newsobserver.com - 11/16/2008
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Ronnie Chapman has hidden away his American flag for much of the past eight years. "I felt it was no longer a symbol of the country I love, but of Bush and support for his war," said the 48-year-old pharmacist from Cary. "The first thing I did the morning after the election was take it from my ...
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BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... This morning the N&O decided to take a look at what they call a resurgence of patriotism among the left. It's a rather formulaic story — couple of quotes from people who are now flying flags, couple of out-of-state professors explaining how we feel about the country back to us and, of course, a couple of paragraphs echoing right wing talking points from the campaign. ...
The return of the “flag-waving liberal”?
Sister Toldjah —
... a lengthy article, but well-worth the read as it gives insight not only on just how warped the many a liberal’s viewpoint on displaying patriotism is, but also because the article is a case study into how writers of this state’s top newspapers spin and twist history in order to create a narrative - and then tear it down. I should note that this article was written by journalists from the Charlotte Observer’s sister paper The Raleigh News and Observer and was published in that paper’s Sunday edition last week. ...
Liberals Don’t Know What Patriotism Means
Stop The ACLU —
... . There have been stories that have miraculously found that with Obama’s victory liberals have seen the winds of patriotism renewed , and some have even found that they are ...
Liberals Don't Know What Patriotism Means
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... . There have been stories that have
miraculously found that with Obama's victory liberals have seen the
winds of
patriotism renewed, and some have even found that they are ...
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