Obama finds his flag pin


	Obama finds his flag pin

n2sooners

4-16-2008 1:22 AM

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obama, flag, politics, hypocrisy

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4-16-2008 1:27 AM

willhelm

I guess he can pull out that "empty patriotism" when he needs it, or like when he surrounds himself with 20 flags while giving a speech about his grandmother's and preacher's racism. I guess all those flags caused me to miss the "nuance".

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