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Weeks after coming under fire for his refusal to wear an American flag pin, Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama is again facing questions about his patriotism from some conservative blogs -- this time for apparently failing to put his hand over his heart during a rendition of the national anthem at an Iowa campaign event.
I'm not a huge Obama fan, but all he's ever said about these non-issues is that he doesn't buy into all the empty symbols that the faux patriots THINK is patriotism. Patriotism is what you believe in, how you act, and what you do to preserve American values and traditions. It has nothing to do with wearing pins, waving flags, or putting ribbon magnets on your car.
Good point about "how you act" and that is why many find Obama not patriotic.
I mean, afterall, Obama had a mentor for 20 years that called the US, the "United States of KKK".......I would say that action is unpatriotic.
Obama took his little girls to a church where the minister made sexual hand gestures while preaching. Subjecting a child to that isn't very patriotic.
Meeechelle had problems being "proud" of her country and therefore one would assume isn't patriotic.
Obama associated with a known terrorist William Ayers. That action certainly is not patriotic.
Obama passed on the chance to visit the injured troops on his European prance. That isn't very patriotic.
Yep, I agree with your post....patriotism is about actions.....and Obama's actions show little, if any, patriotism.
John McCain said that he didnt start being proud of America until he was in the Vietnamese prison....so for the first 30 years of his life he had no pride in America; I don't know why John McCain had no pride in America, but I was proud of America from the time I sang "My Country Tis of Thee" in the first grade....now I will confess that I have had periods when I was less than proud..(Viet Nam and Iraq)...but it didn't take me thirty years to have pride in America, that was a given rooted in its ideals and principles--the times I was ashamed were those times we went astray....ashamed but I never give up hope and faith in the dream.
Gestures are nice, but what do they mean? Some of the most despicable leaders in world history placed their hands over their hearts. Did that make them good men?
I saw a video of GWBush at the Olympics representing the USA, sitting repeatedly banging an American flag against his thigh. I don't for an instant think he was unpatriotic or intending to desecrate the flag....I just think he has a short attention span and gets bored really easily. If it had been Senator Obama....the news and Sen. McCain, and his second wife, would have been all over it.
I saw a video of GWBush at the Olympics representing the USA, sitting repeatedly banging an American flag against his thigh. I don't for an instant think he was unpatriotic or intending to desecrate the flag....I just think he has a short attention span and gets bored really easily. If it had been Senator Obama....the news and Sen. McCain, and his second wife, would have been all over it.
Well, he's been "banging" the U.S. for almost 8 years why not the flag. I think THAT was very symbolic!
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