Lapelpin-Gate is Coming !!! Man The Battle Stations, Obama supporters !!

[K Gardner]

Dan Abrams, desperate because Bittergate isn't sticking, is devoting an entire segment to LAPEL PIN GATE !

God forbid, we talk about the issues. Let's make something up.. the stupider, the better !

[Hissyspit]

1. Norah seemed exasperated by the silliness of it.

[Elidor]

2. Obama doesn't like kittens!

When was the last time you saw Obama hold a cute, cuddly kitten in his arms? See? SEE???

I seriously expect something along these lines from the Clinton camp later this week.

[Patsy Stone]

3. Dan blames the media for Bittergate

Which is why it's ridiculous that he's bringing this up.

Also, let's hope he doesn't suck at basketball. :)

[smiley_glad_hands]

4. It wasn't that bad.

On edit he's actually getting good airtime right now.

[BOSSHOG]

5. I am an enthusiastic supporter of whomever

the Democratic Party nominates. I am also a combat zone veteran and a military retiree. I look forward to waxing philosophical with any fucking chickenshit fake patriot cowardly chickenhawk who equates wearing a flag lapel pin with patriotism. The conversation will be ugly and short. They always are.

Wearing a lapel pin is as patriotic as going to the Dominican Republic and getting it up with Viagra to fuck little boys.

[K Gardner]

7. Tell us how you really feel ! :-)

[mckeown1128]

18. yeah... don't hold back. nt

[Liberal Gramma]

6. Actually, on his program yesterday, he said this was a tempest in a teapot.

Then Pat Buchanan and another guest went on and on and on about how it was going to sink Obama. Wo

[K Gardner]

8. Oy vey.. I remember now why I've had this crap turned off. I had no idea it was even approaching

GATE status !

[AtomicKitten]

9. It is astounding to me that anybody in politics is talking about lapel pins.

For crissakes, we have degenerated into Junior High School as a nation.

Oy. :)

[chknltl]

10. Lou Dobbs went there earlier!

He seemed to take pride in his own lapel pin and yet left me feeling that Obama's pin, donated by a vet was somehow wrong.

[K Gardner]

11. I'm very glad my supper has already.. digested. Blech.

[SunsetDreams]

12. PLEASE SEE THIS POST REBUTTAL

Jack Kingston: Republican Hypocrite (UPDATED)
by Democrashield
Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 11:33:13 AM PDT
Cross-Posted at Democrashield

Two days ago I wrote about the right wing's latest attack on Barack Obama--basically, that he's unpatriotic because he doesn't wear an American flag lapel pin.

Some excerpts--and Kingston's stunning hypocricy--below the fold.

Democrashield's diary :: ::
Key excerpts:

Of course, anyone with $2 in their pocket can wear an American flag pin, regardless of what they believe. In fact, how many politicians have worn that pin while tearing down nearly everything this great country stands for?

Patriotism isn’t defined by what we wear–it’s defined by what we do. And through his actions, Barack Obama has shown us what true patriotism is

<...>

So, Barack Obama doesn’t wear a flag lapel pin. But you know what? Neither does

(you'll be pleasantly relieved as to who)(Gotchya Repukes)


~snip~
I won't, though--it's just plain stupid to judge someone's patriotism on whether or not they wear a $2 flag lapel pin. This all just shows how desperate Republicans are to attack Obama--they don't have legitimate criticism to throw at him, so they come up with this kind of gutter politics nonsense.

Of course, it's backfiring because these guys keep getting caught with their pants down. Note to Republicans: if you're going to criticize someone for not wearing a flag pin, you better make sure there aren't a bunch of pictures out there of you not wearing yours. Because this hypocricy exposes you for what you are--desperate, shameless partisan hacks.

Just like Jack Kingston--the shame of Georgia.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/28/141952/152/992/465805


All the Democrats have to do is create ads using the above

[K Gardner]

13. Actually, they're attacking him now because he put one on today that was

given to him by a veteran. The new meme is that he's a hypocrite and the lapel pin really means nothing to him, because the fact that a veteran gave it to him couldn't possibly have touched him because months ago he said he wouldn't wear one but now he is (cue up old sound bite).

It's all very confusing.. watching them try to make hay out of nothing.

[City Lights]

14. They're insufferable.

I'd rather watch paint dry.

[guyanakoolaid]

15. "What do you mean you don't want to wear the rrr-ibbon?"

"I tell ya, there's some people, they just wear a ribbon and they think they're doin' something? Not me. I talk the talk, and I walk the walk, baby."


:rofl:


From Seinfeld, transpcript:
http://barnesworld.blogs.com/barnes_world/2006/08/seinfeld_meets_.html

[City Lights]

27. LOL!

Great episode. :D

[Imagevision]

16. Abrams will state that the "media" is making too much out of lapel pin then

turns an entire show on the Obama lapel pin saga. (Dan Abrams, don't do as I do, do as I say)

[cottonseed]

20. The difference between Abrams and Stewart

and probably both shows entire staffs is that the Abram's (big cable) guys have absolutely no sense of self. I love when Abrams does his little piece on 'Why America hates Washington', then the guy spend an hour w/ 3 other guests analyzing the Lapel Pin. Do these guys have no sense of irony here? The segment should be an example of 'Why America hates Cable News'.

[oviedodem]

17. It is now obvious the RW can't attack him on policy b/c it is superior so they focus on

ridiculous non-sense like this.

Hillary is no better as her policies are the same (although she has NAFTA, Bosnia, and Columbia); she must make up faux outrage.

