What is it about honesty that makes some people act stupid?
In my previous post I referenced an article in the Denver Post about the recycling of over 12,000 flags that were found in trash bags after the Democratic National Convention.
Rather than just admit that someone screwed up, some nutball with the Democratic National Convention Committee has decided to lie about the whole issue.
They are now claiming that the 12,000 flags found in trash bags in and around dumpsters were “bundled” for return to the manufacturer.
What manufacturer do you know that takes back products in Hefty bags?
If they were to be returned to the manufacturer, why did they sit near the trash in trash bags for eight days?
It’s very clear that these flags were meant for the trash. All you have to do is look at the photographic evidence. In addition to the photo in my previous post, there are more at RedState.
If that one doesn’t convince you, click the link to RedState, there are more for you to see.
Why not just tell the truth? If the cleanup crew screwed up, why not just say so? Is honesty that difficult?
The Obama campaign responded with some mumbo jumbo about a plot to take the flags without authorization to make Barack Obama look less patriotic.
Honestly? What are we supposed to think? Does the Obama campaign really think we’re so stupid that we’ll believe these flags were properly taken care of? That they were destined for return to the manufacturer?
This isn’t solely about patriotism, it’s about respect and responsibility, two additional traits which seem to be foreign to the Obama campaign.
It’s already being debunked by CBS News “The Bogus Flag Story”:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/06/politics/animal/main4422762.shtml
Even Huffington Post has called it false:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/06/thrown-away-flags-story-f_n_124499.html
DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney issues a statement: “American flags were proudly waved by the 75,000 people who joined Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention. John McCain should applaud that, but instead his supporters wrongfully took leftover bundles of our flags from the stadium to play a cheap political stunt calling into question our patriotism. On the same day he agrees to join Barack Obama at Ground Zero on September 11, John McCain attacks the patriotism of Obama supporters who so proudly waved the American flag at our historic event in Denver just days ago.”
Just because it’s on the Internet, even on more than one site, doesn’t make it true…
Comment by robyn on Sep 6th, 2008 @ 23:13
I think we all know not to believe something simply because it’s on the Internet.
But using your argument, just because it’s on the Internet, even on more than one site, doesn’t make it true. You have posted links to two stories “debunking” the story based on the comments of someone at the DNC.
You trust the media so much if they support your side of the story, but the person who broke the story is part of that media. He has updated his story to include some more interesting facts, which fault both sides of the issue, which I am more prone to believe.
(http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2008/09/06/republican-recycling/)
However, my original post about this article, made reference to the guy who threw away 12,000 flags, not the Obama campaign. I followed up with this post because the Obama campaign helped fuel this fire by not coming forward and just saying “someone screwed up”.
Based on the report from the guy who broke the story, both sides may have “twisted” this issue, but my take has always been the treatment of the flag, and the lack of respect and responsibility taken toward this whole matter.
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