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Offline Carl

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what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« on: March 20, 2008, 06:09:08 PM »
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blues90  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 12:26 PM
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what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
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Am I missing something ? Is there a point or function this this display ?

I always remember just one flag on a nice pole next to the president yours ago and personally I have never been able to figure out why all the flags . It is not just that there are 6 or 8 it's the way they are folded to look like a row of neck ties .

One country one flag . I can't recall when this started it seems to be around the time that bush slimed his way into the whitehouse and the TV came on with all the graphics .

I know it's a little thing to pick about but it just bugs the hell out of me . Why don't we just paint the entire USA red , white and blue , just paint everything , the buildings and streets and cars and the clothes .

Let their disgust for our national symbol begin.

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TomInTib  (1000+ posts)        Thu Mar-20-08 12:29 PM
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1. I remember when they started doing that.
   I thought it was a clever way to keep the little guy from being swamped by the stage.

Now he just looks like Hitler up there.

Of course you do. :whatever:

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Sarah Ibarruri  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 12:31 PM
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2. The Repukes have turned America into some kind of Nazi Germany imitation
   ... where flags are displayed everywhere for no reason except some really f***** up form of brainwashing and nothing else.

No...it is just to annoy crazy people.

Looks like it is working. :-)

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OmmmSweetOmmm  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 06:07 PM
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17. And everytime I see it, it creeps me out.

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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel  (1000+ posts)        Thu Mar-20-08 06:57 PM
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19. Creeps me out too,
   Another thing that gets me is when I'm watching an older movie and I've seen before WITHOUT any flags, someone put the flag in it, I thought I was crazy, but other have said the same thing.

sorry but no example.

Since you want to believe it and be offended,it just has to be true.

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ladjf  (1000+ posts)       Thu Mar-20-08 12:43 PM
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7. Among jingoists, one can never display too many flags.

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izquierdista (611 posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 12:54 PM
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8. Notice what's at the top of the list
   The 14 points of Fascism

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

More at http://www.favreau.info/misc/14-points-fascism.php

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Peregrine Took  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 01:02 PM
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10. To me they overdid it at the Obama speech - looked too much like they
   were trying to say how patriotic he was but instead it looked the opposite. One flag is good but anymore is gilding the lily.

Whoops....not supposed to go against the tide there.

Quickly corrected and excused.

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bicentennial_baby  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 01:03 PM
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12. If you're referring to the "race speech", he was at the
   Constitution Center, and it's possible that it's normally set up that way.

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Tierra_y_Libertad  (1000+ posts)         Thu Mar-20-08 03:46 PM
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15. It's kind of like the obligatory ;pin and "God Bless America".
   "Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer

Okay,back on message now.

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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 06:17:02 PM »
Go wave your communist flags, morons.
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 07:12:31 PM »
Can someone explain to me just what the hell is wrong with nationalism? What, I'm supposed to put some 3rd world shithole on the same pedestal for the sake of being "worldly" or something? Yeah, hold your breath on that.
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There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site

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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 07:14:22 PM »
Quote from: darkangel82 on March 20, 2008, 06:17:02 PM
Go wave your communist flags, morons.

Even better, the UN flag!

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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 07:14:56 PM »
Their ridiculousness is just laughable sometimes. Geez, crimini! :whatever:
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 07:21:29 PM »
Every time a normal American sees Old Glory they are reminded of the greatness of this country, which makes the Dummies lives hell because they're working so hard to convince everyone that it's shit. They can't tear the U.S. down and rebuild it in their image until they can get enough people believing their paranoid fantasies, so patriotic symbols really cramp their style.

U.S. flags are second only to Christian symbols in the Holy-Water-On-A-Vampire effect they have on DUmmies. Third would be the sight of a job application form, I'm sure.
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 07:21:47 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on March 20, 2008, 07:12:31 PM
Can someone explain to me just what the hell is wrong with nationalism? What, I'm supposed to put some 3rd world shithole on the same pedestal for the sake of being "worldly" or something? Yeah, hold your breath on that.

Yeah I don't get it either.  *shrug*  But then again I have a flag in my front yard. 
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 07:25:45 PM »
Just ordered me a 3'x5' Navy jack, the first one that has flown on all Navy ships since 9/12/2002. It used to be for the oldest commisioned ship in the Navy (excluding the USS Constitution)

It's the flag I have as an avatar................Oh yeah dummies :bird:
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 07:50:18 PM »
My car needs something patriotic...something to replace the LSU license plate frame, since my mom wants that back.  LOL

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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2008, 08:35:22 PM »
Quote from: ACrazyConservative on March 20, 2008, 07:50:18 PM
My car needs something patriotic...something to replace the LSU license plate frame, since my mom wants that back.  LOL



http://www.1licenseplates.com/usaplateframes.html
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2008, 08:36:11 PM »
Quote from: CactusCarlos on March 20, 2008, 08:35:22 PM
Quote from: ACrazyConservative on March 20, 2008, 07:50:18 PM
My car needs something patriotic...something to replace the LSU license plate frame, since my mom wants that back.  LOL



http://www.1licenseplates.com/usaplateframes.html

Thank you!  :-*
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2008, 08:36:47 PM »
From the title I thought they were talking about Obama and the plethora of flags for his race speech.  I thought they would be pissed that at the end he even said "God Bless America."

But no it's about Bush.  What a bunch of hypocrites.
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2008, 09:11:49 PM »
They are nothing but a bunch of subversive asswipes.

To complain about displaying our flag in a time of war is utterly disgusting and despicable.
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2008, 09:13:12 PM »
Well I'm buying some more flags this weekend. :-)
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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2008, 09:37:37 PM »
Quote from: LadyLiberty on March 20, 2008, 09:11:49 PM
To complain about displaying our flag in a time of war at any time is utterly disgusting and despicable liberal.

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Re: what is it with all the american flags always across the stage ?
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2008, 08:46:48 AM »
Quote from: jukin on March 20, 2008, 08:36:47 PM
From the title I thought they were talking about Obama and the plethora of flags for his race speech.  I thought they would be pissed that at the end he even said "God Bless America."

But no it's about Bush.  What a bunch of hypocrites.


Should they regain the WH, things like flags in the background and flag pins and fighting al Qaeda in Iraq and all sorts of things will suddenly be "OK" because, you know, they're the one's holding the reigns.  If the Dems held the WH and Congress for 20 years and the economy was having the same thing happening to it that's happening now, to them it would be a good thing, a timely correction, and anything bad would be those damn 3 Republicans still left in the House.

We all know this, but as a reminder:  With libs, it's not what's being done, it's whether or not a Dem or Republican is in power when it happens.  They are never going to accept responsibility for their own failed policies.  And why should we expect them to?  They haven't yet.

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