[K Gardner]

19. I think this is why NOTHING is "sticking". Because its so absurd what they have to resort to,

its laughable.. I honestly don't know how the "pundumbs" keep a straight face.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

21. Abrams is a worthless, wannabe hack.

His show isn't about reporting the news, it's about saying provocative things to try to get ratings.

[cottonseed]

23. All he and Gregory are doing is covering "Gaffes".

There's actually 2 whole hours on MSNBC watching pundits analyzing gaffes. That's it. Nothing more.

[K Gardner]

40. I realized that last week and it was actually stunning to me. I don't know why.. MSNBC long ago quit

covering "news" and became the National Enquirer of Cable News. Its nothing but high tech entertainment and sensationalism, masquerading as journalism. Unfreakingbelievable that anyone falls for it. And THREE HOURS devoted to Republican Racist/Sexist Scarborough.

[Cha]

22. Abrams needs to see this..

jenmito (1000+ posts) Tue Apr-15-08 01:25 PM
Original message
Obama was just given a flag pin by a War Veteran while being endorsed and put it on
Edited on Tue Apr-15-08 01:29 PM by jenmito
saying it means a lot to him and he'll wear it proudly! You can watch him talking to veterans here (where he was just endorsed by a Vietnam Vet. and PA Auditor Gen. Jack Wagner): http://www.cnn.com/live/


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5515032

[K Gardner]

24. See.. I read that earlier and nearly had an aneurysm when I heard Abrams intro the segment by

saying: "Later.. Obama takes a flag lapel pin out today and slaps it on".. or something like that. I don't know if, during the break, someone informed the stupid twit that Obama was given the pin by a veteran, because he seemed to grudgingly and minimally cover the vet aspect, and focused on the "hypocrite Obama". Implied that Obama was being insincere. It was really disgusting.

[MadBadger]

25. Let's all send emails to Dan then for his PO-'D box and make him apologize

[K Gardner]

26. I think an apology AND CLARIFICATION is called for. [e-mail] OR there's

a place to send mail on the website.

[Cha]

30. Great idea...he needs to stop making

up shit on a slow day.

[jenmito]

32. I did:

"Are you insane giving Obama a "loss" for accepting a flag pin from a Vet. and putting it on? He said he wouldn't wear one after the Iraq War started because it was an empty symbol of patriotism. But having the HONOR of getting one from someone who has actually fought in a war and now supports you as a presidential candidate gives it real meaning. I'm surprised at you."

[MadBadger]

34. Did he even mention the fact that a Vet gave him the pin?

[jenmito]

35. Yes. It seemed like Dan thought it was "too convenient."

:shrug:

[K Gardner]

38. Yeah.. like he was implying it was a plant.. just beyond words, this is.

[K Gardner]

36. Not in the "teaser" to the segment, he didn't. But 5 mins later, when

he ran the whole thing, he mentioned the vet in a very dismissive way. I really got the feeling someone might have seen the intro and quickly stopped him from making a HUGE mistake.. but I really need to watch it again.

[Cha]

28. He sounds like a twister in the wind..the other

night I read he was calling hilary on her shit.

Does he get orders on what to bitch about or does he make it up himself?

[K Gardner]

37. I have absolutely no doubt this crap is ordered from the top.. you can see some of

these "anchors" nearly twitching when Guests go off the reservation. They have to have a set agenda..based on ratings and sponsor money.

[Catherine Vincent]

29. I'm actually glad he finally wears it.

It doesn't matter to me but we know those right wing pricks out there will hammer him on not wearing one.

[jenmito]

31. I sent him an email:

"Are you insane giving Obama a "loss" for accepting a flag pin from a Vet. and putting it on? He said he wouldn't wear one after the Iraq War started because it was an empty symbol of patriotism. But having the HONOR of getting one from someone who has actually fought in a war and now supports you as a presidential candidate gives it real meaning. I'm surprised at you."

[Cha]

39. Dan Abrams gets a big LOSS and a big

DUH trophy for being so dense. Who wouldn't know the diff? Except some of the hilary supporters we have around here..of course they wouldn't.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. GOOD! I'm glad the media is doing this.

More and more people will hear about the veteran who GAVE Obama the flag pin and that will mean more to them than some fake outrage.

This is a blessing and will only help Obama.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

41. Let's see...

Harvard Law Degree
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Former Illinois State Senator helped working families by working with both Democrats and Republicans to create State Earned Income Tax Credit, expanded early childhood education, worked to create a system where interrogations and confessions of capital cases were videotaped.
US Senator, (from his website http://www.barackobama.com/about/ ) In the U.S. Senate, he has focused on tackling the challenges of a globalized, 21st century world with fresh thinking and a politics that no longer settles for the lowest common denominator. His first law was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent. He has also been the lead voice in championing ethics reform that would root out Jack Abramoff-style corruption in Congress.

As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help Illinois veterans get the disability pay they were promised, while working to prepare the VA for the return of the thousands of veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan. Recognizing the terrorist threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, he traveled to Russia with Republican Dick Lugar to begin a new generation of non-proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world. And knowing the threat we face to our economy and our security from America's addiction to oil, he's working to bring auto companies, unions, farmers, businesses and politicians of both parties together to promote the greater use of alternative fuels and higher fuel standards in our cars.

<snip>

But, he doesn't wear a flag lapel pin so, no, you couldn't possibly vote for him...

They are like totally getting desparate... Received an email criticizing him for not wearing a lapel pin... I would like to jam a few pins down the senders throat... but don't worry, I will accomplish more with words...