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It's Official Jon Stewart & Colbert will host a rally on October 30th in DC

Some primer from the rally.

I seem to remember lots of pissin'-n-moanin' over this sorta thing, comeing from...somebody. We don't seem to be seeing the outrage, today. Why is that?

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This is offensive. The American flag isn't clothing. Just goes to show what kind of chumps Stewart and Colbert really are.

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This wasn't anything more than another Liberal circle-jerk

U mad because your clothes aren't as patriotic as theirs.
 
They were clearly making fun of people who wear patriotic clothing because they view that as an over-the-top action. I don't believe they were trying to deman the flag...they were just making fun of people who show their patriotism on their clothing. Not sure why that's funny, but they certainly think so.
 
This is how and why.

§8. Respect for flag

No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.

1. The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
2. The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
3. The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
4. The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
5. The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
6. The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
7. The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
8. The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
9. The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
10. No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.
11. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning
 
Were they using an actual American flag or just material with a flag print on it? The former is disrespectful and there's nothing wrong with the latter.
 
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Actually they weren't wearing flags.....



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Nice strawman, but they were, in fact, wearing representations of the flag. It was disrepectful, period.
 
Nice strawman, but they were, in fact, wearing representations of the flag. It was disrepectful, period.

You'll say anything you can to discredit this. And all it asks is, perhaps we should calm down before this gets out of control.

But carry on. As usual.

Double standards for all.
 
Nice strawman, but they were, in fact, wearing representations of the flag. It was disrepectful, period.

I think you're being just a tish bit ridiculous. Step back from your longing to diminish the rally and you'll realize that conservatives wear American flag shirts all the time. Everyone does! It's not disrespectful at all.

However, they were wearing them not to show their patriotism, but to make fun of those who do wear them. Again, I see nothing "insane" about wearing a flag shirt nor do I see anything disrespectul either.
 
I think you're being just a tish bit ridiculous. Step back from your longing to diminish the rally and you'll realize that conservatives wear American flag shirts all the time. Everyone does! It's not disrespectful at all.

However, they were wearing them not to show their patriotism, but to make fun of those who do wear them. Again, I see nothing "insane" about wearing a flag shirt nor do I see anything disrespectul either.

It's disrespectful. I don't care who's doing, or why.
 
I think you're being just a tish bit ridiculous. Step back from your longing to diminish the rally and you'll realize that conservatives wear American flag shirts all the time. Everyone does! It's not disrespectful at all.

However, they were wearing them not to show their patriotism, but to make fun of those who do wear them. Again, I see nothing "insane" about wearing a flag shirt nor do I see anything disrespectful either.

The distinction that seems to be getting missed is between "wearing a shirt made out of a flag" (bad).....and "wearing a shirt that includes patterns similar to those in the flag" (good, colorful, and actually kinda spirit lifting ;) )

Then there is that other thingy about beating one's head against a wall which this seems to be evolving into....



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Do you agree with Jon Stewart, pb, that people need to stop calling the tea parties racist?
Yes,I don't believe anyone should be calling people racists. However, I do believe some of the signs at Tea Party gatherings were racist in nature. I have seen signs depicting President Obama as a monkey, I believe that these signs could be considered racist. Whether the people carrying those signs were racist it's hard to tell.
 
Got back from the rally, there were like a billion people there, the mall was full, the streets were full to the brim with people, the metro was so full I thought people were going to spill into the tracks. It was great. Good message.
 
I think you're being just a tish bit ridiculous. Step back from your longing to diminish the rally and you'll realize that conservatives wear American flag shirts all the time. Everyone does! It's not disrespectful at all.

However, they were wearing them not to show their patriotism, but to make fun of those who do wear them. Again, I see nothing "insane" about wearing a flag shirt nor do I see anything disrespectul either.

My favorite t-shirt has an American flag with a bakd eagle dragging it across the sky. I fail to see how anyone rational could consider it disrespectful.
 
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