DEMOCRATIC CNN Politico "Debate"

[sjl127]

What a "coincidence" their talking points are taken right from here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=TiK...with-thumbnail

[sjl127]

Clinton will not say "Illegal Alien"

They're "Undocumented Workers."

Yack. I need a new keyboard.

[sjl127]

Barak's not wearing a flag lapel pin.

[Eugene V. Debs]

Clinton will not say "Illegal Alien"

They're "Undocumented Workers."

Yack. I need a new keyboard.

Not that I'm defending Clinton, but illegal aliens for the most part ARE undocumented workers.

Barak's not wearing a flag lapel pin

He stopped wearing it in early October...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3690000

[Slim Pickens]

His patriotism speaks for itself, alright:



Slim

[Eugene V. Debs]

His patriotism speaks for itself, alright:



Slim

Where's the photo from?

I presume the National Anthem is playing. I know "official" ettiquette is to hold one's hand over the heart-- http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#170-- however, I recall at many a baseball game the standard procedure for most in attendance was to stand facing the flag, but only those with hats would place it over their hearts. Of course, at a baseball game, most people are going to be wearing caps. But if you weren't you'd just stand.

Technically all those pictured are violating proper ettiquette if they are facing the music rather than the flag itself.

I don't consider myself to be a patriot or a nationalist of any kind, but for some reason improper flag ettiquette always bugged me-- lowering the flag to half-staff for someone who died at a school or city building, not properly raising the flag to full-staff before lowering to half, leaving unilluminated flags up in the rain and after dark-- I may not be a big flag guy myself but I figure if you're gonna display it, do it right or don't bother.