Commentary: Make wearing a flag pin the 28th Amendment

[eppur_se_muova]

By Roland S. Martin
CNN Contributor

(CNN) -- When is the last time you watched a mindless movie that had no redeeming value for you intellectually, but all it did was make you laugh?

That perfectly describes the raging debate among voters and the rabid television and radio talk show hosts who love to yell and scream from the top of their lungs, "I'm an American, and by golly, you better show as much appreciation for this country as I do!"

But once you finish listening to these high-minded bloviators -- and yes, that includes the voters who have bought into this nonsensical issue -- ask yourself: Does it really have anything to do with anything?

I've watched this debate reach the levels of absurdity this year because journalists and commentators have raised the question to Sen. Barack Obama, "Why don't you wear a flag lapel pin?"

I really got a kick out of that one during the ABC debate last month because not one person on stage -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and Obama, along with moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos -- bothered to accessorize their attire with a flag lapel pin.
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[DavidDvorkin]

1. "No one who wears a flag pin shall be eligible for any office under the United States of America"

"Ever."

I'd vote for that.

[Alcibiades]

2. If I ever run for office, I'll wear a baker's dozen

Or literally cover my entire blazer, I can't decide. The the issue becomes "I'm wearing 280 flag pins, but my opponent is only wearing one. Can we really trust him to love Amurica enuf?"

[GOPBasher]

5. "to love Amurica enuf?"

:rofl:

[greymattermom]

3. made in USA?

Maybe he can't find one that was made in the USA.

[comtec]

4. ...since they are all made in china

sad but true story