Waving the Flag

5 responses to “Waving the Flag”

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   danperry.com

   Aug 28, 2008 at 8:17 pm

   Pretty neat shot.

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   Aardvark For Freedom

   Aug 28, 2008 at 8:39 pm

   Isn’t Bill the same guy that was saying two months ago (along with Hillary and Biden) that Obama didn’t have the experience to run the country? What has changed since then?

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   Brian Glanz

   Aug 28, 2008 at 10:40 pm

   @Aardvark, what changed, they stopped trying to win, you know — competition, the adversarial system, umm America? Two sides make the best cases they can, and a fair system precipitates the better result. Doesn’t always work out but it’s a fine idea, or don’t you think?

   The Clintons were known to stretch the truth and push a little harder than most, for sure, but that’s politics as usual. Today’s example is McCain pushing the story that Obama should not speak in front of "Greek" columns even though he often does so himself and Bush spoke in front of even more columns at his 04 acceptance speech. Besides, columns are 100% All American. They represent democracy and community in DC and every state capitol, on every American college campus, and downtown in every American city. You could almost say that criticism of columns is un-American 😉

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   Aardvark For Freedom

   Aug 29, 2008 at 2:32 am

   So because he says it, and means it when making the case that Hillary is the better candidate it doesn’t count once Hillary is out of the picture? Sorry, I don’t buy that. He said it because it is the truth. We are talking about a guy that has 4 years of experience in the Senate that suddenly finds himself to be a rock star. He’s nothing more than that. I am not saying he wouldn’t be a good President. I honestly don’t know because I have nothing to judge him on. I mean, the guy votes present when he bothers to show up, and rarely takes a stand on anything. He stands in front of a microphone and says we need "change" and the crowd goes crazy. However, he NEVER says what his idea of "change" is. I will be the first to say that things need to change in this country, but you are going to have to lay out what you have in mind. If you mean changing to Socialism (which he has a very long track record of supporting both in Illinois and the US Senate (again, when he bothered to show up and actually vote) then I have to say I am not ready for that kind of "change".

   I will finish by saying that I honestly don’t like the idea of either of them being President. To me, Obama seems incredibly full of himself (evidenced to me many times in the things he has said, and the entire spectacle of his acceptance speech without even addressing the columns), and McCain is not too far behind in that department. I am sick of hearing about McCain being a "war hero". I respect the hell out of any man that would serve this country, but a true "hero" doesn’t have to throw it in everyone’s face hoping that it draws him attention.

   I think Obama is making an amazing attempt to hide who he really is, and the media seems to be a willing accomplice. They don’t dare address anything that might make him look bad in any way. I don’t buy his explanation of the whole Jeremiah Wright nonsense or the William Ayers explanation, or even the whole affair about financing his house. You can’t honestly expect me to believe that he sat in that church for all those years listening to the "hate white America" sermons and didn’t buy into it. I mean, if I find someone to be offensive I usually leave or tune them out within minutes. I certainly do not refer to them as my "second father" or "mentor". Not to mention that he and his wife have said how "mean", or "wrong", or "selfish" they think this country is too many times for it not to be their true belief.

   I think people really need to take a look at who Obama is. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but these are dangerous times. When he says that Iran is a "small nation that poses no significant threat", that scares me. That lunatic over there is the second coming of Hitler. For him to not consider that a threat is beyond naive. When he says we should just "pull the troops out of Iraq" without even taking into consideration what would happen after we left is again very naive. When he says that the solution to the oil crisis is "inflating your tires and getting a tune up" while at the same time come out against any type of drilling or creating real solutions to the problem, that is just plain ridiculous. Statements like these are what lead me to believe that this man really has no idea how difficult a task it is to be the President. They lead me to believe that he has very little understanding of the intricacies of world affairs, and the threats that face this nation. They lead me to believe that he is in fact nothing more than a rock star of the moment that is in completely over his head. But, like I said- Everyone is entitled to their opinion. This is just mine. I only ask that people make an informed decision on who the leader should be instead of just voting for the guy that spends more time on CNN. The lives of my children are at stake, and I take that very personally.

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   2aT Photography

   Nov 26, 2008 at 3:25 am

   Very surreal photo. The flags almost look superimposed – which I know they are not.

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