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Senator Barack Obama, has stated the song at the time he stood at ease was "The Star Spangled Banner". I placed the song, America because of our wonderful FLAG and America and the flag are the same. He refused to place his hand on his heart, when others did. A country without respect for its flag and values is doomed. Mr. Obama also has stated he will not wear a Flag Pin on him because he wants to show what will make America great, not a pin. I say America is GREAT and the BEST NATION in the world.

This thread is complements of T.L.Sink who posted this first quote the other day. As I searched the web to locate a url or article to use as the reference I found more quotes on immigration by Teddy Roosevelt. I'll post their links under the quote. "In the first place we should insist that the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equity with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace or origin. But...

If this is in the wrong place, please adios it. I just got off the golf course with my son & bro-in-law. Scores didn't matter. Being with these fine people was enough. The golf course, in the spirit of Independence Day, had U.S.A. flags on all 18 flagsticks. Seems ok on the surface. When you pull the flagstick to putt, you normally put it on the ground, out of the way. Not today. Not by us three. However, not all golfers today had that awareness. I told the guy in the clubhouse my concern, and he looked at me like...