Letters to the Editor
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misdirected patriotism
I cheered when Obama took off his flag pin. I was so disgusted when everyone in Congress jumped on the hyper patriotism bull of the Bush administration and started wearing those pins. They remind me of Nazi Germany, that and "homeland" security. Equally disgusting were all those people driving around with gigantic flags on heir cars and trucks after 9/11. Nationalists governments always instill FEAR through patriotism in thier citizens to control them.
As far as Rev. Wright. frankly I agreed with him on much of what he said. Besides the comments were taken totally out of context. Unless you listen to the entire sermon, they have a different meaning. Only the white racist will be bothered by Rev. Wright and they won't be voting for Obama anyway.
Obama has been vetted and has proved he has the leadership skills to withstand more attacks. I still suppport him, as he represents true patriotism.