And since "lapel pins" is such a hot topic, this reference needs to be shared again:

[guyanakoolaid]

"Oh, you don't wear the ribbon?"?





Kramer: "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


New scene - Kramer signing in at the AIDS walk.

KRAMER (to organizer at desk): Uh, Cosmo Kramer?

ORGANIZER: Uh...o.k., you're checked in. Here's your AIDS ribbon.

KRAMER: Uh, no thanks.

ORGANIZER: You don't want to wear an AIDS ribbon?

KRAMER: No.

ORGANIZER: But you have to wear an AIDS ribbon.

KRAMER: I have to?

ORGANIZER: Yes.

KRAMER: See, that's why I don't want to.

ORGANIZER: But everyone wears the ribbon. You must wear the ribbon!

KRAMER: You know what you are? You're a ribbon bully. <Walks away.>

ORGANIZER: Hey you! Come back here! Come back here and put this on!

New scene - Kramer in the AIDS walk. Some AIDS activists accost him for failing to wear the red ribbon.

WALKER #1: Hey, where's your ribbon?

KRAMER: Oh, I don't wear the ribbon.

WALKER #2: Oh, you don't wear the ribbon? Aren't you against AIDS?

KRAMER: Yeah, I'm against AIDS. I mean, I'm walking, aren't I? I just don't wear the ribbon.

WALKER #3: Who do you think you are?

WALKER #1: Put the ribbon on!

WALKER #2: Hey, Cedric! Bob! This guy won't wear a ribbon! <Cedric and Bob turn around and glare at Kramer.>

BOB: Who? Who does not want to wear the ribbon? <Kramer is frightened.>

New scene - Kramer surrounded by Cedric, Bob, and the other walkers.

BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon?

KRAMER (nervously): No! Never.

BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!?

KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear!

CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him?

BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon!

<Kramer tries to climb up a fire escape, but the mob grabs him and pulls him back down. Kramer screams.>

Final scene - Jerry and George waiting for Kramer at the finish line.

* * *

JERRY: It's probably so the woman has one last chance to change her mind.

GEORGE: You never run out, do you? <Jerry smiles.> Where's Kramer? Everything's finished here.

JERRY: Oh, I told him he'd never make it. He was up all night! Oh my god...Kramer?

<They see Kramer staggering towards them with cuts and bruises, clothes torn, one shoe off. He collapses and crawls across the finish line.>

JERRY: Look at you. I told you. Up all night playing poker. Come on. <Jerry and George are about to leave. George turn's back and looks at Kramer.>

GEORGE: Hey, where's you AIDS ribbon?

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Haha, that's Obama. He weathers Clinton's and McCain's and the M$M's bruises and attacks and gets to the White House to do some good and somebody asks "Where's your flag pin"?

[MattNC]

1. haha

perfect! This bit from "Seinfeld" is all I ever think about when I hear temper tantrums about the flag pin.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

3. funny, this is what I think about when I think of ...

Kramer (Michael Richards):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgmCBKPHnSY

[guyanakoolaid]

4. I think of the brilliant minds of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David

coming up with these classic jokes.

C'mon, this is too valid a joke right now, and too funny

[Kaylee]

2. Perfect.

[skids]

5. I think it's funny his store is selling lapel pins...

...I wish they'd make a smaller round-faced one with just the logo, no words, though.

http://store.barackobama.com/product_p/lp15882.htm

[guyanakoolaid]

6. Me, too. It's a hot issue, and very "central issue". Hillary's pro-pin, she's got him nailed

or pinned rather, on this subject. He's toast. He's lost the pro-pin vote.

:eyes: