Obama: Quoted 10/27/2007

If reality inconveniences your opinion, you change your opinion. You do not disregard reality.

Remember Sesame Street? "One of these things is doin it's own thing..."

According to the United States Code, Title 36,
Chapter 10, Sec.

171,
During rendition of the national anthem when the
flag is displayed, all present
except those in uniform are expected to stand at
attention facing the flag
with the right hand over the heart.

'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides,' Obama said.

'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message.

You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose.

I like the song 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'[/I]


First off, those that are not servicemen do not salute the flag during the Anthem (duh, you know this). Secondly, I'd be saluting if the Anthem were 'More Human than Human'.

And headbanging.

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Barrack Obama

Spelled it wrong.

Why do you keep defending him, I could post a picture of him killing a baby and you'd claim he's just pro choice

Here's a man who wants to be our president but refuses to pay proper respect to our flag because he's afraid how it will be viewed by people in other countries, where are his priorities? Apparently he cares more about what people in the Middle East think about him respecting the flag then he cares about what people in American think about him in Muslim garb.

If he loved this country as much as the Democratic party would have us believe he would stand in solemn respect during flag ceremonies and then when the last note has sounded he can go to work, doing what he feels needs to be done to change the opinion of other countries toward our national imagery.

3rd party perceptions should never mold the loyalties of Americans nor their leaders. Obama should know that the "Bombs in the Air" referenced in the anthem refer to our own struggle for liberty, and no other conflict.

As a veteran I know this, I expect voters to know this (you apparently don't), and I certainly expect my president to understand this and support it.

Respect paid to the flag itself is done for one reason. It has nothing to do with 50 stars and 13 stripes and red states or blue states. In six years of military service I was only given one reason for paying respect to the flag.

The respect directed to the flag is not about the flag, it is in fact respect directed toward men and women who have died in the line of duty, combat or non combat, over the history of our country. From 1776 to 2008, when you stand and place your hand over your heart you pay your respects to the people who died in service of the country, regardless of the political integrity behind the original conflicts.

I have no respect for any American who will not do this, even less for someone who's running for president and doesn't understand what the ceremony embodies. There's no opinion to be found here, that's what the ceremony is about, by design, end of story, goodnight. If it's taken a different way by anybody it's out of ignorance.

I'm not slinging right wing spin

go back and look at the original post in this thiread

I put a picture of Barack Obama during the national anthem up, and a quote of him explaining himself. Which you took offense too, when reality becomes offensive your aren't spending enough time in it my friend.

I don't follow conservative blogs or other crap, I watch the news, read the paper, form my own opinions. I love my country and I'm fiercely loyal and I act like it

no ammount of "But but, W did this, W did that!" you can post will detract from the fact that Barack Obama flatly isn't loyal to the country he's running for the presidency of.

I'm not slinging right wing spin

go back and look at the original post in this thiread

I put a picture of Barack Obama during the national anthem up, and a quote of him explaining himself. Which you took offense too, when reality becomes offensive your aren't spending enough time in it my friend.

I don't follow conservative blogs or other crap, I watch the news, read the paper, form my own opinions. I love my country and I'm fiercely loyal and I act like it

no ammount of "But but, W did this, W did that!" you can post will detract from the fact that Barack Obama flatly isn't loyal to the country he's running for the presidency of.