Obama and the Flag

Cross posted from Family Security Matters http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1387354
Published: April 25, 2008

Obama and the Flag: What Gives?

Jim Cash (B/G, USAF, Ret.)

Barack Obama made an issue of his refusal to display an American Flag pin on his lapel. He refused to distance himself from his America hating, racist, and self promoting minister, the despicable Rev. Wright. He is also known for not placing his hand over his heart when the National Anthem is played.

This is the man who wants to become the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces, leader of the free world, and role model to our children.

Please allow me to share with you the level at which our flag and anthem is honored on all our military bases. First, the flag is never displayed at night unless properly lighted. Early in the morning after sunrise, every military installation in the nation has a ceremony as the flag is hoisted. Prior to sunset, a similar ceremony is performed where the flag is brought down, and folded with great care, then stored for the night. It is never allowed to touch the ground. These ceremonies are conducted by impeccably dressed uniformed personnel and accompanied by appropriate music. During the ceremony all traffic on base is brought to a halt, again, in honor of the flag. When the flag becomes old and faded, it is retired with ceremony, and burned. Military personnel love the flag, as it is a symbol of our country, and that is what they have taken an oath to defend – to their deaths.

Military personnel, both active and retired, stand and salute the flag as it passes by. I have seen wheelchair-bound vets struggle to stand when the flag passes by. The same respect is paid when our National Anthem is played. Sometimes, I wonder if our military members are the only America loving group left in this country. (Berkeley, you should truly be ashamed!)

I am sure you can imagine how veterans feel when an America hating, low life individual is allowed to burn the flag, or spit on it, or stomp on it with dirty feet. But can you imagine how they might feel watching their Commander-in-Chief refuse to duly honor it?

How can we justify supporting a man who has spent over two decades attending a church whose minister, instead of proclaiming, “God Bless America” in front of our children, shouts, “God d*** America” over and over? Does anyone out there really believe that Obama did not know what was going on in that church?

Never in my life did I think I would look at Hillary Clinton with any kind of positive thought. However, it appears that there is a group of people in this country so ill informed, so blinded by charisma, so deaf to nonsense, that they will support a far-Left, anti-American, silver-tongued, foolish man with a Socialist agenda like Barack Obama. He makes Hillary Clinton appear angelic. I realize that she is obsessed with winning and totally self-serving. Yet I have never heard her say or seen her do anything publicly that leads me to believe she hates this country. Nor have I seen her openly display racist tendencies.

I have heard Obama say on more than one occasion that our country is great but he’s going to change it. Again, my question is, what does he mean by change? What is he going to change it to?

I somehow understand the youth of America being taken in by a young, silver-tongued, motivational speaker. Their experience is limited, and their attitudes will change as their life progresses, and they feel the sting of a burn or two. However, I have no patience at all with mature Americans who seemingly cannot think their way out of a paper bag. I am speaking of those who go to rallies and act like groupies, applauding Obama when he blows his nose. Folks, we must wake up! There are good people out there who understand what I am talking about here, but they are remaining far too quiet.

It is time for these Americans to stand up for their Country, their Religion, and their Rights. No other nation on earth supports the standard of living that we experience in America. Every living, breathing, citizen of this country should say a little prayer each night recognizing how fortunate they are to have been born here. If we lose that standard, it will be lost because of the apathy of the American people.

George W. Bush has many faults, and has made many mistakes. However, it defies gravity to me that the far-Left can profess such hate for Bush, and then show strong support for the likes of an Obama. Folks, if you think about it long, hard, and with focus, two plus two will normally make four. Another way to look at it is, if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck.