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 Oct 5 2007, 12:30 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Oct 5 2007, 01:23 PM)  and the us can get rid of the "holier than though" attitude.  it's ironic to me that the ribbons say "support our troops" when the price they paid for the ribbon was $1 that went to 7 eleven. screw the ribbon and go donate your buck to he military branch. if you really do support the troops. I agree with that but I'm not going to spend my waking hours worrying about these people. They just look stupid and that's what matters. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Oct 5 2007, 09:00 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
Eh, my point still stands...
It's a fucking lapel pin. Who cares one way or the other? -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Oct 5 2007, 09:25 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
my brother was in Iraq for a year, my dad was in the first gulf war and my grandfather in Vietnam. For someone in a position of authority I like the idea of having a lapel, but what you do is much more important.
-------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Oct 5 2007, 10:26 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
how hard is it to pin an american flag on yourself, though? it takes like 4 seconds? a good publicist is going to tell you to do it because people will associate it patriotism, family values, good feelings, etc...
a bad publicist will tell you to not do it because the "non-conformists" will notice and bring it up on the internet. how many of you are going to vote for obama? none? really, big surprise? he might as well grow a hitler moustache and say it's a fashion thing, that it's got nothing to do with the holocaust |
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Oct 6 2007, 07:58 AM
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I understand Obama's point though. I've had an American flag since '97, and I have always had it hanging up in my place because I truly believe this is one hell of a great country we have. After 9/11 everyone suddenly decided they needed a flag to show how patriotic they were, and it always made me mad when people would come over, see my flag, and say "Oh you got on the flag band wagon also".
I just say FUCK YOU! I didn't need a fucking terrorist attack to make me realize how great a country we have despite all of its flaws and debacles going on. And I still have my flag up while the "patriotic" people have taken theirs down. -------------------- QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Aug 1 2009, 06:17 PM) REAL MEN DO NOT NEED INSTRUCTIONS YOU WERE BEING PUNISHED BY GOD FOR EVEN THINKING ABOUT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS HAD YOU JUST THROWN THEM AWAY LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE GOD WOULD NOT HAVE KILLED YOUR TV :) |
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Oct 6 2007, 10:00 AM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
my dad gets people asking him to take his US flag down that he puts up on all the federal/military holidays/memorials. its bigger than most with a gold fringe (he got it from his office when he retired from AF and for somereason all the flags have a gawdy gold fringe) but its not some 40' flag. people in the neighborhood have called it a "distraction" and against the neighborhood community/rules/zoning.
one of our neighbors has AT LEAST 5 different magnetic ribbon things on her car and she complains about a flag you shouldnt be expected to or even have to talk about wearing a flag lapel or anything like that. discussing whos not wearing what totally takes away the idea of why you are doing it in the first place. and you get crazy people obsessed with the idea but just not getting it. its politicians being politicians im sure they actually couldnt care less -------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Oct 6 2007, 10:06 AM
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QUOTE (Black Bear @ Oct 6 2007, 08:58 AM) I understand Obama's point though. yeah, his point was, "OMG nobody's talking about me anymore so let me do something controversial, yet powerful to the losers that might vote for me, so I can get in the news and be discussed". and he definitely succeeded. |
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Oct 6 2007, 10:08 AM
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i'm pretty sure he was not wearing it for a long while before foxnews brought it up and then obama blew it off.
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Oct 6 2007, 12:03 PM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Oct 6 2007, 11:00 AM) my dad gets people asking him to take his US flag down that he puts up on all the federal/military holidays/memorials. its bigger than most with a gold fringe (he got it from his office when he retired from AF and for somereason all the flags have a gawdy gold fringe) but its not some 40' flag. people in the neighborhood have called it a "distraction" and against the neighborhood community/rules/zoning. one of our neighbors has AT LEAST 5 different magnetic ribbon things on her car and she complains about a flag you shouldnt be expected to or even have to talk about wearing a flag lapel or anything like that. discussing whos not wearing what totally takes away the idea of why you are doing it in the first place. and you get crazy people obsessed with the idea but just not getting it. its politicians being politicians im sure they actually couldnt care less That is a lot of bandwagon NIMBY people. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Oct 6 2007, 02:04 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Oct 5 2007, 12:56 PM) it's a f'n pin. who cares. the damn pin was prob made in china anyways.  very true.and my stance is the same. who cares if they wear one or not? how many regular americans wear them? a stupid pin doesn't say anything about how patriotic you are.... --------------------  |
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