Comments on: Democrats Trash the Flag at Denver Convention http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:21:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Johnny http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110986 Johnny Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:12:37 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110986 For years I wondered why people were so secretive about the political affilations. Now I understand why. I have seen more none sense this year than ever before. It was reported that those flags were not thrown away... they were unused. People of all parties, races, genders, ages, and income levels love the United States. Were all proud to call ourselves Americans. Why are you publishing such ridiculous articles. For years I wondered why people were so secretive about the political affilations. Now I understand why. I have seen more none sense this year than ever before. It was reported that those flags were not thrown away… they were unused. People of all parties, races, genders, ages, and income levels love the United States. Were all proud to call ourselves Americans. Why are you publishing such ridiculous articles.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110983 Johnny Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:07:09 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110983 For years I wondered why folks were so secretive about the political affilations. Now I understand why. I have seen more none sense this year that ever before. It was reported that those flags were not thrown away they were unused. For years I wondered why folks were so secretive about the political affilations. Now I understand why. I have seen more none sense this year that ever before. It was reported that those flags were not thrown away they were unused.

]]> By: THOSE PESKY FLAGS « Texas Hold ‘Em Blogger http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110960 THOSE PESKY FLAGS « Texas Hold ‘Em Blogger Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:10:14 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110960 [...] pictures of them in clear plastic trash bags ready to be tossed in the dumpster. Flopping Aces has another picture of flags rescued from the trash. Apparently, Democrats see the flag only as a prop to be discarded [...] [...] pictures of them in clear plastic trash bags ready to be tossed in the dumpster. Flopping Aces has another picture of flags rescued from the trash. Apparently, Democrats see the flag only as a prop to be discarded [...]

]]> By: Mike's America http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110734 Mike's America Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:50:10 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110734 prouddemocrat: Before you go flinging that "stupid" label around, you might want to study the issue more carefully. Are you saying some guy grabbed 12,000 flags and shoved them in a bag? And perhaps you are unaware that the Boy Scouts sorted and bundled the flags that were found AFTER A WEEK still sitting at Invesco Field. I realize you are a bit defensive on this issue. But you might want to get a better grip on the facts before making such silly charges. prouddemocrat:

Before you go flinging that “stupid” label around, you might want to study the issue more carefully.

Are you saying some guy grabbed 12,000 flags and shoved them in a bag?

And perhaps you are unaware that the Boy Scouts sorted and bundled the flags that were found AFTER A WEEK still sitting at Invesco Field.

I realize you are a bit defensive on this issue. But you might want to get a better grip on the facts before making such silly charges.

]]> By: prouddemocrat http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110614 prouddemocrat Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:04:52 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110614 I can't believe how stupid (coming from Republicans) some of these comments are. First off, a person who wished to remain "anonymous" dropped off the flags to be distributed to the RNC. How do you know this person did not just grab these flags and throw them in a bag? Secondly, if the flags were to be discarded, why would they be folded as neatly as they were? Thirdly, the only flags that are to be burned are the flags that are used for display and ceremonies (I know this from military experience), not miniature paper flags or flag stickers... I can’t believe how stupid (coming from Republicans) some of these comments are. First off, a person who wished to remain “anonymous” dropped off the flags to be distributed to the RNC. How do you know this person did not just grab these flags and throw them in a bag? Secondly, if the flags were to be discarded, why would they be folded as neatly as they were? Thirdly, the only flags that are to be burned are the flags that are used for display and ceremonies (I know this from military experience), not miniature paper flags or flag stickers…

]]> By: Independent http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110582 Independent Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:56:52 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110582 We have 3 flag poles in our yard flying the US Flag, Marine Corps Flag and the Texas Flag. Each have worn out over time. The old ones have been folded up nicely until they are disposed of properly. These are just flying in my plain old suburb yard, no place special, but they are important flags and should be treated as such. I thought 911 kind of drove that point back home for most folks. We raised several Boy Scouts and that point was drilled into them and they're just kids! It would seem adults should know better. To be the devil's advocate I'm sure they all left the convention and some cleaning crew came in, however, they should have left specific instructions about the flags. Considering how much the event cost what else did they throw out? Waste not, want not...recycle, recycle, recycle...make Al Gore happy, after all he's a Dem. :) We have 3 flag poles in our yard flying the US Flag, Marine Corps Flag and the Texas Flag. Each have worn out over time. The old ones have been folded up nicely until they are disposed of properly. These are just flying in my plain old suburb yard, no place special, but they are important flags and should be treated as such. I thought 911 kind of drove that point back home for most folks. We raised several Boy Scouts and that point was drilled into them and they’re just kids! It would seem adults should know better. To be the devil’s advocate I’m sure they all left the convention and some cleaning crew came in, however, they should have left specific instructions about the flags. Considering how much the event cost what else did they throw out? Waste not, want not…recycle, recycle, recycle…make Al Gore happy, after all he’s a Dem. :)

]]> By: Mike's America http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110466 Mike's America Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:52:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110466 Norm: Curt's list is pretty impressive. But I'd boil down the issue to this: McCain served and sacrificed for his country while wearing the uniform. That's something Obama can never say. I realize you'd rather play your little chickenshit game, but in doing so you merely highlight once again how little your "community organizer" has done to serve his country. Like most Dems, he's more interested in serving himself. That's why the flag story is so important. To you goofballs the flag is a prop. To us it represents the service and sacrifice of good men like Senator McCain. Unlike you we don't take the flag, or the blessings it represents, for granted. Norm: Curt’s list is pretty impressive.

But I’d boil down the issue to this:

McCain served and sacrificed for his country while wearing the uniform. That’s something Obama can never say.

I realize you’d rather play your little chickenshit game, but in doing so you merely highlight once again how little your “community organizer” has done to serve his country. Like most Dems, he’s more interested in serving himself.

