The Bogus Flag Story (CBS Buys into DNC Spin Without Seeing The "Other" Pics)

CBS ^ | Sep 6, 2008 | By Steve Benen

[icwhatudo]

It seems Fox News and some far-right blogs are excited about the latest in a series of lies from the McCain campaign -- the notion that thousands of American flags from the Democratic convention were going to be thrown away.

Like far too many of the stories pushed by the McCain campaign, and embraced by Fox News and far-right blogs, it's not true.

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"All of the flags at Invesco were picked up and put in bags and into storage, along with the unused flags and campaign signs. The flags were going to be donated, and the signs were going to be sent out to be used elsewhere,"

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"I mean, c'mon, we were never ever going to throw out flags."

[icwhatudo]

If this was the only pic, of well wrapped flags in green trash bags, the DNC response "might" hold some water with some people (even though the bags were found near dumpsters):

The only problem with the DNC response, and what CBS is missing, is the "other" pics. Not pics of well wrapped flags, but of flags in trash bags with food, forks, empty water bottles, etc:

If CBS had seen these pics, would they really believe the DNC saying: "I mean, c'mon, we were never ever going to throw out flags."?

On second thought, they believed microsoft word could make a "th" in the 70's....

[Always Right]

Why did they have 12,000 left-over flags in the first place???? Seems the DNC could not even give the flags away to Obama followers.

[Parley Baer]

Looking at the top picture they sure look like they are in trash bags to me. The bottom three pictures are truly shameful.

[bigbob]

Well, for *some* of the Obama followers, those flags were from the wrong country...

[clintonh8r]

I know BS when I CBS....

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s the SeeBS tentacle of the DNC. The network of such liberal greats as Dan Rather. I wouldn’t have expected anything else.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They had no grease sandwiches. Who are you gonna believe ?

[mathprof]

[blondee123]

Exactly, the flags were in GARBAGE bags with GARBAGE! Someone send these pics to CBS!

[Mrs.Z]

“I know BS when I CBS....”

LOL

Perfect.

[Repeal 16-17]

CBS Buys into Spews DNC Spin Without Seeing Referring To The "Other" Pics

CBS wasn't fooled. It's a very willing member of Team Obama.

[Tempest]

The Ghost of Dan Rather and Mary Mapes returns to CBS.

I hope they brought their Times New Roman typewriers with them...

[ETL]

[sionnsar]

See^BS

[StarFan]

Too bad the author of article doesn’t print his e-mail address so you might forward these photos to him via CBS.

[Tempest]

Damn it! typewriters even!

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

So McCain can make an ad with this picture telling the people that nObama was going to donate them to that it's their repsonsibility to clean off the used food and recycle the water bottles.

[NOBAMA in 08]

If the flags were the Hammer and Sickle, they would have been treated like gold by the Demorats!

[bert]

I would suggest that both events could be true. The flags were collected and bagged as people exited. Some however didn’t turn them in, they trashed theirs.

[SERKIT]

If you explain to CBS that these pictures are “fake but accurate”, they may pick up the story. It’s the only logic they can muster.