Desecrating America's Symbols

As a former active duty Marine, I find Time’s new cover in poor taste. We should not forget that half of the men in that famous picture died on Iwo Jima and using them as shills for global warmers is repulsive. Perhaps if Al Gore’s name shows up on a global warming casualty list with a bunch of A list celebrities, I’ll feel differently. Since they won’t even sacrifice their Bentleys and private jets for their cause, I won’t hold my breath. The extent of their sacrifice seems to be making regular people like me ride the bus and use a push mower.

Not to be outdone when desecrating American symbols, University of Maine student Susan Crane decided to put Old Glory on the hallway floors of her school for a Art in politics class to see if people would walk on them. Her father, described as "a veteran" actually helped place the flags on the floor. Since we are not told what Mr. Crane is a veteran of, I am guessing he is a veteran of doing other idiotic things that he did not think through very well. Both the Cranes were "surprised" at the angry comments their little art project caused by people that "identified themselves as veterans and republicans". Apparently, no democrats objected.

If all this was not bad enough, Barack Obama was seen wearing a flag pin which he has described as false patriotism. At least he took it off for the debate.

Comments

[Senthil]

I once found a novelty store someplace in Europe selling toilet paper with an American flag on each sheet.
It wasn't so much desecrating an American symbol, more defecating on an American symbol.