No Flag For Obama

This guy turns my stomach.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he doesn't wear the American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for "true patriotism" since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

A candidate for President of the United States who refuses to wear an Amercian flag on his lapel? Come again?

"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.

Let me see if I'm getting this straight- he won't wear an American flag because of the war in Iraq? No mention of the war to topple the fascist Taliban and their Al Qaeda cohorts in Afghanistan I see. And he thinks that "true patriotism" is speaking out about security issues- not, perhaps, loving his country? Maybe someone on his staff could hand his a dictionary and, while they're at it, a flag lapel pin.

"I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest," he said in the interview. "Instead, I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testament to my patriotism."

I think I can translate this one into plain language- he won't wear the pin because he doesn't think America is great; nope, Obama wants to make America great.

And people want to vote for this jerk, why?