That’s why the flag story is so important. To you goofballs the flag is a prop. To us it represents the service and sacrifice of good men like Senator McCain.

Unlike you we don’t take the flag, or the blessings it represents, for granted.

]]> By: Wordsmith http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110465 Wordsmith Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:47:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110465 <blockquote>When you look at the number of actual veterans that have served this country the “chicken hawk” right has little if any leg to stand on. Look at the record.</blockquote> Must be why the majority of those in the military consistently vote Republican. Currently, <a href="http://www.whoserved.com/congress.asp" rel="nofollow">Military Service in the Congress by Party</a> (Combined House of Representatives and Senate): <blockquote>Republicans with military service: 13.1% Democrats with military service: 10.5% Independants with military service: 0%</blockquote> Are you going to pull the asinine chickenhawk screed on McCain-Palin? Accuse them of not having a personal stake in sending our servicemen and women off to war? <a href="http://michaelmedved.townhall.com/blog/g/11acdf10-67e7-4148-90fe-d9bc28d7dc0c" rel="nofollow">Consider also</a>: <blockquote> Sunday, August 24, 2008 OBAMA-BIDEN: FIRST TIME IN 68 YEARS A TICKET WITH NO MILITARY EXPERIENCE Posted by: Michael Medved at 2:18 AM THE OBAMA-BIDEN TICKET IS THE FIRST TICKET OF EITHER MAJOR PARTY IN SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS IN WHICH NEITHER THE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY! At a time of war, the Democrats give us something the nation hasn't seen in more than two generations: a ticket where neither of the the running mates ever wore a uniform of any kind. Shouldn't Republicans make a big deal of this? Consider the history-- 2004 -- GOP -- Bush served in National Guard/ DEMS- Kerry served in the Navy 2000---GOP -- Bush served in National Guard/ Al Gore served in the Army 1996 ---GOP -- Dole served in the Army/ Gore (Clinton's running mate) served in the Army 1992--- GOP -- Bush Sr. served in the Navy/ Gore served in the Army 1988 -- GOP-- Bush Sr. served in Navy, Quayle served in National Guard/DEMS --Dukakis served in the Army and Bentsen served in the Army Air Corps 1984-- GOP -- Reagan, Army Reserves and active duty (Capt. Rank), Bush Sr. served in Navy/Mondale served in Army 1980--GOP -- Reagan, Army, Bush Sr. served in Navy/Carter served as Naval Officer, Mondale in Army 1976--GOP --Ford servd in Navy, Dole in Army/ Carter, Navy, Mondale Army 1972--GOP -- Nixon served in Navy, and Spiro Agnew in Army/ McGovern, Army Air Corps 1968-- GOP-- Nixon, Navy, Agnew Army/DEMS-- Ed Muskie, Navy (Humphrey twied twice to enlist, turned down because of Hernia) 1964 -- GOP -- Goldwater, Major General in Air Force/ LBJ -- Navy 1960 -- GOP -- Nixon, Navy, H.C. Lodge - Lt. Col in Army/ JFK and LBJ both Naval officers 1956-- GOP--- Eisenhower (are you kidding?), and Nixon, Navy/DEMS --Stevesnon, Navy 1952-- GOP -- Eisenhower (five star general) and Nixon, NAvy/ Dems, Stevenson, Navy 1948-- GOP -- Earl Warren (Dewey's running mate). Army/ DEMS, Harry Truman, Army 1944--GOP -- John Bricker (Dewey's Running mate), Army Lt./ Harry Truman (FDR's running mate), Army artillery officer finally, you have to go all the way back to 1940 to find a ticket with no military experience: FDR and the pro-Stalin Henry Wallace (though FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WW I). His opponent, Wendell Wilkie, by the way, served in the army in WWI. In other words, in the last 68 years of American history we've had 32 tickets representing the two major parties. Every single one of those tickets featured at least one candidate -- often both of them -- with military experience. Obviously, the GOP ticket for 2008 will again feature a heroic veteran in one of its slots. But the Democrats, at a time of war, offer us a modern first: a national ticket with two candidates who never served a day in uniform in any capacity. And why didn't Joe Biden serve? He's a year younger than Dick Cheney, so even more subject to the Vietnam draft. Remember how Democrats reamed Cheney for his "five deferments" during the height of the war as he pursued his education. So what about Biden? He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, just as the war began to escalate intensively and he would have been exposed to the draft. Instead, he attended law school (at Syracuse University) graduating in 1968-- the very height of the war and the Vietnam draft. And why didn't Biden go to war -- instead beginning the practice of law and his political career? If he were a Republican, the press would be all over this one... remember what they did to Dan Quayle because he served "only" in the National Guard. Meanwhile, whatever Biden's story of draft avoidance (I've told my own tale in that regard, very candidly, in RIGHT TURNS), you know that if he were running on a GOP ticket the press would be grilling him already on his lack of service. The sad fact remains that for the first time in 68 years we see a national ticket for a major party where neither the Presidential nominee nor the Vice Presidential nominee spent time in military service of any kind.</blockquote>

When you look at the number of actual veterans that have served this country the “chicken hawk” right has little if any leg to stand on. Look at the record.

Must be why the majority of those in the military consistently vote Republican.

Currently,

Military Service in the Congress by Party
(Combined House of Representatives and Senate):

Republicans with military service: 13.1%
Democrats with military service: 10.5%
Independants with military service: 0%

Are you going to pull the asinine chickenhawk screed on McCain-Palin? Accuse them of not having a personal stake in sending our servicemen and women off to war?

Consider also:

Sunday, August 24, 2008
OBAMA-BIDEN: FIRST TIME IN 68 YEARS A TICKET WITH NO MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Posted by: Michael Medved at 2:18 AM
THE OBAMA-BIDEN TICKET IS THE FIRST TICKET OF EITHER MAJOR PARTY IN SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS IN WHICH NEITHER THE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY!

