I noted the trashed "Recycle" sign tossed in amongst the discarded recyclable plastic and other assorted refuse that will soon be burned. That they tossed a flag in with the rest of the refuse just highlights their apparent disregard of patriotic displays. Now we know why Obama doesn’t like flag lapel pins, he’ll just end up tossing them into the trash after they serve their purpose.

As for me, I still have a little cloth flag that washanded out by one of our state legislators (I can't remember who) at my grade school when I leaned about voting in 1972! It's over 30 years old and it's faded and battered, and my wife thinks I’m crazy for still having it, but I refuse to toss it away.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Yeah, I've always been concerned about the small flags handed out at parades, for example. I know a lot of folks just toss them later, but I can't quite bring myself to do that. I either burn them myself, or take them to the Legion.

I mean, it's still the flag. Doesn't matter what it's made of, or how much it cost, or where or how you got it.

your projections...we'll see who is right in a week! 

For heaven's sake, with all the fuss and demands about having 7 colors of food, all organically grown, on the tables, you would think they could figure out how to set up recycling bins!

No humbleness was meant to be expressed to the Democrats- disposing of the American flag in the manner they did was disrespectful and worthy of condemnation, and (being Americans and people who represent America) they should have known better. Their conduct was highly revealing of their attitude toward respecting the flag, and perhaps their attitude toward respecting American values in general. The humbleness was expressed strictly to Mr. Shepherd, and only to make it clear that I was not trying to come in on some high horse.

Fear of ridicule was not the driving force behind my post. My point was that this article insinuated that strictly lib Democrats are careless in this manner, as if no one who identifies as conservative or Republican (particularly, no one who will be at the upcoming convention- although less likely) could possibly be ignorant enough to dispose of American flags in a dignified manner. I do believe that Newsbusters sees these things and makes note of them most of the time, but I didn't see it this time.

I'm not afraid of liberals (or their ridicule) either. It does get to be an earsore after listening for a second or two, but I agree, there's certainly nothing to fear about it.

I agree that improper flag disposal is wrong and people who do it should be called for it. My contention is strictly the article's stress of the fact that "this is how the Democrats see the flag" without offering a comparison (the Republican convention's treatment of the flag) to back up its assertion. So to sum it up:

-Flag mistreatment = wrong

-Dems' actions = disrespectful and inconsiderate, could be reflective of their view of traditional American values

-Dems at the convention = irresponsible for letting it happen

-Me = not afraid of libs/Dems and/or their ridicule

-Newsbusters = a good site, one of my favorites, whose mission I believe in and whose authors put out several good articles highlighting genuine bias, but perhaps shoulda built this one up some more.

Kapiche?

------------------------------------------------------------

"My morality is your morality."