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Sooo, let me get this strait. the flag pin now means that your pro-war and not just supportive of the united states and its troops? at the risk of sounding like a republican, thats a little anti-american isn't it?

The flag pin is an important issue for me. I like Clinton and McCain because they do wear flag pins, and by doing so, they show style. Red, white and blue bling. Bling is important to the eye of the voter because real issues are things that don’t really matter in a campaign. I know this, and you know this. Now on the other hand, flag pins show a candidate’s position on issues. It shows whether they are for a war or accept lobbyist money. So listen here Mr. Obama, if you want to win, bring out the bling, and you’ll get them votes.

I frankly think Obama is afraid to wear the pin. If he did, there would be outcry from the radical left that would make his head spin.

Judging patriotism by whether a candidate chooses or does not choose to wear some symbolic pin is absurd. Belief in symbolism over substance is something that I would expect from Republicans not Democrats.....

Obama stated in debate that he never said he would not or was not wearing the pin for any reason. Uh Lie again

In 2007 interview he stated he does not wear the Flag pin because he does not agree with what it stands for.

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Just remember, fellow commenters, when your comment is unpunctuated, all lower case or all upper case, or simply full of grammatical whoppers, NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND YOU! (All caps to indicate I was indeed shouting as I wrote that) If you want to get your point across, try good old clearly written English.

So…wasn't it Obama who made an issue out his not wearing a flag lapel pin?
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Uh no, Jake - the question was asked by an ABC affiliate. Why would anyone conducting an interview be overly interested in looking to see if a candidate is wearing a lapel pin unless the interviewer thought it was some kind of requirement - or "fashion statement."

I think the clue here is whether all candidates were wearing flag pins during all public appearances. Since we already know the answer to that, we also know who was trying to create the issue by asking the obviously irrelevant question.

Surely real journalists could devote enough time to meaningful research to come up with something of substance. As it is, the answer in Iowa seems the same as the answer today - we just don't know why the question has to command so much print and air time - unless the network is looking for a different answer.

As a foreign observer to your blog - What is the big deal about wearing a flag pin? Mostly all countries have flag pins and it means diddly squat. You people certainly make a mountain out of a molehill. Get with the program.

Why is it important for Obama to wear a flag lapel pin but not Hillary Clinton? She wears suit jackets and I don't see any flag pins (or necklaces, or bracelets, or hair pins, or anything).
More importantly, why doesn't anyone ever raise this point?
TM

Please don`t vote Barack Obama because he never wears flag lapel pins. He insults our American peoples.He said he loves America , Why not he wears Flag lapel pins? It sounds funny to me, maybe he loves other country than America. Think twice!! He will mess up with peoples`s dream in future.
Go, Go Hillary for 2009

We should ask tough questions and not the questions that candidates expect and write scripts beforehand. Those Qs from ABC are mostly good questions that help you understand the candidates.

Those questions are not welcome because the candidates are confronted with truth and liability in their speech and words. There is no use blaming the referee in a ball game. Just do your job.

Barack Hussein Obama think that true patriatism is giving the midle finger to Hillary?

right call--why not do both? seems together, your words would ring louder and clearer.

What he said: "You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin. 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, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest. Instead, I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe IN my Heart what will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism."

I think there is a difference regarding outward signs, trappings, of being a patriot, when you are the average person on the street, than when you are an elected official who has sworn to uphold the constitution. and for bho this is behond flag pins, it also covers his lack of covering his heart during the pledge of alliagance and/or star spangled banner. it also touches on his 20 year affiliation with an african centric church, where anti-american sentiments have been heard(was he there for every slur? perhaps not, but the basic tenets of the church which parishners are to endorse--i.e., bho-- are racist in their black/african focus to the exclusion of anything else.) there is also the issue of his dual citizenship with kenya. how can you be president of a country and still be a citizen of another? does that not imply a conflict of intetest? politicains are asked to step down as ceo's, leave boards, and set up blind trusts when they become elected officials. but we are still going to elect someone as president who is a citizen of another country? where is his allegiance???

I wonder why the networks didn't make an issue about the finger thing.....

Now THIS is the appropriate forum for those of us who think that politicians have an obligation to do what few others need do: wear a flag pin on their lapel.

Let's keep it here. There's enough superficiality on the campaign trail.

See? Barry admits it. Ask him is this a great country or what and he'll answer no, actually this country is not great, never has been great and won't be great until you let me tell you what to do to make it great. And I am the TRUE patriot for first understanding this and then for knowing what, in fact, will make it great. Flag pins display a false patriotism and are worn by the false patriots who think (wrongly) the US is a pretty great country already. 'Cause it's not. But I can make it so. A vote for Obama is a vote for REAL patriotism. Get it?

Dear America9,

I don't know how old you are and even so I am sure you will lie if I accuse you of not knowing this great country's history. This is a "GREAT COUNTRY," even with all its flaws. This is why we are a nation of immigrants because the U.S. is always better than the alternative. If Obama doesn't know that than this explains why the nominee you all support is so unpatriotic.

Does Hillary Clinton wear a flag lapel pin? I've never noticed her wearing one.