At a time of war, the Democrats give us something the nation hasn’t seen in more than two generations: a ticket where neither of the the running mates ever wore a uniform of any kind.

Shouldn’t Republicans make a big deal of this?

Consider the history–

2004 — GOP — Bush served in National Guard/ DEMS- Kerry served in the Navy
2000—GOP — Bush served in National Guard/ Al Gore served in the Army
1996 —GOP — Dole served in the Army/ Gore (Clinton’s running mate) served in the Army
1992— GOP — Bush Sr. served in the Navy/ Gore served in the Army
1988 — GOP– Bush Sr. served in Navy, Quayle served in National Guard/DEMS –Dukakis served in the Army and Bentsen served in the Army Air Corps
1984– GOP — Reagan, Army Reserves and active duty (Capt. Rank), Bush Sr. served in Navy/Mondale served in Army
1980–GOP — Reagan, Army, Bush Sr. served in Navy/Carter served as Naval Officer, Mondale in Army
1976–GOP –Ford servd in Navy, Dole in Army/ Carter, Navy, Mondale Army
1972–GOP — Nixon served in Navy, and Spiro Agnew in Army/ McGovern, Army Air Corps
1968– GOP– Nixon, Navy, Agnew Army/DEMS– Ed Muskie, Navy (Humphrey twied twice to enlist, turned down because of Hernia)
1964 — GOP — Goldwater, Major General in Air Force/ LBJ — Navy
1960 — GOP — Nixon, Navy, H.C. Lodge – Lt. Col in Army/ JFK and LBJ both Naval officers
1956– GOP— Eisenhower (are you kidding?), and Nixon, Navy/DEMS –Stevesnon, Navy
1952– GOP — Eisenhower (five star general) and Nixon, NAvy/ Dems, Stevenson, Navy
1948– GOP — Earl Warren (Dewey’s running mate). Army/ DEMS, Harry Truman, Army
1944–GOP — John Bricker (Dewey’s Running mate), Army Lt./ Harry Truman (FDR’s running mate), Army artillery officer

finally, you have to go all the way back to 1940 to find a ticket with no military experience: FDR and the pro-Stalin Henry Wallace (though FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WW I). His opponent, Wendell Wilkie, by the way, served in the army in WWI.

In other words, in the last 68 years of American history we’ve had 32 tickets representing the two major parties. Every single one of those tickets featured at least one candidate — often both of them — with military experience. Obviously, the GOP ticket for 2008 will again feature a heroic veteran in one of its slots.

But the Democrats, at a time of war, offer us a modern first: a national ticket with two candidates who never served a day in uniform in any capacity.

And why didn’t Joe Biden serve? He’s a year younger than Dick Cheney, so even more subject to the Vietnam draft. Remember how Democrats reamed Cheney for his “five deferments” during the height of the war as he pursued his education.

So what about Biden? He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, just as the war began to escalate intensively and he would have been exposed to the draft. Instead, he attended law school (at Syracuse University) graduating in 1968– the very height of the war and the Vietnam draft.

And why didn’t Biden go to war — instead beginning the practice of law and his political career?

If he were a Republican, the press would be all over this one… remember what they did to Dan Quayle because he served “only” in the National Guard.

Meanwhile, whatever Biden’s story of draft avoidance (I’ve told my own tale in that regard, very candidly, in RIGHT TURNS), you know that if he were running on a GOP ticket the press would be grilling him already on his lack of service.

The sad fact remains that for the first time in 68 years we see a national ticket for a major party where neither the Presidential nominee nor the Vice Presidential nominee spent time in military service of any kind.

]]> By: Curt http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110463 Curt Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:28:37 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110463 Rofl....a perfect example of a selective list. You forgot: Secretary of State Colin Powell - US Army. Vietnam War. 4-Star General (Ret.). Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993). Awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Solder's Medal, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge - US Army. Vietnam War. Awarded the Bronze Star for Valor, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Combat Infantry Badge. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld - US Navy. Naval aviator. Served from 1954-1957. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) - US Air Force. World War II. Awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai Medal awarded by the Republic of China. Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (Ret.) - US Army. World War II. Awarded two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. President Gerald Ford - US Navy. World War II. Served from 1942-1946. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) - US Navy. Vietnam War. Awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) - US Army. Vietnam War. Awarded two Purple Hearts and several other decorations. Congressman Duke Cunningham (R-CA) - US Navy. Vietnam War. Nominated for the Medal of Honor. Awarded the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations. Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) - US Marine Corps. Vietnam War. Awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Navy Commendation Medal. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) - US Air Force. Korean and Vietnam War. POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973. Oliver North - LTCol, USMC, Vietnam Veteran Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) - US Army Reserves. Served from 1973-1986. Congressman Mark Steven Kirk - Congressman Kirk is a Naval Reserve intelligence officer who served during conflicts with Iraq, Haiti, and Bosnia. He served four tours at sea and three in Panama. The U.S. Navy named Kirk 'Intelligence Officer of the Year' in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo. Kirk flew on missions over Iraq and continues to serve one weekend a month in the Pentagon. Kirk is the only member of Congress to serve stateside during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was an air crewman over Iraq during Operation Northern Watch. Hell....lets go by State shall we? Here's a list <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.politics.bush/msg/369a8c188ed91e9a" rel="nofollow">put together</a> in 2002: <blockquote>Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions R USAR, 1973-86, CPT Sonny Callahan R-1 USN, 1952-54, enlisted Terry Everett R-2 USAF, 1955-59, enlisted Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer Jr. D-5 USAR, 1976-1978, CPT Spencer Thomas Bachus III R-6 National Guard, 1969-1971 Alaska Senator Ted Stevens R USAF, 1943-1946, 1LT Senator Frank H. Murkowski R Coast Guard, 1955-1956 Donald E. 'Don' Young R-1 USA, 1955-1957 Arizona Senator John S. McCain R National War College, Wash, DC, 1973-1974 BS, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1958 Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981 Pilot & Captain, United States Navy, 1958-1981, received Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross Prisoner of War in Vietnam, 1967-1973 Bob Stump R-3 USN, 1943-1946 John B. Shadegg R-4 Air National Guard, 1969-1975 James T. 'Jim' Kolbe R-5 USN, 1968-1969, Vietnam USNR, 1970-1977 Arkansas DR. Victor F. 'Vic' Snyder, MD R-2 USMC, 1967-1969, CPL, Thailand California Stephen 'Steve' Horn R-38 USAR, 1954-1962, SPC-7 Gary G. Miller R-41 USA, 1967-1968 Duncan L. Hunter R-52 USA, 1969-1971, LT Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell R USAF, 1951-1953, enlisted (Cpt of 1964 US Olypmic Judo Tm) Connecticut Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons R-2 USA, 1965-1968 USAR, 1969-1995, COL CIA, 1969-1979, Operations Off. Florida Clifford B. 'Cliff' Stearns R-6 USAF, 1963-67, CPT Michael Bilirakis R-9 USAF, 1951-55 C. W. Bill Young R-10 National Guard, 1948-57 Porter J. Goss R-14 USA, 1960-1966 CIA, 1962-1971 Clandestine Services Officer Dr David J. 'Dave' Weldon Jr., MD R-15 USA, 1981-1987, MAJ USAR, 1987-1994 Georgia Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins R-3 National Guard, 1964-1970 E-4 John H. 'Johnny' Isakson R-6 National Guard, 1966-1972, SSG Bob Barr R-7 CIA, 1971-1978, Analyst Nathan Deal R-9 USA, 1966-1968, CPT Dr Charles W. Norwood Jr., DDS R-10 USA, 1968-1969, CPT, Vietnam Idaho Senator Larry E. Craig R National Guard, 1971-1973,E-3 C.L. 'Butch' Otter R-1 National Guard, 1968-1973, enlisted Illinois Henry John Hyde R-6 USN, 1942-1946, ENSIGN USNR, 1946-1976, CMDR Dr Philip M. Crane, Ph.d R-8 USA, 1954-56, CPL Mark Steven Kirk R-10 USNR, LCmdr, present John M. Shimkus R-20 USA, 1980-1985, CPT USAR, 1985-Present, MAJ USA Academy Grad 1980 Indiana Senator Richard G. Lugar R USN, 1957-1960, LTJG Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer R-5 USAR, 1980-present, LTC USA, 1984-1987, CPT USA, 1990-1991, MAJ (Gulf War) The Citadel, 1980, grad Dan L. Burton R-6 USA, 1957-1958 USAR, 1958-1962 Iowa John 'Greg' Ganske R-4 USAR, 1986-present, LTC Kansas Senator Pat Roberts R USMC, 1958-62, LT Kentucky Edward 'Ed' Whitfield R-1 USAR, 1967-1973, 100th DIV, 1LT Ron Lewis R-2 USN, 1972 Dr Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher , MD R-6 USAF, 1974-1980 Louisiana William J. Jefferson D-2 USA, 1969-1975, CPT Dr John C. Cooksey, MD R-5 USAF, 1967-1969 USAFR, 1969-1972 Maryland Wayne T. Gilchrest R-1 USMC, 1964-1968, SGT, Vietnam Michigan Nick Smith R-7 USAF, 1959-61, CPT Intelligence Officer Mike Rogers R-8 USA, CPT FBI, Special Agent, Chicago Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg R-11 USA, 1955-57, CPL Minnesota James M. 'Jim' Ramstad R-3 USAR, 1968-74, LT Mississipp Senator Thad Cochran R USN, 1959-61, LTJG Roger F. Wicker R-1 USAF, 1976-1980, CPT USAFR, 1980-Present, LTC Missouri W. Todd Akin R-2 USA, 1973-1983 Nebraska Senator Charles T. 'Chuck' Hagel R USA, 1967-68, SGT Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter R-1 USA, 1963-1965, 1LT Dr Thomas W Osborne, Ph.d R-3 USAR, 1960-1968 Wash. Redskins, 1960-1968 49ers 1959 Nevada James A. 'Jim' Gibbons R-2 USAF, 1967-1971, CPT Air Nat Guard, 1975-1991, COL New Hampshir Senator Robert C. 'Bob' Smith R USN, 1965-1967, Vietnam, ENSIGN USNR, 1962-1965, 1967-1969 New Jersey Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-11 USA, 1969-1971, PRIVATE 93rd Eng. BN, VIETNAM New Mexico Dr Heather A. Wilson , Ph.d R-1 USAF, 1978-1989 BS, USAF Academy, 1982. Rhodes Scholar, 1985, Ph.d Joseph R. 'Joe' Skeen R-2 USN, 1945-1946, enlisted USAFR, 1945-1946 New York Peter T. King R-3 USAR, 1968-73 Benjamin A. Gilman R-20 National Guard, 1981-Present, COL USA, 1943-1945, PRIVATE Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert R-23 USA, 1956-1958 Amory 'Amo' Houghton Jr. R-31 USMC, 1944-1946, PFC North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms R USN, 1942-45 John Howard Coble R-6 Coast Guard, 1952-1956, 1977-1978 Coast Guard Res, 1960-1981, O-6 Ohio Paul E. Gillmor R-5 USAF, 1965-1966, CPT David Lee 'Dave' Hobson R-7 Air National Guard, 1958-1963 Ralph Regula R-16 USN, 1944-1946 Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles R National Guard, 1970-76; Senator James M. Inhofe R USA, 1954-1956 Wesley 'Wes' Watkins R-3 Air National Guard, 1960-1967, 2LT Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter R USAF, 1951-53, 1LT John E. Peterson R-5 USA, 1957, SPC USAR, 1958-1964 Donald L. 'Don' Sherwood R-10 USA, 1964-1966, 1LT Joseph R. Pitts R-16 USAF SAC, 1963-1969, CPT George W. Gekas R-17 USA, 1953-1955, CPL South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond R USA, 1942-46, LTC USAR, 1924-41, 1947-65; Maj Gen Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-1 NAT. GUARD, 1953- 1962 Floyd Davidson Spence R-2 USNR, 1952-1988, CAPTAIN (Korean Conflict, 1952-1954) Lindsey O. Graham R-3 Air Nat Guard, 1989-present, MAJ Tennessee 11: 4R, 2D William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins R-1 USA, 1960-1962, LT MPs John James 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. R-2 USAR, 1970-1987, CPT William V. 'Van' Hilleary R-4 USAF, 1982-1984, CPT USAFR, 1984-present, MAJ Edward G. 'Ed' Bryant R-7 USA, 1970-1978, CPT Texas Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson R-3 USAF, 1951-1979, COL Utah Senator Robert F. Bennett R National Guard, 1957-61, 1LT James V. Hansen R-1 USN, 1951-1955 Virginia Senator John W. Warner USN, 1944-1946 USMC, 1950-1952 Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock USN, 1964-1988, CAPTAIN Frank Rudolph Wolf USA, 1962-1963, USAR, 1963-1967 Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III R-11 USA, 1971-1972, 2LT National Guard, 1972-1979 USAR, 1972-1979 Washington Doc Hastings R-4 USAR, 1963-1969, SPC Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas R USMC, 1955-1959, LT Senator Michael B. Enzi R Air National Guard, 1968-1973 Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) - US Air Force. Served from 1978-1989.</blockquote> You can spin your crap anyway you want to but the fact is that the majority of those who serve this country in our armed forces almost always turn out to be Republicans. They want a strong country, not a weak (hope everyone loves us) country as many Democrats want. Face it, the days of the JFK Democrat are done. Rofl….a perfect example of a selective list. You forgot:

Secretary of State Colin Powell – US Army. Vietnam War. 4-Star General (Ret.). Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993). Awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Solder’s Medal, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge – US Army. Vietnam War. Awarded the Bronze Star for Valor, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Combat Infantry Badge.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld – US Navy. Naval aviator. Served from 1954-1957.

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) – US Air Force. World War II. Awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai Medal awarded by the Republic of China.

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (Ret.) – US Army. World War II. Awarded two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star.

President Gerald Ford – US Navy. World War II. Served from 1942-1946.

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – US Navy. Vietnam War. Awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.

Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) – US Army. Vietnam War. Awarded two Purple Hearts and several other decorations.

Congressman Duke Cunningham (R-CA) – US Navy. Vietnam War. Nominated for the Medal of Honor. Awarded the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations.

Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) – US Marine Corps. Vietnam War. Awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Navy Commendation Medal.

Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) – US Air Force. Korean and Vietnam War. POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973.

Oliver North – LTCol, USMC, Vietnam Veteran

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) – US Army Reserves. Served from 1973-1986.

Congressman Mark Steven Kirk – Congressman Kirk is a Naval Reserve intelligence officer who served during conflicts with Iraq, Haiti, and Bosnia. He served four tours at sea and three in Panama. The U.S. Navy named Kirk ‘Intelligence Officer of the Year’ in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo. Kirk flew on missions over Iraq and continues to serve one weekend a month in the Pentagon. Kirk is the only member of Congress to serve stateside during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was an air crewman over Iraq during Operation Northern Watch.

Hell….lets go by State shall we? Here’s a list put together in 2002:

Alabama

Senator Jeff Sessions R USAR, 1973-86, CPT
Sonny Callahan R-1 USN, 1952-54, enlisted
Terry Everett R-2 USAF, 1955-59, enlisted
Robert E. ‘Bud’ Cramer Jr. D-5 USAR, 1976-1978, CPT
Spencer Thomas Bachus III R-6 National Guard, 1969-1971

Alaska

Senator Ted Stevens R USAF, 1943-1946, 1LT
Senator Frank H. Murkowski R Coast Guard, 1955-1956
Donald E. ‘Don’ Young R-1 USA, 1955-1957

Arizona

Senator John S. McCain R National War College, Wash, DC, 1973-1974
BS, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1958
Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981
Pilot & Captain, United States Navy, 1958-1981,
received Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart,
and the
Distinguished Flying Cross
Prisoner of War in Vietnam, 1967-1973
Bob Stump R-3 USN, 1943-1946
John B. Shadegg R-4 Air National Guard, 1969-1975
James T. ‘Jim’ Kolbe R-5 USN, 1968-1969, Vietnam
USNR, 1970-1977

Arkansas

DR. Victor F. ‘Vic’ Snyder, MD R-2 USMC, 1967-1969, CPL, Thailand

California

Stephen ‘Steve’ Horn R-38 USAR, 1954-1962, SPC-7
Gary G. Miller R-41 USA, 1967-1968
Duncan L. Hunter R-52 USA, 1969-1971, LT

Colorado

Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell R USAF, 1951-1953, enlisted
(Cpt of 1964 US Olypmic Judo Tm)

Connecticut

Robert Ruhl ‘Rob’ Simmons R-2 USA, 1965-1968
USAR, 1969-1995, COL
CIA, 1969-1979, Operations Off.

Florida

Clifford B. ‘Cliff’ Stearns R-6 USAF, 1963-67, CPT
Michael Bilirakis R-9 USAF, 1951-55
C. W. Bill Young R-10 National Guard, 1948-57
Porter J. Goss R-14 USA, 1960-1966
CIA, 1962-1971
Clandestine Services Officer
Dr David J. ‘Dave’ Weldon Jr., MD R-15 USA, 1981-1987, MAJ
USAR, 1987-1994

Georgia

Michael Allen ‘Mac’ Collins R-3 National Guard, 1964-1970 E-4
John H. ‘Johnny’ Isakson R-6 National Guard, 1966-1972, SSG
Bob Barr R-7 CIA, 1971-1978, Analyst
Nathan Deal R-9 USA, 1966-1968, CPT
Dr Charles W. Norwood Jr., DDS R-10 USA, 1968-1969, CPT, Vietnam

Idaho

Senator Larry E. Craig R National Guard, 1971-1973,E-3
C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter R-1 National Guard, 1968-1973, enlisted

Illinois

Henry John Hyde R-6 USN, 1942-1946, ENSIGN
USNR, 1946-1976, CMDR
Dr Philip M. Crane, Ph.d R-8 USA, 1954-56, CPL
Mark Steven Kirk R-10 USNR, LCmdr, present
John M. Shimkus R-20 USA, 1980-1985, CPT
USAR, 1985-Present, MAJ
USA Academy Grad 1980

Indiana

Senator Richard G. Lugar R USN, 1957-1960, LTJG
Stephen E. ‘Steve’ Buyer R-5 USAR, 1980-present, LTC
USA, 1984-1987, CPT
USA, 1990-1991, MAJ (Gulf War)
The Citadel, 1980, grad
Dan L. Burton R-6 USA, 1957-1958
USAR, 1958-1962

Iowa

John ‘Greg’ Ganske R-4 USAR, 1986-present, LTC

Kansas

Senator Pat Roberts R USMC, 1958-62, LT

Kentucky

Edward ‘Ed’ Whitfield R-1 USAR, 1967-1973, 100th DIV, 1LT
Ron Lewis R-2 USN, 1972
Dr Ernest Lee ‘Ernie’ Fletcher , MD R-6 USAF, 1974-1980

Louisiana

William J. Jefferson D-2 USA, 1969-1975, CPT
Dr John C. Cooksey, MD R-5 USAF, 1967-1969
USAFR, 1969-1972

Maryland

Wayne T. Gilchrest R-1 USMC, 1964-1968, SGT, Vietnam

Michigan

Nick Smith R-7 USAF, 1959-61, CPT
Intelligence Officer
Mike Rogers R-8 USA, CPT
FBI, Special Agent, Chicago
Joseph K. ‘Joe’ Knollenberg R-11 USA, 1955-57, CPL

Minnesota

James M. ‘Jim’ Ramstad R-3 USAR, 1968-74, LT

Mississipp

Senator Thad Cochran R USN, 1959-61, LTJG
Roger F. Wicker R-1 USAF, 1976-1980, CPT
USAFR, 1980-Present, LTC

Missouri

W. Todd Akin R-2 USA, 1973-1983

Nebraska

Senator Charles T. ‘Chuck’ Hagel R USA, 1967-68, SGT
Douglas K. ‘Doug’ Bereuter R-1 USA, 1963-1965, 1LT
Dr Thomas W Osborne, Ph.d R-3 USAR, 1960-1968
Wash. Redskins, 1960-1968
49ers 1959

Nevada

James A. ‘Jim’ Gibbons R-2 USAF, 1967-1971, CPT
Air Nat Guard, 1975-1991, COL

New Hampshir

Senator Robert C. ‘Bob’ Smith R USN, 1965-1967, Vietnam, ENSIGN
USNR, 1962-1965, 1967-1969

New Jersey

Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-11 USA, 1969-1971, PRIVATE
93rd Eng. BN, VIETNAM

New Mexico

Dr Heather A. Wilson , Ph.d R-1 USAF, 1978-1989
BS, USAF Academy, 1982.
Rhodes Scholar, 1985, Ph.d
Joseph R. ‘Joe’ Skeen R-2 USN, 1945-1946, enlisted
USAFR, 1945-1946

New York

Peter T. King R-3 USAR, 1968-73
Benjamin A. Gilman R-20 National Guard, 1981-Present, COL
USA, 1943-1945, PRIVATE
Sherwood L. ‘Sherry’ Boehlert R-23 USA, 1956-1958
Amory ‘Amo’ Houghton Jr. R-31 USMC, 1944-1946, PFC

North Carolina

Senator Jesse Helms R USN, 1942-45
John Howard Coble R-6 Coast Guard, 1952-1956, 1977-1978
Coast Guard Res, 1960-1981, O-6

Ohio

Paul E. Gillmor R-5 USAF, 1965-1966, CPT
David Lee ‘Dave’ Hobson R-7 Air National Guard, 1958-1963
Ralph Regula R-16 USN, 1944-1946

Oklahoma

Senator Don Nickles R National Guard, 1970-76;
Senator James M. Inhofe R USA, 1954-1956
Wesley ‘Wes’ Watkins R-3 Air National Guard, 1960-1967, 2LT

Pennsylvania

Senator Arlen Specter R USAF, 1951-53, 1LT
John E. Peterson R-5 USA, 1957, SPC
USAR, 1958-1964
Donald L. ‘Don’ Sherwood R-10 USA, 1964-1966, 1LT
Joseph R. Pitts R-16 USAF SAC, 1963-1969, CPT
George W. Gekas R-17 USA, 1953-1955, CPL

South Carolina

Senator Strom Thurmond R USA, 1942-46, LTC
USAR, 1924-41, 1947-65; Maj Gen
Henry Edward Brown Jr. R-1 NAT. GUARD, 1953- 1962
Floyd Davidson Spence R-2 USNR, 1952-1988, CAPTAIN
(Korean Conflict, 1952-1954)
Lindsey O. Graham R-3 Air Nat Guard, 1989-present, MAJ

Tennessee 11: 4R, 2D

William Lewis ‘Bill’ Jenkins R-1 USA, 1960-1962, LT MPs
John James ‘Jimmy’ Duncan Jr. R-2 USAR, 1970-1987, CPT
William V. ‘Van’ Hilleary R-4 USAF, 1982-1984, CPT
USAFR, 1984-present, MAJ
Edward G. ‘Ed’ Bryant R-7 USA, 1970-1978, CPT

Texas

Samuel Robert ‘Sam’ Johnson R-3 USAF, 1951-1979, COL

Utah

Senator Robert F. Bennett R National Guard, 1957-61, 1LT
James V. Hansen R-1 USN, 1951-1955

Virginia

Senator John W. Warner USN, 1944-1946
USMC, 1950-1952
Edward L. ‘Ed’ Schrock USN, 1964-1988, CAPTAIN
Frank Rudolph Wolf USA, 1962-1963, USAR, 1963-1967
Thomas M. ‘Tom’ Davis III R-11 USA, 1971-1972, 2LT
National Guard, 1972-1979
USAR, 1972-1979

Washington

Doc Hastings R-4 USAR, 1963-1969, SPC

Wyoming

Senator Craig Thomas R USMC, 1955-1959, LT
Senator Michael B. Enzi R Air National Guard, 1968-1973

Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) – US Air Force. Served from 1978-1989.

You can spin your crap anyway you want to but the fact is that the majority of those who serve this country in our armed forces almost always turn out to be Republicans. They want a strong country, not a weak (hope everyone loves us) country as many Democrats want.

Face it, the days of the JFK Democrat are done.

]]> By: Norm http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110452 Norm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:08:25 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110452 Are you kidding me? When you look at the number of actual veterans that have served this country the "chicken hawk" right has little if any leg to stand on. Look at the record. Democrats: * President Jimmy Carter-US Naval Academy * John Kennedy-decorated WWII veteran * Sen. John Kerry: Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat. * President-elect Al Gore: enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon. * House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt: Missouri Air National Guard, 1965-71. * Rep. David Bonior: Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72 * Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72 * Sen. Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam * Sen. Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47: Medal of Honor, World War Two * Rep. Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea * Sen. Max Cleland*: Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam. Lost both legs and one arm. * Sen. George McGovern*: one of the elite few Air Force bomber pilots to fly the maximum 35 successful bombing missions in WW II. Stephen Ambrose, who wrote a book about him, called him "one of the greatest patriots I know." * Sen. Ted Kennedy: U.S. Army, 1951-1953. * Sen. Tom Harkin: Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74. * Sen. Jack Reed: U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91 * Sen. Fritz Hollings: served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons. * Rep. Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. * Rep. Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit. * Rep. Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. * Candidate for Governor Bill McBride: volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat "V." * Gov. Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star. * Rep. Pete Stark: served in the Air Force 1955-57. Republicans: * President George W. Bush: used his family connections to get into the Air National Guard. He then deserted his post and received an Honorable Discharge two months early. (For more info, see www.awolbush.com). * Vice President Dick Cheney: sought graduate school deferment. * House Speaker Newt Gingrich: sought graduate school deferment, did not serve. * House Majority Leader Dick Armey: avoided the draft, did not serve. * House Majority Leader Tom Delay: avoided the draft, did not serve. * Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott: avoided the draft, did not serve. * Convicted Iran-Contra liar Elliott Abrams: sought deferment (for bad back). * Drug Czar Bill Bennett: sought graduate school deferment. * Drug addict Rush Limbaugh: sought deferment (because of a cyst on his tail end). * Blowhard Patrick Buchanan: sought deferment (for bad knee). * Sen. Phil Gramm: sought marriage deferment. * Rep. & VP Candidate Jack Kemp: sought medical deferment (while playing in the NFL). * Vice President Dan Quayle: Family got him into the Reserves. * Pat Robertson: his father, a US Senator, got him out of Korea as soon as the shooting began. * Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr: sought deferment (for psoriasis!). * Actor John Wayne: sought deferment (to further his acting career). * Rep. Vin Weber: sought deferment (for asthma). * Journalist George Will: sought graduate school deferment. More patriotic, give me a break... Are you kidding me? When you look at the number of actual veterans that have served this country the “chicken hawk” right has little if any leg to stand on. Look at the record.
Democrats:
* President Jimmy Carter-US Naval Academy
* John Kennedy-decorated WWII veteran
* Sen. John Kerry: Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat.
* President-elect Al Gore: enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon.
* House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt: Missouri Air National Guard, 1965-71.
* Rep. David Bonior: Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72
* Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72
* Sen. Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam
* Sen. Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-’47: Medal of Honor, World War Two
* Rep. Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea
* Sen. Max Cleland*: Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam. Lost both legs and one arm.
* Sen. George McGovern*: one of the elite few Air Force bomber pilots to fly the maximum 35 successful bombing missions in WW II. Stephen Ambrose, who wrote a book about him, called him “one of the greatest patriots I know.”
* Sen. Ted Kennedy: U.S. Army, 1951-1953.
* Sen. Tom Harkin: Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
* Sen. Jack Reed: U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91
* Sen. Fritz Hollings: served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
* Rep. Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier’s Medal.
* Rep. Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit.
* Rep. Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart.
* Candidate for Governor Bill McBride: volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat “V.”
* Gov. Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star.
* Rep. Pete Stark: served in the Air Force 1955-57.

Republicans:

* President George W. Bush: used his family connections to get into the Air National Guard. He then deserted his post and received an Honorable Discharge two months early. (For more info, see http://www.awolbush.com).
* Vice President Dick Cheney: sought graduate school deferment.
* House Speaker Newt Gingrich: sought graduate school deferment, did not serve.
* House Majority Leader Dick Armey: avoided the draft, did not serve.
* House Majority Leader Tom Delay: avoided the draft, did not serve.
* Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott: avoided the draft, did not serve.
* Convicted Iran-Contra liar Elliott Abrams: sought deferment (for bad back).
* Drug Czar Bill Bennett: sought graduate school deferment.
* Drug addict Rush Limbaugh: sought deferment (because of a cyst on his tail end).
* Blowhard Patrick Buchanan: sought deferment (for bad knee).
* Sen. Phil Gramm: sought marriage deferment.
* Rep. & VP Candidate Jack Kemp: sought medical deferment (while playing in the NFL).
* Vice President Dan Quayle: Family got him into the Reserves.
* Pat Robertson: his father, a US Senator, got him out of Korea as soon as the shooting began.
* Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr: sought deferment (for psoriasis!).
* Actor John Wayne: sought deferment (to further his acting career).
* Rep. Vin Weber: sought deferment (for asthma).
* Journalist George Will: sought graduate school deferment.

More patriotic, give me a break…

]]> By: Eric http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110444 Eric Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:24:06 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110444 What the Democrats did is awful. But it looks like Sarah Palin is no better. Look at the research that I just completed. First time in my life I have been so angry: http://palinflag.110mb.com/ What the Democrats did is awful. But it looks like Sarah Palin is no better. Look at the research that I just completed. First time in my life I have been so angry:

http://palinflag.110mb.com/

]]> By: BarbaraS http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110396 BarbaraS Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:37:28 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110396 I have a flag flying on my house. I have found it in the yard on two occassions. Someone came and took it down and threw it on the ground. There was no way it could have come down on its own or been blown down. I put it back up each time. I will not let anyone stop me from flying my flag. Also I found a small flag that was once on a car's antenna in my yard. It must have come loose. I could not bring myself to throw that tiny little plastic flag in the garbage. I put it away in a chest. When I was a child we were taught to revere the flag and our country. That is not taught today. I get tears in my eyes when I see Old Glory or hear the national anthem and my heart feels like it is bursting. It's a shame that young people today do not have this feeling of pride and joy. There is nothing like it. I have a flag flying on my house. I have found it in the yard on two occassions. Someone came and took it down and threw it on the ground. There was no way it could have come down on its own or been blown down. I put it back up each time. I will not let anyone stop me from flying my flag.

Also I found a small flag that was once on a car’s antenna in my yard. It must have come loose. I could not bring myself to throw that tiny little plastic flag in the garbage. I put it away in a chest. When I was a child we were taught to revere the flag and our country. That is not taught today. I get tears in my eyes when I see Old Glory or hear the national anthem and my heart feels like it is bursting. It’s a shame that young people today do not have this feeling of pride and joy. There is nothing like it.

]]> By: Thrown Away Democrat American Flags Rescued By Camp McCain » Pirate’s Cove — Barracuda Patrol! http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110391 Thrown Away Democrat American Flags Rescued By Camp McCain » Pirate’s Cove — Barracuda Patrol! Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:13:32 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110391 [...] covering: Betsy’s Page, Ace Of Spades, Flopping Aces, The Moderate Voice, Gateway Pundit, Blue Crab Boulevard, and Little Green Footballs. Sphere: [...] [...] covering: Betsy’s Page, Ace Of Spades, Flopping Aces, The Moderate Voice, Gateway Pundit, Blue Crab Boulevard, and Little Green Footballs. Sphere: [...]

]]> By: Mike's America http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110384 Mike's America Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:03:12 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110384 Don't worry MataH. You're safe on this side of the fence. I'll get the new post up later tonight. One of my military correspondents mentioned that the Dems could have donated the flags to be used to decorate military graves: <a href="http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/mikesamerica/?action=view&current=74337661.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/mikesamerica/74337661.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> But of course that would never have occurred to these Dems now would it? Don’t worry MataH. You’re safe on this side of the fence. I’ll get the new post up later tonight.

One of my military correspondents mentioned that the Dems could have donated the flags to be used to decorate military graves:

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But of course that would never have occurred to these Dems now would it?

]]> By: MataHarley http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/09/06/democrats-trash-the-flag-at-denver-convention/#comment-110380 MataHarley Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:54:30 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=7967#comment-110380 Don't hurt me, Mikey! LOL I was just pointing out the defense spin the DNC gave, ya know. Rather reminds me of the public relations clean up they had to do after parking "honey pots" on the police memorial in Portland, OR. They called these flags the victims of thieves. Pretty weak when you consider the alternatives. Like I said, if they weren't stolen, the attendees are either ignorant to flag etiquette, or just plain consider Old Glory a disposable piece of garbage. Not one of the explanations goes down the gullet well. Glad to hear Old Glory was treated better at the conventions you witnessed. I'm such a maniac about this stuff that when my flags that I fly on my m'cycle get damaged, I save them all and take them to my local Fire Dept, where they give them the proper ceremonial disposal. Don’t hurt me, Mikey! LOL I was just pointing out the defense spin the DNC gave, ya know. Rather reminds me of the public relations clean up they had to do after parking “honey pots” on the police memorial in Portland, OR.

They called these flags the victims of thieves. Pretty weak when you consider the alternatives. Like I said, if they weren’t stolen, the attendees are either ignorant to flag etiquette, or just plain consider Old Glory a disposable piece of garbage.

Not one of the explanations goes down the gullet well. Glad to hear Old Glory was treated better at the conventions you witnessed. I’m such a maniac about this stuff that when my flags that I fly on my m’cycle get damaged, I save them all and take them to my local Fire Dept, where they give them the proper ceremonial disposal.

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