A Modest Proposal for the 4th: Take Back Old Glory
Of all the stupid things done by the anti-war crowd, the most gratuitously moronic was allowing the sanctimonious hypocrites of the right to co-opt the nation's most basic icon, its flag.
Of all the stupid things done by the anti-war crowd, the most gratuitously moronic was allowing the sanctimonious hypocrites of the right to co-opt the nation's most basic icon, its flag.
Gary Hart | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics
Here's a modest proposal: all of us who support Barack Obama for president should now wear flag pins. This will signal that we are all just as patriotic as anyone on the right.
Alex Leo | Posted 05.15.2008 | Media

McClatchy | Margaret Talev | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama, who labeled discussion of whether he wears a flag pin in his lapel a false issue in a debate with Hillary Clinton, was wearing one Monda...
The Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media
Jon Stewart turned his attention from the Democratic primary to analyze George Stephanopoulos' interview of John McCain. Stewart hits McCain -- and t...
Dylan Loewe | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
Obama is being described as unelectable, as incapable of connecting with working class voters, and as someone who might be uncomfortable with patriotism. Obama is being defined by others. It's time for him to do the defining.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media
Who hates America? You can tell just by looking at their lapel.
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
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Paul Slansky | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics