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Is Sarah Palin's use of the American flag a breach of federal law?

Is Sarah Palin's use of the flag breaking the law?

  • YES! Fine her! Throw her in jail!

    Votes: 3 6.5%
  • Maybe...it seems disrespectful.

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Really? This is what we're talking about?

    Votes: 41 89.1%

  • Total voters
    46
(Joe the Plumber wouldn't have given the Queen of England and iPod.)

To be fair, I'd rather have the iPod over the picture of the Queen she gave him. For real.
 
It's not criminal since flag code is voluntary. But it is a clear violation of USC Title 4 Chapter 1 Section 8(i), which states that the flag "The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever."

It's disrespectful.
 
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Who is dumber, the guy who thought it was worth making a big deal about t his on his show, or the guy making a big deal that some one else made a big deal about it. I think it is about tied. Always knew The Blaze was pretty stupid, had never heard of the guy on MSNBC before, but he seems pretty stupid too.

So, in other words, pointing out stupidity on the left is equally (and probably more so) stupid. Convenient.
 
So, in other words, pointing out stupidity on the left is equally (and probably more so) stupid. Convenient.

No one here has pointed out stupidity on the left. They have pointed out stupidity in an individual. "The left" did not do either of the stupid things mentioned in the OP.
 
See the below video at the 20 second mark, notice the bug catcher on the bus.

[video]http://video.foxnews.com/v/968496804001/busy-day-for-prospective-presidential-candidates/[/video]
 
There's a huge difference between a flag and an image of a flag. Just like there is a big difference between wearing a shirt with a picture of a flag, or clothes made of stars and stripes fabric, and cutting up a flag and making a shirt out of it.
These anti-Americans are just offended at the very sight of anything the least bit patriotic. Stars and Stripes are better when out of sight out of mind.
 
Uhm, no offense, but you really shouldn't be casting that stone if you believe this is the American flag. :2razz:

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You're absolutely right, I don't see how anyone could have confused that for the American flag.
 
Not any more so that burning the flag.
NO!
Burning the flag is a totally different, separate thing.
Palins's appeal is to a group of the not-too-bright..
I do hope that this is a tiny fraction of us..
 
No one here has pointed out stupidity on the left. They have pointed out stupidity in an individual. "The left" did not do either of the stupid things mentioned in the OP.

Oh please, folks who refer to "the right" or "right wingers" or "conservatives" all the time and I don't see you drawing those distinctions with them. You just don't like that some guy on the left (is that ****ing ok to say?) is being exposed so you call the Blaze stupid instead.
 
Let's arrest Bruce Jenner for running around the track with a US flag over his shoulders when he won the decathalon. :roll: Flag etiquette is broken all the time, it's countless.
 
Let's arrest Bruce Jenner for running around the track with a US flag over his shoulders when he won the decathalon. :roll: Flag etiquette is broken all the time, it's countless.

But those people weren't Sarah Palin, who obviously needs to do/be/act better than everybody else, or she's just a hack.
 
You want flag disrespect? Here...

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And I threw this one in not because I find it disrespectful, but because I find Amanda Tapping hot.
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But those people weren't Sarah Palin, who obviously needs to do/be/act better than everybody else, or she's just a hack.

I guess there's that.
 
It had to come from MSNBC because they control much of what Liberals think and parrot all the time.

I used to have the wrong Idea why Liberals go straight to attacking with lies and name calling but I find it's because they are frustrated that they can't do anything else.

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There's a huge difference between a flag and an image of a flag. Just like there is a big difference between wearing a shirt with a picture of a flag, or clothes made of stars and stripes fabric, and cutting up a flag and making a shirt out of it.
These anti-Americans are just offended at the very sight of anything the least bit patriotic. Stars and Stripes are better when out of sight out of mind.

I'm offended by people who overuse calling people anti-American.
 
It had to come from MSNBC because they control much of what Liberals think and parrot all the time.

I used to have the wrong Idea why Liberals go straight to attacking with lies and name calling but I find it's because they are frustrated that they can't do anything else.

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You mean the way conservatives make **** up like "death panels", "birth certificates", "the president's religion", pretending they know more than scientists - all so they can protest against those things?

You mean like that?
 
It had to come from MSNBC because they control much of what Liberals think and parrot all the time.

I used to have the wrong Idea why Liberals go straight to attacking with lies and name calling but I find it's because they are frustrated that they can't do anything else.

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Kinda like the whole "Obama's a socialist" thing. Never mind that most of the people using that term probably didn't even know what it meant.

I also find it hilarious that the picture you used as satire is from a "Support Our Troops" rally.
 

That definitely violates the following codes:

The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.

When the flag is displayed otherwise than by being flown from a staff, it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out.

The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.

The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard; or used as any portion of a costume or athletic uniform. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

It potentialy violates these codes

The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement.

The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff, or as provided in subsection

depending on circumstances.

Overall, it is very disrespectful towards the flag.

Personally, I feel that she has every right to be disrespectful to the flag if she wants to.
 
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