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CrispyQ

(36,464 posts)
6. Repubs love to desecrate the flag. Remember Bush signing a flag?
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:54 PM
Oct 2012
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/what-was-the-odd-dot-on-romneys-lapel-flag-pin/

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As was brought up on TheBlaze live chat during the debate, take a look at Romney’s pin. Not only is it larger than President Barack Obama‘s flag pin but Romney’s appears to have a dot in the center of the red and white stripes.

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There are some who speculate the candidate is wearing this pin because he may have forgotten his own. It’s possible. But the writer of the blog Pied Type points out that Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan has been seeing wearing a similar pin as well. It also notes that both men previously have worn flag lapel pins with elephants on them.




on edit: And why does the SS do this, too? For all the patriotism this country touts, the old rules of showing respect for the flag have gone by the wayside. The flag is plastered everywhere. Also, I've seen some of the shoddiest flags being flown - dirtied & tattered - both in my neighborhood & at local businesses.
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