a violation of the flag code and, as such, isn't very patriotic.

particular about just how the flag is used....and those are not acceptable. Next time...use that.

He showed up today in a flag tie with "Sore/Loserman" and Nixon buttons on his lapels, then proceeded to announce that he's seen on Faux News AND The Drudge Report that the scary New Black Panther Party was trying to steal the election in Pennsylvania.

I told him a single black man dressed in black was opening the door to potential voters and that voter intimidation was a non-issue by Democrats.

He then told me that the "Democrat" Party has a long history of voter intimidation and fraud.

I challenged him to name a case in the last 50 years.

He left the room.

By the way, he's not a real journalism professor. He specializes in public relations and marketing. Unfortunately, he's tenured and I'm not.

...ever since the 1988 campaign when Bush hammered Dukakis for vetoing an unconstitutional bill which would have required teachers to lead their students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of a school day. Bush even concluded his convention acceptance speech by leading the entire delegation in the Pledge.

one thing to throw back to the idiots who abuse the term "American Exceptionalism" is that the term was invented by Joseph Stalin:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-joseph-stalin-invented-american-exceptionalism/254534/

Any time you saw a Nixon appointee with one of this pins, you pretty much knew the dude would end up getting indicted.

that most of the stuff she had on was made in China?

Hey! Don't let THEM co-op the flag! Hang it out in front of your house proudly. I would add the terms 'family', 'patriotism' (which of course the writer did also mean), 'morals', 'values', etc. that the Right seems to think they own. All too often, much of what they actually do is the OPPOSITE of these things.

i hate that the baggers have co-opted it.

She means there are some people more exceptional than others. I think that translates to prejudice.

When they or anyone starts BRAGGIN about their patriotism this is my go to reply; You know that when Satan comes calling he will come wrapped in the flag holding a bible. Usually stops them in their trtacks. Real patriots don't need to brag they show in their deeds.

much of W here), then you can do any asshole-y thing you want, but by Gawd, you're a good guy 'cuz you have the flag pin! Showin' yer pate-ruh-tizm!

We are not the only nation to have this same delusion. It ended badly for Germany.

Take that, you lousy skank!

It's something you have to make happen, and it doesn't care what colors you dress in.