Obama "The Patriot" - Removes American Flag From His Plane

We do *not* need an unpatriotic president!

Sounds incorrect. Just does not fit the current scenario., Like the "hand over the heart" mess. I would investigate further. Does not matter whose side you are on. I just don't believe this is complete. Especially now. I am sure there is an explanation. Ellen B

According to the Snopes report. there is still a US flag located by the aircraft's registration number. I believe that it is required by the FAA to signify the country of origin. So, even though the flag on the tail was removed, there is still a flag on the aircraft.

Obama is a "citizen of the world" and thus does not require old fashioned symbols of patriotism. ; }

Kay.......not if he wants to be my president...! Obama had better be an American first & then citizen of the world as am I....!

I think he's going to lose.

Can I ask a question here - a sincere one, not meant snidely or as a veiled insult?

Why is it that Americans in particular, or at least some Americans, seem to place such great value on outward trappings of patriotism? It seems that throughout this Presidential campaign in particular, there have been watchers counting the number of times Candidate X appeared in public wearing or not wearing a lapel pin, etc. - and immediately denouncing them as "unpatriotic" for not doing so.

In most European countries, including the UK, many people are fiercely patriotic. But you rarely see, except in the case of extreme right-wing parties, an insistence on the use of national flags as an outward display of patriotism. You didn't see Nicolas Sarkozy wearing a tricolor lapel pin at all of his public appearances while running for President, but there were no scurrilous articles about his failure to be sufficiently French; Gordon Brown does not wrap himself in the Union flag every time he represents Great Britain, but nobody doubts that he is a loyal and patriotic Briton (however effective a Prime Minister you might think he is).

So why is it so important for American candidates to "out-flag" each other?

I think the flag means more to many Americans. There are probably symbols or ideas that other nations old dear, as well. Maybe it's not a flag for them. Our symbol of the flag just seems to hit deep in the heart for (some, not all) Americans.

I was looking at the Snopes article. Is there a flag on John McCain's plane? It is hard to tell on the photo.

Thanks Sandi.

Having looked at the article, I also think it's worth mentioning that there is, as it shows, still an American flag logo on the plane. What was removed was the specific style of flag logo on the tail that was a trademark of the company from which the plane was leased.

Donald H, the problem here is Obama doesn't want to be your president or mine for that matter. He is in this for Obama, and his hubris spoke volumes during his love tour of Europe. Visiting injured troops without a camera?! What good is that?

Symbols are too often manipulated by politicians. Obama has many reasons not to be either a great or even good president but his on again, off again games with the flag and Pledge of Alligience are not ones other than indicators of a shrewd power player playing to the polls.

Can we bring Teddy back to life and run him? There's no rule about zombies running for President, is there? Otherwise, there couldn't have been a second Reagan term...

Go back to your video game now Jonathan.

Better Teddy Roosevelt that Obama!

Kay: My parents raised me as a gentleman, particularly in respect of women (although I regret I cannot accord you the status of a lady), so I will not elucidate on what you, a length of rope, and your urinary tract can go and do with one another.

I note that none of the anti-Obama commentators on this thread have responded to the (factual and verifiable) comments that at least two people have posted, pointing out that the insignia removed was one that belonged to the charter airline as a matter of trademark, and that an American flag insignia did in fact remain on the plane...

But perhaps I was too busy playing video games to notice those responses.

Jonathan.......The flag required by international law,a 6"x8" flag, does indeed remain but the larger flag was ordered removed by Obama. Why? Is he ashamed of the flag of his nation? Wait....I forgot it is not his nation.......it is a nation people who hate him.......or so he seems to think.....!