The Government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. - Mark Twain

Abortions For Some; Miniature American Flag For Others

by Hal_10000

My hope for the McCain begins to fade:

This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story.

“What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate the total number to be around 12,000 small flags and one full size 3×5 flag.”

I’m not sure what the DNC was supposed to do with unused hand-flags, frankly. But the Republicans are obviously questioning someone’s patriotism here.

Really?  We’re going there?  What were the Democrats supposed to do—ceremonially retire them?  Yeah, I can just hear the Right Wing Echosphere exploding when they found out the Democrats burned 12,000 flags.

On the other hand, the $740 million man is hitting Palin on earmarks.  So losing the election is still within anyone’s grasp.

Comments

Posted by on 09/06/08 at 02:49 PM from

Remember that the democratic convention was going to be the greenest convention ever?  How the food was supposed to follow the ever changing enviro religion’s faith?  No flag recycling (they could have at least used them at future campaign events).  It’s also pretty funny that the Obama campaign’s waste saved McCain a little money.

Posted by Aaron - Free Will on 09/06/08 at 03:37 PM from

"Really?  We’re going there?  What were the Democrats supposed to do—ceremonially retire them?”

They could’ve given them to poor communities.

Posted by mikeguas on 09/06/08 at 04:24 PM from

Really?  We’re going there?  What were the Democrats supposed to do—ceremonially retire them?  Yeah, I can just hear the Right Wing Echosphere exploding when they found out the Democrats burned 12,000 flags.

Exactly. These damned if you do, damned if you don’t criticisms do no service. This is the same thing Moore does. In the end, if your opponent is damned if they do or damned if they don’t, then so are you. They should be careful with stunts like this. They get old with the public real fast.

Posted by on 09/08/08 at 05:17 AM from

...and I am sure the Republicans are going are ceremonially retiring their flag stuff too....

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