Democrats Threw 12,000 American Flags Into The Garbage
In a staggering act of political and environmental insensitivity, the
Democratic Party threw 12,000 American flags left over from their convention in Denver into the garbage during the cleanup of Invesco Field, where Barack Obama spoke before a flag-waving crowd.
According to a Denver Post reporter, the flags were en route to a landfill when one of the vendor realized what was happening. The vendor, whose name is not yet known, turned the flags over to local Republicans, hoping to save them. Local Republican officials say that the flags will be used at a McCain-Palin rally in Colorado Springs, and that the Republicans will see to it that the flags are properly re-used or respectfully destroyed.
Flags can be properly disposed of by following the regulations of the
US Flag Code. Local VFW posts and American Legion posts are always glad to help with flag disposal, as are most local Boy Scout troops. Flags should be re-used, stored for future re-use, or be ceremonially destroyed rather than being thrown into the garbage.
It is never acceptable to simply throw the flag into the garbage. To throw 12,000 flags into the garbage is an act of the profoundest disrespect for the American flag, and to the veterans who fought and died under that banner.The Democrats claim those flags were going to be used for other events, and were stolen by the McCain campaign. (I’ll look forward to seeing the filed police report.) Left unsaid by the Democrats is why flags intended for use at other events were being stored. If so, it’s the first time I’ve ever heard of anyone bundling returned merchandise in Hefty bags and storing them “in and around dumpsters” while awaiting the RMA.
I sincerely doubt that these flags got sold to Team Obama in Hefty bags. And let’s try to use some common sense, on this story.
1. Why would a manufacturer provide a refund on open product?? They certainly couldn’t resell them, especially not after being left like this.
2. 12,000 flags must have cost at least $2,000 or so, and probably more. Once Democrats discovered the so called “theft”, why didn’t they report it to the police?? It’s been more than a week apparently since they were “stolen”, and Team of Obama just discovered it?
3. Leaving material in and around dumpsters, especially in Hefty bags, makes it look like trash. That’s hardly a way to store American flags, and it’s certainly not a way to keep janitors and waste management people from taking them to landfills.
Instead of just saying that their people made a really stupid error and apologizing, though, Team of Obama decided to tell a ridiculous lie to get themselves off the hook. Yes still more lies from Obama!!
Below are a few links, for the pictures.
Picture #1Picture #2Those pictures of the trashed flags is a perfect metaphor for what the Dem-ocats will do to this country should Obama become President.
Here is a picture from the Denver Post, of the rescued flags.
Picture #3Remember when the DNCC was supposed to be the “greenest convention ever”?
How they worried about the color of the food and using organic materials in their merchandise? I guess we can see where the “green” concern ends … at red, white, and blue.
If you want to know how to properly dispose of flags, you can check the
US Flag Code (You can use Google). If you’re still confused, contact your local American Legion or VFW, and they will help you dispose of them.
Okay, I've ranted long enough, and I'm beat thanks to the meds I'm taking. 3-4 posts, in over an hour, I'm slipping.
So I'm going to head off to bed all. Nighty, night.........ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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