Obama Doesn't Wear Flag Lapel Pin!! Big stir at Faux News.

[skip fox]

I even heard one of them say that she doesn't "know what Obama has against the flag, but. . . ."

Here's a picture from their site:



Their site this a.m.:

http://www.foxnews.com/

I bet they'd like to have the other organizations pick this up like the MoveOn ad. I don't think they can make this one work, however. It seems too petty to an average person. (But I'm always surprised at our pettiness.)

[zanne]

1. That's hilarious!

They're really running out of material, aren't they?

[The Wielding Truth]

2. He will stand beside it not hide behind it.

[Turbineguy]

3. I'm surprised

Osama bin Laden doesn't wear a US Flag pin, after all, those who do have been so helpful to him.

On Edit: OK, perhaps that's going too far.

[meegbear]

4. A Boston political hack already did ...

trying to make hay with it in his blog.

Here's his blog: http://wbztv.com/kellerblog

And here's a link to his blog photo. Notice anything missing? http://img.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_sizedimage_061170954/lg

[skip fox]

7. I didn't see anyone on the site with a flag pin.

How obvious are they???

[sallyseven]

19. John Walsh is more of a patriot than any

repug will ever be.

[sallyseven]

20. John Walsh is more of a patriot than any

repug will ever be.

[rusty quoin]

8. "huddled masses" = fox news viewers

Only a boomer would simultaneously revel in the dubious moral glory of shunning an American flag pin while expecting the huddled masses to overlook that gesture and lock in on his rhetorical brilliance.

[skip fox]

5. When Fox and Friends was on, I looked to see who had flag tie

pins on, and I know at least one wasn't wearing one DURING the segment!

Can you believe that?

Maybe Keith can come out tonight on this one.

[Deep13]

6. Holy shit! How will he remember which country he is in?!

What if people think he is running for the presidency of Bolivia? I'm not taking any chances. I'm getting a flag tattooed on my forehead.

[Mike Daniels]

9. The military is turning on Blackwater, Bush is getting reamed by his own party for his veto on SCHIP

and Fox and Friends decides that Obama not wearing a flag is the big story of the day.

Just when you think they couldn't give any more proof that they're three bozos that were given the keys to a TV studio as a joke.....

[BrotherBuzz]

10. Aren't flag pins made in China, contain lead, and have been recalled?

[rodeodance]

11. you knew this would happen.

[Bitwit1234]

12. Maybe this is his protest against the false "support the troops"

crap those over at Fox are always saying. At least he supports the troops enough to want them home and not be killed. But then people like Fox trash can't see that. They have their heads so far up bush's butt they don't know what is really going on in this country.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Who??? Who doesn't want to wear the flag pin?!?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaqI20WHyk

:rofl:

[spoony]

22. LOL

:P

[Dave From Canada]

14. I think this should apply to all the stupid ribbons as well.

[Contrary1]

15. Faux News = Faux Patriots

Grasping at straws now. They realize they have nothing but losers in the race. Fred wasn't wearing
one on their own network interview.

This won't hurt Obama. Anyone making a big deal over it would never have voted for him anyway.

Losers.

[DemGa]

16. Well the fascist war criminals kinda ruined that one

I know I'll never look at flag pins the same way; I've already formed the association of the pin with American fascism.

Too bad.

[stray cat]

17. Obama slams Fake Patriotism - Patriotism is what we do not what we wear

Its how you treat your fellow American according to Obama not wearing pins while you veto health care for children. All fake patriots with flag pens can do is call names because they don't practice patriotism.

[malaise]

18. The fugging President and his goons are tearing up the constitution

and they're obsessing over a flag pin. :puke:

[Skidmore]

21. CNN is on patriot patrol to regarding this.

[spiderpig]

23. This sums up Fox Noise perfectly.

Who gives a *?

[L. Coyote]

24. FAUX News is a program dedicated to ensuring we have Faux Issues.

[spiderpig]

25. Oh, and BTW, I'm a Gore person...but if Al chooses not to run,

this is enough to push me into the Obama camp.

I hate this faux-patriot crap.

And I admire Obama's ability to put together a coherent sentence, uncoached.

These days, that's a big endorsement.

[cboy4]

26. I don't know why this makes me so happy, but it does.

I think it says a lot about Obama that he has enough self confidence to not have to bow to peer pressure!

Good for him!

[Marr]

27. That pin has become our friendlier version of the red Nazi arm band- it's sickening.

I hate those little chickenhawk badges.

[Deep13]

34. I was just thinking the exact same thing. nt

[dancingme]

28. the Madressa taught him that pins are evil

didn't you know that? :silly:

[Contrary1]

29. Notice that they don't open it up for comments?

It's no longer the big Faux News of the day. They've moved on to the faux "International Hate-fest" story. :patriot:

[lpbk2713]

30. The horror!!! .... The horror!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



Why I'll bet he doesn't even have a yellow "Support the Troops" sticker on his SUV.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[SergeyDovlatov]

31. this is so ridiculous

Media has so many important things to focus on. Torture, impending war with Iran. Runaway spending. Dollar crisis and they frit about a lapel pin?

It is not just foxnews. It is all over the news. Now they are asking all pres. candidates what do they think about it.
Behold the top item on abc:

Paul Won't Condemn Obama on Flag Pin
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/10/paul-wont-conde.html


I LOL'ed.

[skip fox]

32. I love how they attacked him last night on Hannity & Co. (get it?)

The woman interviewed who was after him wasn't wearing a flag pin and was blown out of the water when Colmes pointed it out.

She also said she wasn't questioning his patriotism. Yet this morning's Faux Poll asked: "Obama: Traitor or Patriot?"

But I think Faux will run aground on this one. It's far too silly to do anything but cast aspersions on it's carrier, Faux. (That is, for all but the far right.)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. good for obama. what pathetic nonsense/