McCain Campaign to Reuse American Flags from DNC

[Sam Spade]

http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2008/09/06/republican-recycling/

This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story.

“What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate the total number to be around 12,000 small flags and one full size 3×5 flag.”

I’m not sure what the DNC was supposed to do with unused hand-flags, frankly. But the Republicans are obviously questioning someone’s patriotism here.

[Torie]

This is totally over the top and disgusting.

[exopolitician]

[Ronnie]

Bleh

[War on Want]

This makes me sick. John Kerry was right, his speech is even made to be better after this sh!t.

[NDN]

People may complain but this is undoubtedly a smart move by the RNC.

[War on Want]

People may complain but this is undoubtedly a smart move by the RNC.

It is a very smart move but still it is so disgusting...

[cannonia]

Yes, smart move.  Two questions:

1. Is the flag of our country anything more than a prop to Democratic organizers?
2. In the typical campaign, are the Republican organizers any better?

[minionofmidas]

Yes, smart move.  Two questions:

1. Is the flag of our country anything more than a prop to Democratic organizers?

They waved a lot of them, so obviously not.

Of course, the same goes for Republicans.

[humder]

 Being cynical here, everything election campaigns do is just image making to get more votes, little is honest stuff.

[MODU]

Being cynical here, everything election campaigns do is just image making to get more votes, little is honest stuff.

^^^^^

For the most part.  Dems wave a ton of flags to show that Obama is pro-American, and McCain uses the same flags to show he's even more pro-American. 

[Alcon]

Being cynical here, everything election campaigns do is just image making to get more votes, little is honest stuff.

^^^^^

For the most part.  Dems wave a ton of flags to show that Obama is pro-American, and McCain uses the same flags to show he's even more pro-American. 

I think the whole implicit "Obama is not pro-American" takes it beyond the campaigns just doing the same thing.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Wow, how petty. Of course the Republicans stay far away from the issues, because if this elections was about issues they'd get their asses kicked.

[War on Want]

Being cynical here, everything election campaigns do is just image making to get more votes, little is honest stuff.

^^^^^

For the most part.  Dems wave a ton of flags to show that Obama is pro-American, and McCain uses the same flags to show he's even more pro-American. 

I think the whole implicit "Obama is not pro-American" takes it beyond the campaigns just doing the same thing.

[ChrisFromNJ]

This is George HW Bush visiting the flag factory redux.

The GOP is singlehandedly responsible for lowering political discourse during a presidential campaign to an extremely low level.

[Nutmeg]

Is the first comment on the original article page by this forum's JJ?

The second comment there, however, is right-on.

[Flying Dog]

The Democrats have denied they ever intended to throw those flags away. In fact, they said they were planning to use them for a campaign event of their own.

[King]

"We'd rather die from cancer because we don't have health insurance over seeing a Made-in-China American flag get thrown away" -- The American People in a Republican universe

[Brittain33]

The Democrats have denied they ever intended to throw those flags away. In fact, they said they were planning to use them for a campaign event of their own.

The bags were in storage, someone took them and gave them to the McCain campaign.

[Nym90]

Yes, smart move.  Two questions:

1. Is the flag of our country anything more than a prop to Democratic organizers?
2. In the typical campaign, are the Republican organizers any better?

Republicans run attack ads against Obama showing crowds cheering and waving American flags, so they obviously aren't too fond of the concept.

[minionofmidas]

The Democrats have denied they ever intended to throw those flags away. In fact, they said they were planning to use them for a campaign event of their own.

The bags were in storage, someone took them and gave them to the McCain campaign.

So is McCain going to prison for theft over this?

Is the first comment on the original article page by this forum's JJ?

Doubt it. Not his style really.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I've used trash bags for storage of small loose objects myself, so unless they've got footage of Democrats putting them in a dumpster I'm inclined to believe the Democratic spin here.

[JohnCA246]

Well for the record, I gathered up everything I could get in my hands on and walked them 2 miles to the hotel.  I suppose I'm a super patriot (joke, dont take me seriously)! 

[J. J.]

Is the first comment on the original article page by this forum's JJ?

The second comment there, however, is right-on.

No.  This is the first time I heard about it.

1.  I think it does show some respect for the flag.

2.  It obviously saves the campaign money.

3.  It does make an implicit statement.

[Lincoln Republican]

And just what exactly did the Republicans do with all these flags when their event was over?