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Rush Limbaugh launches his own brand of (patriotic) iced tea

Guy Incognito said:
Even granting you this argument, is a bad faith argument. Frankly when it comes use of the flag in advertising, it is ignoble to play the lawyer.

Moreover, your argument is incorrect. Reread the flag code. It applies even to parts of a flag. If it's meant to look like a flag, then it's a flag.

I remember in another thread, I was discussing an American Legion outdoor flag-mural, that had no stars whatever. I tried to argue that this wasn't a flag for flag code purposes, but I believe it was Tucker Case who rightly pointed out that even this is a technical violation due to its containing parts of the image of a flag in a place where it can be rained on and otherwise exposed to the elements.

Using the flag or parts of the flag in a patriotic outdoor mural is a technical violation. Using the flag or parts of the flag as an advertisement is dowright scummy.
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Correct. The flag code is in effect for anything that "shall include any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America."

And I agree, using flags for advertising purposes is scummy and those who do it expose that their loyalties are not to the country, but to their wallets. This basically includes all politicians.
 
DemonMyst said:
See?? If it weren't for the drugs.. That mistake might not have happened.. It doesn't take much brain power to fill a pick order.. But when your stoned?? Who knows what your going to get.. Well.. You do.. Diet tea is what you get..

Just saying.. lol :lol:
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More hate. The company that is doing the shipping is responsible.
 
ptif219 said:
All new companies have to work out the bugs in systems. Since this company is one week old these mistakes should be expected
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He probably uses an established bottler and an established distribution center. It is not like he is building this from the ground up.
 
winston53660 said:
He probably uses an established bottler and an established distribution center. It is not like he is building this from the ground up.
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You only say that because it expresses your true partisan leftist hate for Rush.

Sorry, I was just testing out the ptif219 post generator.
 
Guy Incognito said:
Even granting you this argument, is a bad faith argument. Frankly when it comes use of the flag in advertising, it is ignoble to play the lawyer.

Moreover, your argument is incorrect. Reread the flag code. It applies even to parts of a flag. If it's meant to look like a flag, then it's a flag.

I remember in another thread, I was discussing an American Legion outdoor flag-mural, that had no stars whatever. I tried to argue that this wasn't a flag for flag code purposes, but I believe it was Tucker Case who rightly pointed out that even this is a technical violation due to its containing parts of the image of a flag in a place where it can be rained on and otherwise exposed to the elements.

Using the flag or parts of the flag in a patriotic outdoor mural is a technical violation. Using the flag or parts of the flag as an advertisement is dowright scummy.
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You can believe it's scummy all you want, but Limbaugh's use of an image that resembles the American Flag isn't a violation of the flag code.
 
apdst said:
No, it's not, because the image on the lable isn't an American, "flag, colors, or ensign".
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From the flag code:

"...shall include any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America."

The important bit is "in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either". It doen't have to be a complete flag to qualify as a being covered by flag code.

In other words, it doesn't need 50 stars to be covered.
 
Tucker Case said:
From the flag code:

"...shall include any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America."

The important bit is "in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either". It doen't have to be a complete flag to qualify as a being covered by flag code.

In other words, it doesn't need 50 stars to be covered.
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It doesn't qualify as an American flag. Sorry! There aren't 50 stars, nor 13 stripes. I hate it for ya.
 
apdst said:
It doesn't qualify as an American flag. Sorry! There aren't 50 stars, nor 13 stripes. I hate it for ya.
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Did you read the highlighted part?

"the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either."
 
apdst said:
It doesn't qualify as an American flag. Sorry! There aren't 50 stars, nor 13 stripes. I hate it for ya.
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Do you have difficulty understanding what the words "the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either" mean?
 
apdst said:
It doesn't qualify as an American flag. Sorry! There aren't 50 stars, nor 13 stripes. I hate it for ya.
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It's still obvious what he is trying to do...
 
ptif219 said:
Your hate will stop you from buying great tasting tea
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Guy Incognito said:
He's using the American Flag for advertising purposes in violation of US flag code. That's the bottom line.
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The flag is hardly what you notice. Nice try but I doubt that charge will hold up in court.
 
I wonder what Limbaugh would say about "liberals" using the American flag to sell a product?
 
Dittohead not! said:
I wonder what Limbaugh would say about "liberals" using the American flag to sell a product?
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It depends on how outrageous he could be about it and whether or not it makes good radio.
 
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