April 25, 200818 yr OK, so maybe this is already answered in a different thread somewhere...but why is he against wearing the flag pin? I am not a fan of his political view point but not sure I have ever heard the real reason. Similar to stories above, I have heard many things just not sure which is the read deal.
April 26, 200818 yr Maybe there should be a sticky thread in P & R with a link to snopes.com to avoid threads discussing chain emails.
April 26, 200818 yr OK, so maybe this is already answered in a different thread somewhere...but why is he against wearing the flag pin? I am not a fan of his political view point but not sure I have ever heard the real reason. Similar to stories above, I have heard many things just not sure which is the read deal. In his own words: "You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest. "Instead," he said, "I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism."[/Quote]
April 26, 200818 yr "You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest. "Instead," he said, "I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism." : :creepy: I mean, I get what he is trying to say, but I don't know why he can't do both. Oh well, no big deal
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