Letters to the Editor
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uh, I wave the flag
"That honor belongs to the flag-wavers, the patriots -- "the real Americans."
Wait a minute! I'm a flag waving American; I love my country as much as anyone can love their country. I take exception to the notion that waving our flag, placing my hand over my heart, and getting emotional when the Star Spangled Banner plays is a bad thing. I feel blessed to have been born into this country, and this culture. Yep, this country has many problems, our current leadership being the biggest one, and that is why people like myself are trying SO HARD to get a man like Obama elected, so he can begin to turn things around and get us, as a nation, back on track. The nation isn't the problem, the leadership is.
This is not the time to dig in your heels and refuse to wear an American pin on your lapel, or put your hand over your heart. For God's sake, we CAN LOSE THE ELECTION over trivial crap like this. Sure, win this battle over ideology, but you will lose the war, and the old red faced guy with the American flag will win in November. Is that what you want?? Wake up, people, and smell the coffee! It MATTERS to most Americans to look like you care for your country. It got GW into the white house, and I believe that he, Cheney, and all those other goons don't have a clue what patriotism is. It's kind of like wearing a suit and tie to an interview. Is it stupid? Probably, but it shows you cared enough about presentation when you applied for the job. So, right now, the American flag is part of the presentation. Do not underestimate how that resonates with the average Joe American.
I feel totally outclassed by the other posters here; I cannot write well, nor is my vocabulary extended. But I know what's going on in Washington, I know how the Contitution is being trampled, and how science is being buried, and how corporations are running the show. This is a make or break election-- and we must do everything in our power to win in November. Wanna win? Then act like you love this country.