At least this Newsmax article, Obama's Church: Cauldron of Division not only shows why many people should be very skeptical of Obama's true beliefs, but we should be very wary of this man. The article also explains where the connection between him and Oprah probably began.
LGF has a story explaining why Obama won't wear a flag pin.
We know he's anti-war, but this has to rank up there with all of his previous flubs, fluffs, and political gaffes that have been reported all over the blogosphere as well as in the media. His excuse not to wear a flag pin is really lame.
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Update: Hot Air has a good blurb about Obama. Many of the comments are spot on, too. I especially appreciated this one:
Mr. Obama….You are running for the highest office in the United States of America. The flag is far wider and far deeper than the battles in Iraq. It is also far deeper than ’speaking out’ on matters.
Also, it doesn’t matter what you Believe will make this country great, sir. This country Is Great. See how that works?
You’re much too foolish to be my president.
bridgetown on October 4, 2007 at 6:08 PM
And, this one:
Anyone who is so immature or anti American that either can’t equate our flag in the form of a lapel pin with themselves or does equate the disuse of our flag in any form with an anti America political agenda has no business even running for office much less the POTUS.
Speakup on October 4, 2007 at 6:45 PM
And this one:
What a statesman. A man who wants to be president but who does not want to show respect for the flag which has defined a nation.
Bravo, you moron. Bravo.
madmonkphotog on October 4, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Yep...He's definately much to foolish to be president.
I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with Obama's reasons for not wearing a flag pin. Wearing the pin doesn't necessarily make you patriotic, just as Dr. Wright's views don't necessarily make him Christian. He can wear a cross, but does the symbol make his theology correct? Nope.
ReplyDeleteOprah has endorsed him because she endorses as many black causes as she can. I'm not suggesting there's anything strange about that, because she's just helping her community. However, she often does it at the exclusion of others who might benefit just as much but don't happen to be black.
As long as there are those who continue to preach about differences, we will never find common ground and stand as one. Jesus doesn't view us in colors, He only sees our hearts.
I think that if Obama quietly took the pin off and didn't make this controversial statement:
ReplyDelete''The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin,'' Obama said. ''Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.''
he would have been better off.
Jaded, there are many more comments that have been made by this man which make his support for our troops questionable. Plus, he wouldn't condemn Moveon.org's despicable ad against General Petraeus.
In Obama's case, what he has said, as well as what he hasn't said (re: Petraeus ad) makes me seriously question whether or not he's fit for the office of the presidency.
Here are some comments (added to my post after you visited) that reiterate why his choice to make the statement about the flag pin (above) got him in trouble:
Update: Hot Air has a good blurb about Obama. Many of the comments are spot on, too. I especially appreciated this one:
Mr. Obama….You are running for the highest office in the United States of America. The flag is far wider and far deeper than the battles in Iraq. It is also far deeper than ’speaking out’ on matters.
Also, it doesn’t matter what you Believe will make this country great, sir. This country Is Great. See how that works?
You’re much too foolish to be my president.
bridgetown on October 4, 2007 at 6:08 PM
And, this one:
Anyone who is so immature or anti American that either can’t equate our flag in the form of a lapel pin with themselves or does equate the disuse of our flag in any form with an anti America political agenda has no business even running for office much less the POTUS.
Speakup on October 4, 2007 at 6:45 PM
And this one:
What a statesman. A man who wants to be president but who does not want to show respect for the flag which has defined a nation.
Bravo, you moron. Bravo.
madmonkphotog on October 4, 2007 at 6:30 PM
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The fact that he once studied at a radical Muslim cleric's madrassa bothers me too.
Here are links to former blogposts which include many of the reasons I don't trust this man.
News Roundup
Obama Rama Ding Dong
Another Obama Rama Ding Dong Flub
Christine, I'm not saying I support this man, because I don't. However, wearing a flag pin doesn't make him any more patriotic than wearing a cross makes one a Christian. That's all I was saying.
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ReplyDeletePerhaps I'm guilty of misreading your comment. But when you stated this:
I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with Obama's reasons for not wearing a flag pin.
And Obama had said this:
that became a substitute for I think true patriotism,
in my own analysis, it appeared to me that he was dissing all those who chose (and still choose to) wear the lapel pins as support for our country and what it stands for.
Just sayin...
See? Two people can read the same thing and hear two different things. It never occured to me that he meant that everyone was wrong for wearing them. I just thought that's how he felt about wearing one personally. Now, if he was dissing everyone else, then I absolutely agree with you. I guess it just didn't strike me that way when I originally read the article.
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