Hating America
You know, I really don't want to seem petty. But when dealing with petty and small-minded people (i.e. modern Republicans), pettiness is quite often the only gesture they're able to comprehend.
In that light, I offer up the following, full-page picture of Saint Sarah of Wasilla which appeared in the September 13th print edition of Newsweek magazine...
I've long complained about Bush-era conservatives who "wrap themselves in the flag" while desecrating the ideals which that flag represents. Apparently, the Alaska Governor decided that, for her feature article in one of America's leading newsmagazines, it would be a good idea to take that philosophy from the merely metaphorical to the gallingly literal.
Just a gesture to energize the "base," I suppose.
One tiny little technical problem, though. Apparently, this most visible mouthpiece for the "country first" crowd overlooked the fact that her choice of wardrobe violates the United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 - The Flag. According to Section 8d, "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel... It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free."
All of which makes me wonder: Why does Sarah Palin hate America?
OK, OK. As I admitted up front, I would ordinarily hesitate to be so petty. It's just that, not so long ago, Saint Sarah's own Party and supporters tried to whip up public sentiment against Senator Obama over his well-reasoned decision to stop wearing a flag pin on his lapel. Hysterical conservatives called his very patriotism into question over the insignificant absence of jewelry arbitrarily affixed to his clothing, frightening a compliant media to join in the chorus of doubt about the Senator's allegiance to America itself.
As if those ubiquitous magnetic ribbons plastered onto the back of your SUV meant a damn thing about your devotion to the principles of democracy in the first place.
Imagine, for a moment, if Mr. Obama released a similar photo of himself wrapped in the ol' RedWhiteandBlue. I guarantee there'd be an outcry of protest from the Right so loud and self-righteous it wouldn't dissipate for months. And I'm sure some clever student of Rovian politics would point out the fact that the Illinois Senator was willfully violating that Flag Code, once again denigrating his patriotism.
Petty? Sure. But what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Looks like respect for the American flag is just one more thing that Mrs. Palin currently knows nothing about.
In that light, I offer up the following, full-page picture of Saint Sarah of Wasilla which appeared in the September 13th print edition of Newsweek magazine...
I've long complained about Bush-era conservatives who "wrap themselves in the flag" while desecrating the ideals which that flag represents. Apparently, the Alaska Governor decided that, for her feature article in one of America's leading newsmagazines, it would be a good idea to take that philosophy from the merely metaphorical to the gallingly literal.Just a gesture to energize the "base," I suppose.
One tiny little technical problem, though. Apparently, this most visible mouthpiece for the "country first" crowd overlooked the fact that her choice of wardrobe violates the United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 - The Flag. According to Section 8d, "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel... It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free."
All of which makes me wonder: Why does Sarah Palin hate America?
OK, OK. As I admitted up front, I would ordinarily hesitate to be so petty. It's just that, not so long ago, Saint Sarah's own Party and supporters tried to whip up public sentiment against Senator Obama over his well-reasoned decision to stop wearing a flag pin on his lapel. Hysterical conservatives called his very patriotism into question over the insignificant absence of jewelry arbitrarily affixed to his clothing, frightening a compliant media to join in the chorus of doubt about the Senator's allegiance to America itself.
As if those ubiquitous magnetic ribbons plastered onto the back of your SUV meant a damn thing about your devotion to the principles of democracy in the first place.
Imagine, for a moment, if Mr. Obama released a similar photo of himself wrapped in the ol' RedWhiteandBlue. I guarantee there'd be an outcry of protest from the Right so loud and self-righteous it wouldn't dissipate for months. And I'm sure some clever student of Rovian politics would point out the fact that the Illinois Senator was willfully violating that Flag Code, once again denigrating his patriotism.
Petty? Sure. But what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Looks like respect for the American flag is just one more thing that Mrs. Palin currently knows nothing about.
posted by Bob P @ 5:14 PM
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