John McCain has never wore a flag pin on his lapel

[question everything]

said Mark Shields on the PBS NewsHour.

Good for McCain. I remember when Obama got flak for not wearing one during the 2008 campaign.

And he probably could not wait to take it off last Jan. 20..

[Shanti Mama]

1. I HATE the whole "I'm a patriot". Good for McCain.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I agree. It's like wearing a cross makes you religious.

It is a symbol often worn without any true meaning or affiliation. Many who wear such "symbols" are the biggest hypocrites around.

[LeftInTX]

2. Never knew this

[xor]

4. Fake superficial "patriortism" is easier than actually caring about the country

It is funny how they think a flag pin makes them patriotic or a good American, and that anyone who doesn't also have such a shallow view must hate the country.

[Skittles]

5. some people are just patriots

they don't need a made-in-China flag pin to prove it

[KT2000]

6. trucks & cars with US flags flying

tells me there is a nut driving the vehicle.

[GulfCoast66]

7. McCain was just daring someone to question his patriotism

And as much as I hate his politics and think his world view is fucked up, the man loved his country and was a patriot.

And Most post on DU since his diagnosis have echoed my sentiments even though some of our members cannot bring themselves to be so generous, which I respect.

I went to freeperville which is one of the major republican sites. They are literally hoping he burns in hell. The most hateful things I have ever read.

I am now convinced that if Trump goes, there will be violence. Most of those guys are blowhards, but I am sure a few of them are nut jobs waiting to start shooting people.

[wishstar]

8. At least McCain spoke out against use of torture, unlike most Repubs who embrace torture

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

9. When did that become necessary?

Sounds like a personal style decision to me. Who cares?

[question everything]

10. At least when Obama was not wearing it and they went after him

I think that Stephanopoulo asked him about it.

I think it was former Iowa senator Harkin who was talking about the ones wrapping themselves in the flag.