No one is accusing Obama of being unpatriotic, he is the one doing the

[2rth2pwr]

accusing. ""I said, you know what, I probably haven't worn a flag pin in a very long time. After a while I noticed people wearing a lapel pin and not acting very patriotic."

Get the facts straight- he is saying that there are unpatriotic people wearing the pin.

[geek tragedy]

1. Which is true. Duh.

He's saying that just because someone wears a flag pin doesn't mean they're acting like a patriot.

Again, duh.

[Cha]

19. I'll Double your

DUHs and raise ya one!!

[JI7]

2. Republicans are draped in the flag all the time, and NOT patriotic

so he is right.

[jefferson_dem]

3. You make his point. Patriotism is about much more than a silly plastic pin

...it's about deeds.

[2rth2pwr]

4. Again, he is the one calling people unpatriotic

No one on this board has called him unpatriotic.

[Colobo]

7. Nice spin.

[JI7]

8. i have seen a certain Hillaryis44 call him unpartriotic

and Republicans often call Democrats unpatriotic.

[jefferson_dem]

11. And some DUers who reference that cesspool of a site do too -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3578771#3579354

[geek tragedy]

13. Hillaryis44.com is a Republican website.

If you see someone from there, they're a scumbag Freeper.

[Colobo]

14. We have several over here, then.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

15. Details, please. I have been dying to know who's really behind it. Thanks

[geek tragedy]

25. Republican oppo research clearing house.

The classic double smear--gutter-level attacks against Obama (blaming him for Hsu's suicide attempt) while making it look like it's horrible, obnoxious Hillary supporters.

Have you ever wondered why they don't criticize Republicans, and why they hace such an unflattering picture of her on the website?

[JI7]

16. yup, that's the one i was referring to

[ncabot22]

10. Give it up

Your first thread on this got locked. We get it--you don't like Obama. Huzzah for you. He didn't CALL anyone unpatriotic. According to your link, he stated some didn't act very patriotic, which is true.

[2rth2pwr]

20. It was locked because people were going ballistic, not because of the

post. Statements like yours, judging whether people are patriotic or not is what did it.

There seems to be a lot of people here who have designated themselves as the judge and jury of what is or is not patriotic.

Plus this-
"But after a while, you start noticing people wearing a lapel pin,
but not acting very patriotic."- Guess Who http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/obamas-lapels/#comment-284268

- is he going to determine who is patriotic or not?

[ncabot22]

21. You started a flame bait thread

Don't be dense. We all get the fact you do not like Obama. He never said who was and who wasn't patriotic.

[2rth2pwr]

22. That was a news article- headline in subject line

His own quotes, people get twisted.

[baldguy]

5. Wrapped in the flag, waving the bible

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. Haven't you done enough for one evening?

This post is crap. This issue is crap.

[vi5]

9. Uh, I could care less about Obama but he's right...

There are a lot of people who wear those pins who act extremely unpatriotic.

Pin or not, if a person acts patriotic then I'm assuming Obama is not referring to them. I don't think anywhere he says "all people who wear flag pins are unpatriotic".

Although I'm guessing your point wasn't to think about this rationally and logically as much as it was to just make an anti-Obama post so....carry on since as I said I don't care about him one way or another (until and if he's the nominee then I support him).

[tammywammy]

12. There ARE unpatriotic people wearing that pin

What he said was perfectly fine. Actions do speak louder than words, or in this case a flag pin.

:eyes:


edited to add: And there was at least one poster calling Obama unpatriotic for not wearing the pin too.

[illinoisprogressive]

17. Obama is doing as he sees fit. It is no one else's business and if you

want to trash him for it then, read the comments here first:


http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/obamas-lapels/#comment-284268

[mitchtv]

18. seems that the flag pin is the sign of a puke

or a puke sympathizer, generally speaking. Obama speaks the truth

[killbotfactory]

23. ...

http://logicalfallacies.info/

[rufus dog]

24. Hi Draft Mario

wondered where you had slithered off to.