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Republican Recycling
denverpost.com ^ | September 6, 2008 | David Harsanyi

Posted on 09/06/2008 8:55:26 AM PDT by lormand

This morning, Republicans tell me that a worker at Invesco Field in Denver saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Guerrilla campaigning. They will use these flags at their own event today in Colorado Springs with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Before McCain speaks today, veterans will haul these garbage bags filled with flags out onto the stage — with dramatic effect, no doubt — and tell the story.

“What you see in the picture I sent you is less than half of total flags,” a Republican official emailed. “We estimate the total number to be around 12,000 small flags and one full size 3×5 flag.”

I’m not sure what the DNC was supposed to do with unused hand-flags, frankly. But the Republicans are obviously questioning someone’s patriotism here.



TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008dncconvention; coloradosprings; democrats; dnc; elections; flags; mccainpalin; obamabiden; oldglory; recycling; republican
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To: lormand; tsmith130

You can see the headlines tomorrow, can’t you:

“RIGHT WING HOMOPHOBES STEAL BAGS OF DNC PROPERTY”

Aide: “One minute our beloved flags were there, the next thing anyone knew, a group of ‘Boy Scouts’ walked off with them.’ Investigation underway”

Better get a lawyer fellas...


61 posted on 09/06/2008 9:35:59 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: Petronski

Well...she got my attention :)


62 posted on 09/06/2008 9:38:21 AM PDT by lormand
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To: codercpc

Gotta love it. The headline states “Dems trash 12,000 flags. Republicans Recycling”

Repubs: Red, White, Blue, Green

Dems: Red (read it however you want)


63 posted on 09/06/2008 9:39:11 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: lormand

Fox news just covered it again. At the McCain rally today, McCain will be talking about how they came to have posession of these flags (the boy scouts of America) and will be handing them out to the crowd.

It appears as if this will become a campaign issue.


64 posted on 09/06/2008 9:39:24 AM PDT by eaglestar
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To: tsmith130

what a disgusting picture! I had not seen it before, but ayers is appalling.


65 posted on 09/06/2008 9:39:50 AM PDT by tioga (Big Mac and the Cuda - 2008)
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So I heard that the crowd for the Obama speech (since I didn't watch it) was chanting his name or "yes we can."

But when I watched Sarah and John McCain, the crowd chanted, "U.S.A."

So which campaign is about America? And which campaign is about someone's ego?

66 posted on 09/06/2008 9:41:40 AM PDT by Lysandru
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To: eaglestar

anyone have a link to a CO TV station airing this live? Thanks in advance.


67 posted on 09/06/2008 9:42:38 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ('GOP' : Get Our Petroleum)
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To: tioga; tsmith130

Someone should post the Ayers picture juxtaposed next to the one of Zero not saluting the flag (and, if you are so moved, layer in the Drudge caption “Dems trash 12,000 flags with a picture of the recovered duffel bags”)


68 posted on 09/06/2008 9:44:38 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: MarDav

69 posted on 09/06/2008 9:51:41 AM PDT by lormand
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To: lormand

Wow! How good (bad) is that! If this triptych were hanging in a museum, afficionados of modern art would immediately conclude that the artist was trying to denigrate America, no?

Ship it off to Rush, to Hannity, to FOX. The power of symbolism cannot be minimized.


70 posted on 09/06/2008 9:57:02 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: BelegStrongbow

That wasn’t harsh ... that was truth.

Lets see .. 20 million aborted democrats. And yes ... I feel anguish and sorrow for each and everyone of those innocent lives, our hope and joy .. they are in a better place.

“I don’t want my daughters to be punsished by a Baby” loose parpahras of Barack Hussein.

There is a punishment nobody on this board can visualise or imagine for those that turn their backs. I’m not a prophet nor a son of a prophet ..... Just one that understands scripture.


71 posted on 09/06/2008 9:59:03 AM PDT by HiramQuick (work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
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To: lormand

Repeating my comment: I still remember the amazement by those in Colorado after Dan’s Bake Sale. The city was expecting and ready to clean up tons of trash and were shocked that there wasn’t any lieing around. Just a lot of full trash cans. The only damage was to a flower pot and that was done by the horse of a mounted policeman.


72 posted on 09/06/2008 9:59:17 AM PDT by Ladysmith ((NRA, SAS) Praise God and pass the ammunition!)
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To: rom
Okay, *maybe* I can see that they would trash the smaller ones (maybe).

They should have had a collection box set up
73 posted on 09/06/2008 10:01:01 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: BelegStrongbow

the truth hurts sometimes.......not harsh at all


74 posted on 09/06/2008 10:02:18 AM PDT by tioga (Big Mac and the Cuda - 2008)
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To: lormand
and those on the left claim patriotism........
75 posted on 09/06/2008 10:04:53 AM PDT by tioga (Big Mac and the Cuda - 2008)
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To: lormand

oh yeh - I saw this, major dimbulb error


76 posted on 09/06/2008 10:04:56 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (Seinfeld was a show about nothing - so is Obama.)
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To: lormand

Whenever leftists insist that a particular topic or tactic is “out of bounds,” that’s an excellent target indicator. Obama’s “don’t question my patriotism” posturing provides an excellent example. Kudos to the McCain braintrust for zeroing in unabashedly on this weakness. Those folks are really on a roll...


77 posted on 09/06/2008 10:16:26 AM PDT by Interesting Times (Swiftboating, you say? Check out ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=99179&catid=339

Tickets to the event are sold out, but 9NEWS.com plans to live stream the event. A link will be provided on the home page.


78 posted on 09/06/2008 10:20:37 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ('GOP' : Get Our Petroleum)
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To: PhilDragoo

Dissing the flag at Invesco.


79 posted on 09/06/2008 10:21:51 AM PDT by floriduh voter (Hurricane season is over November 1.)
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To: MarDav

Old Glory isn’t thrown out like drink cups and paper plates (unless it’s at an Obama event).


80 posted on 09/06/2008 10:23:17 AM PDT by floriduh voter (Hurricane season is over November 1.)
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