The Nominee

Rita,
I dont think it makes you unpatriotic, but to me, it just does not look good when running for political office to make a statement that you are NOT going to wear it.

These are just my thoughts - but what do I know? I am an uneducated right wing conservative racist that knows nothing of civics and I listen to Rush... LOL!! (the previous statement is all in funn, not meant to ruffle any feathers)

If I wear a tiara, will everyone believe me to be a princess?

Not if you looked like this! .

I see a crown, and only beautiful young ladies of noble birth can wear those...so that is clearly a Princess. Frankly, Rita, I don't like your disrespectful, dissenting tone. Questioning symbols! You're obviously anti-Nobility. It reminds me of Russia back in 1917. If you aren't with the nobility, you're against them. Rita, I now realize you're a Red. A Communist. Anti-American. Begone with ye!

The picture looks like royalty to me. So many generations of inbreeding DO take their toll!

My patriotism is not defined by a flag pin anymore than my relationship with God is defined by a cross pendant. Finding those things on other people have seldom made me believe they were patriotic or religious.

How silly! Why must a candidate have to wear something to "prove" patriotism??[/quote]

I totally agree that you don't have to wear a flag pin to "prove patriotism" but if you are truly patriotic and want to wear a flag pin than why not? I'm married to someone who loves to wear a flag pin at times because he truly feels patriotic. It's important to him and that is what counts. By the way, he is not running for anything and if he ever does please shoot me! Maybe he likes to wear it because of all those years that he served in the military and just really believes in our country (even though he has had to hear me complain daily about our country's leadership for the last seven years). He also believes in Pittsburgh and wears buttons for that and oh yeah, don't even try to take his SoWal shirt away from him.

Soooo IMO choosing not to wear a flag pin doesn't prove you are not patriotic and choosing to wear one doesn't mean false patriotism. The only important thing is what it means to you.

My patriotism is not defined by a flag pin anymore than my relationship with God is defined by a cross pendant. Finding those things on other people have seldom made me believe they were patriotic or religious.

How silly! Why must a candidate have to wear something to "prove" patriotism??[/quote]

I totally agree that you don't have to wear a flag pin to "prove patriotism" but if you are truly patriotic and want to wear a flag pin than why not? I'm married to someone who loves to wear a flag pin at times because he truly feels patriotic. It's important to him and that is what counts. By the way, he is not running for anything and if he ever does please shoot me! Maybe he likes to wear it because of all those years that he served in the military and just really believes in our country (even though he has had to hear me complain daily about our country's leadership for the last seven years). He also believes in Pittsburgh and wears buttons for that and oh yeah, don't even try to take his SoWal shirt away from him.

Soooo IMO choosing not to wear a flag pin doesn't prove you are not patriotic and choosing to wear one doesn't mean false patriotism. The only important thing is what it means to you.

.This is how it should be! No one should be telling someone else that they should or should not.

There was this guy that after 9/11 committed to wearing a flag tie daily. At some point (I'm pretty sure he made it more than a year) he finally said he just couldn't do it anymore. I think it got dingy and ratty looking. And it certainly wouldn't have given him the same good feeling as I'm sure Mr. Gypsea has when he chooses to wear it when he gets the urge.

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and we must be aware of a candidate's preference for butt wiping too. front to back = patriotic. back to front = evil anti-christ. I have yet to hear any definitive statements regarding hiney hygiene from any of the candidates. what's up with that? :roll:

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. none ruffled. Can I safely assume you are at least the conservative part though?

I consider myself fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Have always been registered as Independent. I have to admit that I would have a hard time listening to Limbaugh for more than a few minutes at a time though.

Appreciate your thoughts on here but please don't ask me wear a flag pin or pledge the Texas flag (like my daughter is asked to do in school). .;-)


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Uh oh! If Seacrestkristi is lurking -take note!- The SoWal god's are messing with the quotes again...,, See prior posts for proof.


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Actually, the first shirt I got was great. It was the second, the one out of New Orleans, that was crapola. It was sourced from N.O., which is in the recovery zone and contracted for that reason when the textile union shops couldn't fill all of the orders. It was printed in the US, but the shirt is probably Chinese.

As for the precisely -- yes, it was sarcasm. Like Obama said, the pins are more often used not as a display of patriotism, but a substitute for it. The people wearing the flag pins are the ones who sign lopsided trade deals with China, support CAFTA, and send the manufacturing of American flag pins overseas, where they are made in abhorrent conditions by sweatshop workers. Increasingly, American workers are being forced to compete with those sweatshop workers for the right to make flag pins, flags, sheets, towels, shirts. When Americans compete with sweatshop workers, their jobs go overseas or they accept concessions and end up without health insurance, retirement plans, or even living wages. The people that wear the flag pins from China aren't raising the standard of living in the rest of the world, they're bringing the standard of living down in the US for most Americans. Most Americans aren't professionals, not every person can work in the service sector in a functional economy.

The flag pin wearers threw the American worker under the bus, but wear flag pins and point out to those workers that the other guy doesn't because he doesn't care about America. I'd prefer someone with patriotism in her heart than a symbol of it on her chest...but I guess that's just me.

flag pins ruin a good suit. They need to make magnetic ones for those politicians who don't feel American enough, that they need to wear a flag to show that they are patriotic. Punzy nailed it yesterday regarding this issue.

That Flag looks like it was ironed by the person who irons my tee-shirts.

That Flag looks like it was ironed by the person who irons my tee-shirts.

Punzy ironing the flag:


My apologies to Mango for plagiarizing.

That Flag looks like it was ironed by the person who irons my tee-shirts.

Didn't you say you actually steamed it?!?!

I'm steaming it in the picture. I don't think it's possible to iron a flag that big without letting it touch the floor. Further, I think it's probably verboten to iron a flag. I don't know...they wouldn't let me join boy scouts!