Friday, I was sipping my morning coffee and listening to the national news, and I was astonished at how the brazen simplemindedness of the political news wheel has seemingly run over and smashed all essence of logical thought.
They (who are they?) are blasting Barack Obama because he would not wear a lapel pin shaped like an American flag. This is on my morning news broadcast?
Obama’s patriotism was actually questioned because he didn’t wear a lapel pin shaped like an American flag. You have got to be kidding me.
This is like questioning someone’s religious and spiritual fortitude because they don’t wear cross-shaped necklaces or pendants that ask “What would Jesus do?”
If this kind of pre-election lack of keenness isn’t enough to arouse the American public to ask, “What the heck is going on here?” I don’t know what will.
Even if Barack Obama is not first choice in your book as a presidential candidate, can we let this type of stupidness continue without question?
Maybe, it’s time I asked: How much gunk will American citizens allow the political news media to dump into their morning cups coffee, and lives?
Laurie Todd
Olathe
The other side of this has been forgotten.
I recall that shortly after 9/11 a Professor at J-School at MU made it a point to say that reporters should NOT wear flag lapel pins, because it would show they were "taking sides" for America. It too got national coverage, and started a huge discussion about whether or not American reporters could favor a victory in the War on Terror by this country. I think the issue has been resolved, as I see very few flag lapel pins on members of the press.
Posted by: BuddyT | October 08, 2007 at 08:49 AM
“Even if Barack Obama is not first choice in your book as a presidential candidate, can we let this type of stupidness continue without question?” – Laurie Todd
The stupidity of Rate the Traitor/Patriot Games is what loud extremist are passing off as thoughtful dialog. Unfortunately the entertainment (dare I say news) media gives these pseudo intellectual games a rancid air of credibility.
Posted by: GCYL | October 08, 2007 at 08:27 AM