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more lapel pins

by S2
Sat May 10th, 2008 at 12:27:45 PM EST

My Fellow Americans,

Now is the time. Patriotism has become a bad word. The true meaning has become muddled. Can we "Support the Troops" by putting a sticker on our personal trucks? Can we love our country by shopping a bit more and amassing a little more debt? Can we make ourselves safer by ignoring our neighbors, building higher fences, forsaking those who are different than ourselves? Is blind trust in a strong but ignorant leader guided by faith enough?

Not anymore.

There is a new movement on the horizon. And I'm not talking about helping a dedicated, visionary leader register more voters, help get health care for more americans and stop an illegal war while ending tourture.

I'm not even talking about a gas-tax holiday or setting an arbitrary limit of 100 years on our Iraq adventure or using up our inventory of bombs on Iraq.

I'm talking about wearing a minimum of 2 flag lapel pins for every american man woman and child. And more. Wear 6 or 8. Put jackets on your dogs, cats and ferrets and have them wear flag pins too!

More pins. Just do it.

more lapel pins | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: more lapel pins (none / 0)

Let them eat pins.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin Survivor Left Blogistan

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 01:11:17 PM EST

Re: more lapel pins (none / 1)

Eat them: yes.

But do not poop them out: thats what the terrorists would want.

there is no such thing as history. there are only historians.

by S2 on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 03:46:25 PM EST
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Geezus, what a hoot (none / 0)

I'm buying 6 today.

by dataguy on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 01:38:35 PM EST

Re: Geezus, what a hoot (none / 1)

Only 6? Why do you hate America?!

there is no such thing as history. there are only historians.

by S2 on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 03:46:49 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: more lapel pins (none / 0)

john prine:

nuf said.

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 01:56:58 PM EST

Re: more lapel pins (none / 0)

more dirty fucking hippies. great.

there is no such thing as history. there are only historians.

by S2 on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 03:51:19 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: more lapel pins (none / 0)

We, the Great Unwashed, shall prevail!

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live." Dorothy Thompson, Journalist

by Indianadem on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 04:08:15 PM EST
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Re: more lapel pins (none / 0)

why don't you get a haircut.

there is no such thing as history. there are only historians.

by S2 on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 04:39:57 PM EST
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more lapel pins | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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