{"id":5536,"date":"2008-07-15T06:16:15","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T06:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/07\/other-options-for-obamas-flag.html"},"modified":"2008-07-15T06:16:15","modified_gmt":"2008-07-15T06:16:15","slug":"other-options-for-obamas-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/07\/other-options-for-obamas-flag.html","title":{"rendered":"Other options for Obama’s flag pin"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, the MSM can’t get over their obsession with Obama’s flag pin. A NY Times blogger posts some suggestions of other label pins Obama can wear as a substitute<\/a>. I thought Daniel Young’s suggestion was pretty appropriate. A mirror flag pin:<\/p>\n

“Obama tries to reflect the better nature of the country,” says Young. “He opposes the mentality that insists on a personal display of the national flag as a sign of patriotism, but surrenders to political expediency and begins exploiting the flag. His mirror begins to show the things his pollsters tell him are important to undecided voters.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Empty the flag of meaning (the stars and stripes representing the unity of the nation) and replace it with whatever the voter sees when they look at Obama.
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