DNC Uses Flag Desecration Video to Raise Funds

FoxNews ^ | Thursday, October 29, 2009 | FOXNews.com

[MestaMachine]

A Democratic fundraising video on President Obama's political Web site shows an American flag mural being covered in graffiti and desecrated with slogans about health care reform.

As a heart monitor beeps ominously in the background, a graffiti artist paints over the Stars and Stripes with phrases criticizing opposition to the Democratic legislation, including "profit over life" and the crossed-out words "death panel." The whole flag is eventually smeared with paint and blacked out.

One of 20 finalists in the Democratic National Committee's "Health Reform Video Challenge," the video shows the Los Angeles-based graffiti artist "Saber" at work, according to a copy of the video posted to YouTube.

The DNC is using the splattered Old Glory to pick up some change, asking for donations to air the winner of its contest. "[T]o put the winning ad on national television, we'll need folks to chip in and help cover the cost of getting the ad on the air," the DNC says on its my.BarackObama.com Web site, which hosts its Organizing for America campaign program.

"I think that most Americans no matter what their political persuasion is will find this pretty obscene and pretty shocking," said Armstrong Williams, a conservative radio host. Williams said it was a bad message to send for the DNC to give "energy and credibility" to an artist desecrating the flag.

[444Flyer]

:( I know Mesta. I woke up with tears for our Troops after hearing he was surrendering to the Taliban. Tears now, and back to the fight.

[Man50D]

It’s a combination of abject hatred and outrage and helplessness that I have never felt before.

Remember, we are the majority. We are putting increasing and sustained pressure on them, the likes of which they have not experienced. It will only get worse for them as our numbers grow and become more organized.

[Brown Deer]

[GloriaJane]

[GloriaJane]

[Tzimisce]

Flag should morph in to a red flag with a hammer and sickle in the corner.

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

I have never seen this picture!

Why doesn’t anybody(other than freepers)take notice of these kinds of things.

How can we have a jerk like this running our country? How could people have been so damned jaded?

[LibertyRocks]

No doubt! I think this is going to backfire on them. Only the extremist elements will be “energized” by this shameless act. The moderate Democrats (read as non-Communist Dems) aren’t going to like this anymore than us I don’t suppose (although they may hide behind platitudes like Freedom of Expression to avoid conflict)! And the Independent “swing” voters are NOT going to like this at all. Of course, the only ones seeing it at this point are the folks on the DNC mailing list. I do not expect this to be covered by the MSM... SO, I guess WE should be the ones passing this around so the swing voters DO see this! LOL

[Elsiejay]

“We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Thus spake Barak Hussein Obama, on 31 October 2008. Those words are not without significance, deadly significance for our nation and its Constitution, as we see a future of bankruptcy by design under rule by Obama’s personally appointed Parallel Executive Branch, a shadow government headed by carefully chosen socialist/communist “advisors” and “coordinators.”

[LibertyRocks]

Maybe I’m confused, but why would they put Kennedy, Roosevelt, and Obama’s name along with Death Panels? The message most people will get out of this is NOT what this Democrat Graffiti artist thinks they will get... It looks more like an ANTI-Government health-care “expression” — although the Patriots I know that are against this whole Obamacare debacle would NEVER do this to a flag!

Just thought of something — I wonder if the “artist” is REALLY a Democrat? Perhaps he is an anarchist or something, and sees the DEATH PANELS and the Dems as a DANGER to our nation and the DNC is so stupid they think this supports their initiative simply because they LOVE to see people desecrating our flag! [Wouldn’t THAT be priceless?] Wouldn’t make me love the artist mind you, but his message here isn’t that clear-cut...

[444Flyer]

Here's a little something to cheer you up.;-)

The U.S. Marine Corps' PR department issued this press release with photos showing Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoons training in Kuwait. Specifically, they're practicing "special purpose insertion/extraction" where a group of Marines is lashed to a rope, then quickly dropped from a helicopter flying 250 feet above the ground. If you look closely at some of the pictures, however, you can see that several of them are taking a little time out from their busy training schedule to see the sights and snap some holiday photos with their DIGITAL CAMERAS (click on the photo to see it full-size).

[LibertyRocks]

Yeah, and Barbara Boxer talking about how the world was seeing a "peaceful transfer of power" right before the (first) oath by Obama was taken wasn't without meaning either. As Axelrod has written for two candidates in their speeches; "Just Words?" - nope! It sent a chill down my spine at least. It was like a prediction that the NEXT time wouldn't be peaceful. And, the way things are currently we will NOT get the government BACK under the thumb of the Constitution peacefully, unfortunately. IMHO, the liberals will push, and push to find out just how much we will accept, then they will push even harder for an excuse to "put down the rebellion" -- a rebellion for FREEDOM, but with the way people are so wrapped up in Obama's Cult of Personality they won't see it that way... I truly hope and pray it won't happen, but that's the way things look to me at the moment...

[444Flyer]

[Slings and Arrows]

Delegitimize...
Demonize...
Destroy...
DNC

[Covenantor]

"...Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoons training in Kuwait.... practicing "special purpose insertion/extraction"

If you look closely at some of the pictures, however, you can see that several of them are taking a little time out from their busy training schedule to see the sights and snap some holiday photos with their DIGITAL CAMERAS.

mmm, being Reconnaissance and Sniper Marines , the digital photos of the immediate insertion area provide them with critical info not always available in other forms. Being able to review after insertion might show op force locations and other mobile elements.

Your posted photo doesn't enlarge the image. If you posted the source link it might be interesting to view the "rabbit ears" the cameraman is carrying in his pack. Satellite uplink could quickly transfer photo intel to the command post. Beats the heck out of slow sketching in a fast moving situation.

Just sayin' ;>)

[rxsid]

No patriot of this country should think THAT obamanation of our flag is a good idea.

[Saoirise]

Aye Aye Sir!

[444Flyer]

He’s major trouble for the enemy. You can see it in his eyes.

[444Flyer]

Looks like they're just relaxing right before pounding ‘some’ back into the stone age. All in a day's work.;)

[thouworm]

“but his message here isn’t that clear-cut...”

Revolting & ambiguous -—mixed messages-— maybe that’s why it was chosen. I’m seeing a lot of that lately

Is that an Alinsky rule?