Flag Lapel Pins Do Not Define Patriotism

According to Douglas Schoen of the Wall Street Journal Barack Obama needs to look to the general election and begin to define himself before the Republican Party does. While I agree with this statement, it is what Mr. Schoen suggests that I can't stand. He states "First, and obviously symbolically, he must start wearing the flag lapel pin. He simply cannot afford to raise doubts about his patriotism." I'm sorry, but what does wearing a flag lapel pin have to do with how patriotic someone is? It is the calls from the brain-dead Media like Mr. Schoen, and that of ABC during the last Presidential debate between Obama and Clinton that are lowering the intelligence of all of us and insulting the intelligence of the American People.

Senator Obama stated to the Associated Press that he no longer wears a flag lapel pin because people started using it as an empty symbol of patriotism instead of actually being a patriot. I couldn't agree with him more. The same people that claim to love America and wear a flag lapel pin on their chests are nothing more than politicians wanting to secure their election while sending over 4,000 American Troops to their deaths in a war that was started with lies. In fact, Obama's words, as stated in the New York Times, sum it perfectly: "But after a while, you start noticing people wearing a lapel pin, but not acting very patriotic. Not voting to provide veterans with resources that they need. Not voting to make sure that disability payments were coming out on time." This is 100% correct. People that claim to be patriotic and wear their flag lapel pins everywhere they go also tend to vote in ways that are very un-patriotic.

I think Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury strip did a great job of mocking the stupid people who think that you have to wear a lapel pin to be patriotic.