Have no idea why he did that but I give him the benefit of the doubt even though I'm not a big fan. Looks like he's spent most of his life in public service of some capacity and/or doing volunteer work. Typically not what citizens disrespectful of their country choose to do with their time.
The patriotism stuff is getting out of hand during these election campaigns imo. Seems like the debate over who's more patriotic takes up as much time as all other issues combined. Why would they run in the first place if they lacked respect for the country? If your patriotism fell short, would you volunteer for a 4-year, 16-18 hr/day, 7 days a week job that pays $400K and forces you to fake your patriotism in front of TV cameras and reporters on a daily basis?
Did some travel overseas this summer and this exact topic came up. I was asked why we spend so much time discussing this every four years. Must be an American phenomena or maybe a GOP/Karl Rove initiative. Was this ever discussed prior to Bill Clinton entering the picture?
i dont recall ever placing my hand over my heart during the national anthem.. and havent we seen pictures of sports stadiums where a game is about to be played and the anthem is played, and the people in the audience as well as the players arent placing their hand over their heart? i dont question obama's patriotism...besides that, what nation by default, would he be honoring then?
heres another one..
i didnt see one person with their hand over their heart... should they all be dammed...
heresa another video with some military people saluting but none of the crowd have thier hands over their heart..
i respect obama for not pandering.. and i dont care if he wears a lapel pin flag either... thats tantamount to the phonies who wear their religion on their sleeve and have the morals of an alley cat..
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