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June 16, 2008, 4:46 pm PDT
A Barack and McCain...
Quote From: gwarrior6
Hi Penny,
You're not running for POTUS, though. The candidate for President of a country should at least show a modicum of patriotism especially since they're in the public eye, IMHO. What harm could it do to wear a pin and say the pledge? Why is preservation of our national heritage a bad thing? He's running for leader of the free world, and while that one point may be the weakest link in the chain, it's still fairly significant. It's a point of morale or lack thereof if the potential Commander in Chief doesn't bother to put his hand over his heart, wear a flag pin, or say the pledge. What message does that convey to the troops? They fight for our freedom and the potential POTUS doesn't even make an effort to show respect for what they lay their lives down for?
It's one in a long, long, long list of drawbacks to this candidate, and I hope you use it as a pro/con list in the back of your mind to weigh who you want to vote for. You probably have already made up your mind, the election is 5 months away, but consider it anyway. I don't believe wearing a flag pin SHOWS any kind of patriotism...I personally find it pandering and insulting. I think that patriotism is show better through action and words than dress.
And how is not wearing a pin a perversion of our national heritage?
I think the beauty of our country is our ability to do whatever we want and say what ever we want...and that includes wearing flag pins and reciting a little poem. Both are meaningless IMO. The ONLY reason for him to do either is to soothe those that get wound up about these stupid little things rather than actual issues.
I don't see how wearing a little pin shows respect...I think that words and actions can show respect, but wearing a stupid pin is an EMPTY and MEANINGLESS gesture.
BTW, I haven't made up my mind...I am leaning towards Obama for now...but I have MUCH more to learn. Though, it is moot. I live in Utah, my state will go to McCain undoubtedly.
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