reply to post by jibeho
This is disturbing for a lot of reasons. One, it does seem to violate the law, and the fact that no one in the current administration is calling the
creators of this thing out on the issue speaks volumes. It's the job of a president to uphold the law, but it appears as though he's willing to
ignore the law if it regards the worship of his image. And yes, I said worship; some people even made Obama-as-messiah statues and artwork right
after the election. Two, this flag says a lot about how some people feel about Obama. He's been placed as more important than the values upon which
the country was founded, and even his statements that the Constitution (the one he is supposed to protect and defend) is flawed and should be changed
(or even tossed out?). Third, such a flag is divisive in the extreme. It's bad enough to cause actual bloodshed, potentially. Bad idea, all
around. Fourth, it's hypocritical. People that would fly this are certainly the same ones that would get all bent out of shape over something like
the Obama joker image (even though they didn't mind an even worse Bush joker image...).
I am a veteran, and the wife of a soldier, and this seriously ticks me off, that someone would deface the flag in this fashion. No, I don't like
other examples of defaced flags, either, or seeing them turned into clothing. Stripes? Sure. Stars? Fine. But not the whole flag turned into
boxers or something. It's an issue of respect. It isn't about idol worship, but about respecting the symbol of what this nation is all about.
Disrespect the symbol, and you show a disrespect for the nation. Obama has done that many times now, whether he had anything to do with this flag or
not. He would not wear a flag pin, he removed the flag from his campaign plane and replaced it with his own symbol, and he even acted utterly bored
and disrespectful at the 9/11 ceremony. He didn't salute the flag during the National Anthem. He's shown that he does not respect the country, and
yet he took a position that demands he defend it. Small wonder some of us doubt his intentions.
The worst thing? This smacks of the behavior of so many fascist leaders, blasting their image all over for all to see and follow. Not the first
thing he's done in that style.
