bill enjoys so much.

[BlueJac]

19. Because......

It is so fucking unreal!

[crankychatter]

20. Militancy, Jingoism and Machismo - I guess the ladies get a Cultural Pass on this one.

now I'm ducking...

[Cassandra]

21. Because men are not supposed to notice that ...

women have lapels. It suggests that they are looking in the wrong direction (below the neck).

[Kurovski]

23. Flag earrings.

I demand that all women in government wear flag earrings.

[Kurovski]

24. Or...

a flag tiara.

I'm sick of women not displaying the proper amount of patriotism. It is shameful in a free nation.

[AZSlacker]

29. As a general rule

ANYONE running for the president should at least show the amount of dedication to get the American flag tattooed on their forehead... anyone who can't commit to that minim standard, has no place running for the president!

[Kurovski]

35. The newbie speaks truth!

Welcome! :hi:

And what of wigs? Can they not be produced in the heart-stirring colors of our great old glory? The womenfolk had best prove their love lest we believe there be some corruption of patriotic feeling within their bosom!

Rally all at once before the next full moon! George of the Greek surname whets a sharp eye toward our nation's full count of devotion. The very guardian of her glory!

Don the wig, ye ladies! Love the wig, else leave the land!

[Harry Monroe]

46. I think Obama should tattoo the American flag on his ass

So when people give him shit about not wearing the flag lapel pin, he can drop trou and tell people to "kiss my ass". That way they can kiss his ass and honor the flag at the same time! This will work equally well for the "brown nosers" he'll undoubtably encounter when he's President!!

[rucky]

25. Quit staring at my lapel! n/t

[TexasObserver]

26. Hillary gets a pass because a flag pin would clash with her leisure suits.

She's gotta be stylin' like it's 1974!!

[TragedyandHope]

48. Yep, because it clashes

[burythehatchet]

27. shes already been vetted; we know all there is to know about her.

[merh]

33. Really?

Then tell me, what is her position on extraordinary renditions?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

37. They help us to keep that US umbrella thingy over the Middle East.

[merh]

38. Or maybe she can't take a stand against them because her

husband is the one that began them.

She wasn't against the war because Bill is the one that kept those illegal "no fly zones" going, the ones that made the US and GB the aggressors and the nations that first violated the cease fire.

[Stephanie]

39. Except that that's not why she was for the war.

She was for the war because she thought it would help her in the general. She was wrong about that.

[merh]

43. I agree with you on that.

But if she had found the courage to say, as a lawyer and as a senator, that we can't invade Iraq without the requisite UN approval, then they would have brought up the very simple fact that the "no fly zones" that Clinton had increased and supported during his administration were also against the UN Charter and were illegal.

A nice kettle of fish our leaders wallow in, they all stink.

x(

[anonymous171]

31. what an unpatriotic traitor! From NY no less!

:sarcasm:

[BlooInBloo]

32. Because she doesn't have brown skin and a muslim-sounding name....

... Oy.

[Bonobo]

34. Cause White folk love America. We all know that!

[mrreowwr_kittty]

36. It's our default state.

That's why when a Caucasion clergyman blames his fellow Americans for 9/11 it's okee dokee. It's understood that the stars n bars and apple pie and baseball are encoded in his DNA and he's just being "helpful". And Jesus looks like us, according to the movies and paintings.

Brown people are by default suspect because they are genetically and constitutionally incapable of understanding why America is never wrong and white people should rule. They angry tend to get irrationally angry about silly stuff like genocide, slavery, and institutional bigotry.

[OhioChick]

40. Good Catch.

K&R
:kick:

[Texasgal]

41. Manufactured OUTRAGE...

It is silly and un-needed.

[Stephanie]

42. Tell it to Your Girl, whose silence was deafening last night.

[Texasgal]

44. Wrong.

I am an OBAMA supporter.

[rug]

45. Because they're still beating pantsuitgate.

[Stephanie]

47. that was so many gates ago I can't even remember it

[Beacool]

54. Yes, she is.

Thanks for the lovely pics!!!!!!!

[JVS]

57. Didn't she sponsor a bill against flag-burning?

[Raine]

59. Double standard ...

I thought Hillary felt men and women should be held to the same standard but she apparently is exempt from this one. x(

[Stephanie]

64. What's the word for reverse sexism?

[donheld]

60. I'm a smart ass. If I was Obama, I'd be tempted to get

a flag about 6 inches big, and pin that to my lapel
and tell everyone else theirs is too small.

[SoonerPride]

69. Or this?

http://burningflagpin.com/

[2rth2pwr]

61. Why? Because she never announced that she didn't want to wear it.

She never made an issue about other people who did wear the pin as faking patriotism.

Obama did.

That's why.

[jackson_dem]

63. That is the biggest factor. Odd for someone touting his judgment to set himself up on this!

[jackson_dem]

62. Because she is a woman. Use Google images

That is obviously Pelosi and the DLC's best bet to get on the VP ticket. Naturally she has endorsed Obama even though the "netroots" still believes the fairy tale that Obama is anti-DLC.





Now let's look at some prominent males.



Harry Reid apparently does not wear one.





Most men in politics do. That said, Obama not being white is unfortunately a factor. He made the problem worse by hyping not wearing one as some sort of great act. Add pastor "God damn America!" for two decades, his wife's comment and you have a perfect storm surrounding the issue.

[Jed Dilligan]

72. If your point is that women in government, stereotypically,

don't wear the pin, here's a counterpoint (supposed to be a CA state worker):

[Arugula Latte]

67. Because it will clash with her crown. Just put it on her head already and be done with it, will ya?

Sheesh. :eyes: