Huckabee: A flag pin could literally hurt Obama

But what is Huckabees' stand on arugula. If Obama is shirtless than he could just wet a leaf of arugula and paste it on his chest. This has obviously become a big and important issue. Could we get a count on the entire congress of who does or does not wear a flag pin, or who likes or dislikes arugula and lets start weeding out these traitors and vegetarians once and for all.

We need more fodder!!!!!!

Oh no, no flag pin.....what a waste of news print.

the good ole US of A is finally losing its mind....i do not believe in duel citizenship...how can you be loyal to two countries...as for obama, i have a problem...why cant he show his loyalty for the USA...is it because he is a MUSLIM? WAKE UP AMERICA THEIR GOAL IS TO DESTROY US...REMEMBER WHAT KRUSHEVE SAID 'WE WILL DESTROY OURSELVES FROM WITHIN'

i do not believe in duel citizenship...
Posted by: dorothy | October 6, 2007 9:49 AM

Wow...great post Dorothy. Is the problem with the dual citizenship money? I'll be glad to help you.

ps...was "duel" citizenship a pun?
Duel..1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to settle a private quarrel.
2. any contest between two persons or parties.

All Obama should say is it is against the Flag Code unless you are in uniform.

Mike huckabee will be the next president of the United States.
He has all the credentials and is honestly the best man for the job.

Obama seems to be set on proving day after day that he lacks the maturity to
run a hot dog stand. There are tens of millions of people who believe strongly in our flag and for him to throw dirt in their faces reminds me of the Hollywood idiots who take to the far left political stump and then wonder why their careers go into the dumpster. But the MorOn.org people will love him. All 11 percent of them.

This is the problem I have with the media throwing fodder out for consumption. This has evolved into something you know was not the case. Now you have guys like "jake" who in his small capacity to grasp things, rants on about loving the flag and all this other rhetoric over an absolute nothing.

commonsense, maturity and God's love mean more than a flag, when are they going to start thinking like mature sensible people!

Gravel was right. Americans are becoming fatter and dumber. If this is news, we are in problems. If you realise, small minded people who in the first place would not vote for him are making the flag pin an issue. If the flag pin meant anything, we would not be in this war in the first place, veterans would be treated better when they came back from Iraq, we would not have 47 million uninsured AMERICANS, and certainly the flag pin would not be made in CHINA.

30% of Americans are on the fringe of lunacy. They will always be there. Strong opinions that are not well informed.
Most of them Vote. Normal Intelligent People Go VOTE. Wackos already do. They are over represented.
There are no clinics or rehab centers for Jake and Dorothy. If ignorance is bliss they are very content. Fortunately we can change things by voting. Their time in the White House is bout up.

Substance over symbolism. I think that's a pretty good idea.

Jake,

Dude, get a factual opinion. It's cheap shiny piece of metal with a flag painted on it.

It's not the Flag! Was Bush or Cheney wearing a flag pin when they lied about the Iraq war? Especially when Cheney boasted soldiers would be hailed in the streets of Iraq. When Rumsfeld defended lack of armor on vehicles. The Pentagon wore flags arguing less troops would lead us to faster victory in Iraq?

Plenty of people are silly if they think a metal flag pin is equal symbolism to the real American Flag.

Some screaming banshee on Fox News tried to flame this pin non story, because Obama voiced his opinion.

When its evident other candidates on both sides aren't wearing the flag pin constantly.

Huckabee doesn't believe in evolution, which automatically disqualifies him from being President.

Is Jake wearing a flag lapel pin at the moment? If not, is he not also throwing dirt in the faces of people who "believe strongly in our flag"? I mean, I don't have a camo-ribbon on my car, but I don't consider that throwing dirt in the faces of the troops ...

For me, the symbolism of it has changed. The FLAG represents patriotism. The FLAG LAPEL PIN represents manipulation.

Huckabee joked that wearing a flag pin can be painful and you write it as news with an attractive caption "Huckabee: A flag pin could literally hurt Obama"

William, you're a disgrace.

Read the Flag Code. It is against the rules for anyone to wear a copy other than someone in the military, police or firefighters. Paper napkins, paper plates, bunting etc. is against the code. Obama is right! Displaying the flag any other way is wrong.

"the good ole US of A is finally losing its mind....i do not believe in duel citizenship...how can you be loyal to two countries...as for obama, i have a problem...why cant he show his loyalty for the USA...is it because he is a MUSLIM? WAKE UP AMERICA THEIR GOAL IS TO DESTROY US...REMEMBER WHAT KRUSHEVE SAID 'WE WILL DESTROY OURSELVES FROM WITHIN'

Posted by: dorothy | October 6, 2007 9:49 AM"

Perhaps the stupidest post I have ever read.

Obama should wear a little dollar bill pin on his lapel.

"There are tens of millions of people who believe strongly in our flag and for him to throw dirt in their faces."

How is Obama throwing dirt in your face by not wearing a pin?

neal,

Spot on. I was actually QUITE disappointed in Huckabee when he volunteered his doubts about Darwinian evolution. I suppose he's still the second sanest Republican after Ron Paul, but I think it is extremely important for the country to move beyond the Scopes Monkey Trial and into the 21st century. A president who is not afraid to admit that he believes in evolution would be a good start.

Darwin was right. Get over it.

I've been wondering, who sounds more like President Eisenhower, Huckabee or Ron Paul? Take a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4qUqxmLS4

Who the hell IS this moron? I only remember ONE incident where Barack was photographed with his shirt off: On the beach with his family and hounded by opportunistic whores, otherwise called "The Press". Keep trying to make this kind of nonsense an issue. You guys clearly have no candidate or a platform on which to run. You're not even trying to win an election. You're stalling for time to think up some other BS.

Dorothy, Dorothy, are you a native american, do yo wear a pin? How important is wearing a pin. One doesn't have to wear his patriotism on his shirt must feel it in him. When you live your house I want you to admonish every citizen that you meet who doesn't wear one. Remember Ben Franklin once said, “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”

Let me get this striaght. Obama is bad for not wearing a flag pin that most likely says "MADE IN CHINA" on the back of it. Just like those stupid yellow ribbon magnets that morons put on their vehicles. They say things like "Support Our Troops" on the front and on the back more of that "MADE IN CHINA" business. So what troops are they actually supporting? From a logical point of view it looks as if they are supporting Communist Chinese troops. This is just another example of misplaced patriotism. Sort of like when Mike Huckabee made a deal with e Mexican government to promote immigration in Arkansas when he was governor. He gave the Mexicans property that belonged to the taxpayers away for next to nothing when he should have five figures a month for the same property. So who's side is he on? Our Side? Or the side of the Mexicans? Who gave Huckabee the authority to give away property that was bought and paid for by US (Arkansas) taxpayers? And then there is Huckabee saying that the almighty himself speaks through him and directs him as if he were some modern day Jesus Christ. I voted for Huckabee. It was a mistake. He raised my taxes. He even raised taxes on farm equipment. Arkansas is not like other states. We have to pay taxes on almost everything we own every single year. But thanks to Mr. Huckabee taxes on "personal property", things like ATV's, tractors, boats, RV's, cars, personal watercraft and any kind of truck have been raised exponentially while he was governor. This is not a registration fee I am talking about. This is in addition to annual registration fees. All of this was to pay for his airplane trips, his programs to intercede in family lives and his so so education policy. Arkansas has been 49th in the nation for education for almost 15 years. Today it's getting better. But I doubt we'll break out of the box (49th) anytime soon. We spend too much on football stadiums and track fields and next to nothing on books and teachers. That's the way it has always been here. And I wish it would change.

Barack Obama ... substance over image? What substance? Obama is all image, so he ought to be more careful on keeping that image clean ... it is all he has.
This shows his immaturity.

Lack of a lapel pin actually shows his immaturity? Really? Is there a certain age you have to be to wear a flag lapel pin? Really?

Good grief, I cry for America sometimes.

K W Smith

Whaaa??

Wearing the lapel pin is all image. It actually means nothing.

C.Morris:

What's wrong with you? Don't you believe in duel citizenship? It was good enough for Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. Well, it was good for Burr anyway. So, are you better than they were?

You highschool and college kids need to stop playing video games and watching jackass movies... and think more. I was referring to Obama's POLITICAL immaturity! ... It's embarrassing for you I have to spell it out. You don't help yourself by explaining why you don't want to wear an american flag pin when you are a presidential candidate. Now ... back to the sand box, and play nice with Barack boys and girls.

Patriotism is so distorted by those who pretend to be patriots.

See my link for the truth of this confusion over patriotism.

You Obama supporters are missing the main point here. No one is saying you must wear a flag pin on your lapel. WHat people are bashing is Barracks response to the question. It was just a stupid answer to a simple question. Only an idiot would try and turn the American Flag into a negative symbol and not expect people to be upset about it. Many people died for that flag and there are a lot of people who take the flag very seriuos. Its a respect issue. As a former Marine I take great pride in the American Flag but some guys I served with in the Military take it to a level that a normal American can not understand. I never served in combat, but I know some older Marines who take the idea of the flag as seriuos as the idea of their own children.

"C.Morris:

What's wrong with you? Don't you believe in duel citizenship? It was good enough for Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. Well, it was good for Burr anyway. So, are you better than they were?

Posted by: John W. | October 7, 2007 9:06 PM"

John W,

Whhaaa?,,, You have me crossed up with someone else.

OR! You are running one of your cunning, devastating scams on me!

Huck is a nice guy....but the only Constitutional Conservative in this race is Ron Paul.

All Huck fans are kindly invited to check out Ron Paul when Huck drops out of the race. No kidding, we really want your support.

It's hard to believe in all these messages only one mention of the Flag Code. No lapel pin, no flags on cars. The biggest offenders of Flag disrespect do them all. READ THE CODE!!

Bush may have failed us on several fronts, but as a christian I am compelled to still vote for the best man. Despite what the outcome is, which no man is able to truly know, if you vote for the man who is aligned with what your principles are then you will be assured you did the right thing IN ALL CASES! Why? Because a man who votes on principle is one who votes for the best man. Anything less is throwing a dice into the wind. Huckabee is the best man. Vote on principles!

Everyone,
It is a big deal that Obama does not wear the pin. Patriotism no matter how feeble pin, hand on heart, is what the President and that job is all about. The person who wants that job should be utilizing every means possible to support that role and prove that he/or she is the best person for the job. If you were sponsoring a breast cancer awareness rally, I am sure someone would notice if you wore a pin. This is our President, he should wear the pin, hold his hand to his heart in any political situation where our anthem plays, sleep in flag sheets and wear flag underwear. Our Country is in his hands. Thats the least I expect from someone who wants "this" job. It makes me a little uncomfortable that he does not see it this way. I wonder how that makes 911 survivors and their families of the deceased feel?

I agree with the above post by Angie. Obama is a disgrace. Show your patriotism visually man!. Thats what the job of president is all about. He should take a page from our current patriotic president. He showed patriotism visually with a sign "mission accomplished". Thats what his job is all about. Forget about issues, and all these other nonsense. This job is about pins, and holding your hand over your heart, waving a banner, and so fourth. This is what is important. I am sure the survivors of Hurricane Katrina feels good to know that they have a president who wears a pin and holds his hands over his heart.