Rove slams Obama over 'bitter' comments, flag pin

cnn.com: Rove addressed the NRA Convention Friday. cnn.com
cnn.com     May 17, 2008            

Rove addressed the NRA Convention Friday. (CNN) — Karl Rove launched a wide-ranging attack on Barack Obama during a speech at the National Rifle Association Convention Friday, blasting him for his recent comments calling some small town American's "bitter," and suggesting the Illinois senator is... [read full story]                

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Flag pin targets Americans

gulfnews.com     May 16, 2008          

Warren, Michigan: It showed up on Monday, right there on his lapel, as he addressed veterans in West Virginia: a flag pin. And it was there on Wednesday as he toured a Chrysler plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, near here in the Detroit suburbs. Seven months ago, Senator Barack Obama said he...                

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Lapel Pin Review, 5/16/08: Obama, Patriot. McCain, America Hater

irregulartimes.com     May 17, 2008          

Just for kicks, let’s set aside our reason for a moment and grant the Republicans their fashion talking point: that the central determinant of one’s patriotism is the jewelry one wears. Here’s a photo of Barack Obama making public remarks today: Is Barack Obama wearing an American flag lapel pin?...                

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Rove slams Obama over 'bitter' comments, flag pin

es.wordpress.com     May 17, 2008          

(CNN) — Karl Rove launched a wide-ranging attack on Barack Obama during a speech at the National Rifle Association Convention Friday, blasting him for his recent comments calling some small town American's "bitter," and suggesting the Illinois senator is an effete politician unable to connect...                

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Wearing a flag pin doesn't prove a darn thing

orlandosentinel.com     May 18, 2008          

Scott Maxwell | TAKING NAMES John McCain obviously doesn't love Jesus enough. You can tell just by looking at his lapel -- where there's no miniature replica of our Lord and Savior. Lapels, after all, are where good Americans display things they truly care about. That's the message being drilled...                

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Obama Shifts to Countering Republican Attacks on His Patriotism (Bloomberg)

yahoo.com     May 19, 2008          

Julianna Goldman Mon May 19, 12:01 AM ET May 19 (Bloomberg) -- The flag pin that appeared on Barack Obama's lapel is just the opening salvo of Operation Patriotism for the Democratic presidential candidate. His campaign plans to emphasize his family's military ties, his work on behalf of veterans...                

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A Word to Barack Obama: Real Patriotism Speaks For Itself

freerepublic.com     May 19, 2008          

Patriotism is commonly defined as one’s love and devotion of country and the willingness to make sacrifices for it. Barack Obama gave a speech in Charleston, West Virginia, where he made an exception to his self-imposed policy of not wearing a flag lapel pin, and according to the Chicago Tribune,...                

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Obama: 'Operation Patriotism'

msn.com     May 19, 2008          

Bloomberg News looks at Obama's "Operation Patriotism." Obama is now regularly wearing a flag pin. "Obama, 46, may be vulnerable on the patriotism question because he doesn't have a personal narrative that people can easily understand, and not wearing a flag pin and other issues have ‘put him on...                

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