Examiner Misrepresents Obama Tweet Re: "Flag" is really map of U.S.

[SunsetDreams]

http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-replaces-50-states-with-himself-on-us-flag-artwork

They claim

Obama replaces 50 states with himself on US flag artwork

and they also misrepresent the artwork that was tweeted by Obama.

Their picture:



Thankfully they had at least SOME integrity and included the link to what Obama actually tweeted.

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A poster to say there are no red states or blue states, only the United States: http://OFA.BO/gfHgXM

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/248589693199998977

If you click on the link it actually takes you to the REAL artwork that was tweeted...guess what? it's not a flag!
It's a map of the United States.




This has led to screams among the right blogosphere etc, that GASP Obama didn't represent the states. He put himself in place of them. OMG NO!!!

Except please explain to me how a map of the United States is not representing the States?

Oh and about that picture that the Examiner misrepresented....

Here are a few photos...

Romney



Lincoln




OOPS! Guess the right will have to find more faux outrage. Hannity will be on later, I'm sure you can find some there.

[CJCRANE]

1. K&R.

Last edited Sat Oct 20, 2012, 09:16 AM - Edit history (1)

[SunsetDreams]

2. Since this seems to be all the rage...bump

The RW is just so desperate

[lame54]

3. it's a flag...

shaped like the united states

big deal

we've seen this a million times before

if that's all they've got - they are truly desperate

[SunsetDreams]

4. If it's a flag, it damn sure isn't the true U.S. Flag

In the artwork there is only 5 red stripes and 4 white stripes.

In the real flag there is 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes.

But again it's just artwork.

[lame54]

5. it's clearly a flag

[SunsetDreams]

6. If the rage is all about states being left out

then you would think they would also gripe about stripes being left out.

It's just faux outrage about a flag they care about in name only.

[nolabear]

7. It's a flag. And I LOVE it.

Where can I get a shirt?

[SunsetDreams]

8. What Obama tweeted was a poster of a map artwork

The exact words

A poster to say there are no red states or blue states, only the United States:

[nolabear]

9. I did see the whole thing but it dies mimic the flag, and the US map.

And as I said, I love it. Especially since I live in the O part.

[Kolesar]

10. Night on Bullshit Mountain...eom

[emulatorloo]

11. Examiner is a whacko conspiracy theory site.

So this does not surprise me.

[Tx4obama]

12. Actually on the Obama store site they do have it as a FLAG poster for sale

The flag is available as an art print on the campaign's official online store.

Our Stripes: Flag Print https://store.barackobama.com/obama-2012-store-collections/artists-for-obama/our-stripes-flag-print.html


and the 'other' one...

Our Stripes: Country Print https://store.barackobama.com/obama-2012-store-collections/artists-for-obama/our-stripes-country-print.html