Sad
I got this email today from an acquaintance:
From Sunday's Televised "Meet the Press" Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the American Flag. Obama Explains National Anthem Stance
Sun, 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04 EST, General Bill Ginn' USAF (ret.) asked Obama to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played. The General also stated to the Senator that according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. At the very least, "Stand and Face It"
Senator Obama Live on Sunday states,
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it. "We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. My wife disrespects the Flag for many personal reasons. Together she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago. She has her views and I have mine".
WHAAAAAAAT !!!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard it right. This could possibly be our next President.
I, for one, am speechless.
Now, I'm not really surprised that this guy would send me this email since he tends to do it every four years, and I immediately responded back with Snopes to show that it's entirely fabricated:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/stance.asp
But it does get tiring when people refuse to think about things instead of just emotionally reacting to something which is pretty obviously not true. It's worth pointing out that the Snopes page seems to need updating since the version there ends before the part about Barack and Michelle attending multiple flag burnings. Apparently the original version just wasn't incendiary enough.
I mean, seriously. What are people thinking? This may seem kind of inconsequential since I doubt many people actually believe Obama would attend multiple flag burning ceremonies. However, with McCain launching his telephone attack campaign claiming that Obama has "worked closely with domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home, and killed Americans", I wouldn't be surprised if people are actually believing that. It seems like many people are just aching to find any shred of "evidence" to support their predetermined beliefs that he's some kind of radical terrorist. McCain is happy to manufacture some of his own for them, apparently.
It makes me sad.
From Sunday's Televised "Meet the Press" Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the American Flag. Obama Explains National Anthem Stance
Sun, 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04 EST, General Bill Ginn' USAF (ret.) asked Obama to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played. The General also stated to the Senator that according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. At the very least, "Stand and Face It"
Senator Obama Live on Sunday states,
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it. "We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. My wife disrespects the Flag for many personal reasons. Together she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago. She has her views and I have mine".
WHAAAAAAAT !!!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard it right. This could possibly be our next President.
I, for one, am speechless.
Now, I'm not really surprised that this guy would send me this email since he tends to do it every four years, and I immediately responded back with Snopes to show that it's entirely fabricated:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/stance.asp
But it does get tiring when people refuse to think about things instead of just emotionally reacting to something which is pretty obviously not true. It's worth pointing out that the Snopes page seems to need updating since the version there ends before the part about Barack and Michelle attending multiple flag burnings. Apparently the original version just wasn't incendiary enough.
I mean, seriously. What are people thinking? This may seem kind of inconsequential since I doubt many people actually believe Obama would attend multiple flag burning ceremonies. However, with McCain launching his telephone attack campaign claiming that Obama has "worked closely with domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home, and killed Americans", I wouldn't be surprised if people are actually believing that. It seems like many people are just aching to find any shred of "evidence" to support their predetermined beliefs that he's some kind of radical terrorist. McCain is happy to manufacture some of his own for them, apparently.
It makes me sad.