Obama Could Learn Plenty About Patriotism from Jim Broussard
By Citizen Conservative (10/07/07)
To the best of my knowledge, veteran Jim Broussard has never been, and is not now, a candidate for the U.S. presidency. I have no idea if Broussard is a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, or if he is even registered to vote.
Nonetheless, one thing is certain about the Reno, Nevada citizen: He has more understanding of, and respect for, patriotism and the American flag than Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Brousaard is the patriotic veteran who, upon learning that a Reno bar was flying a Mexican flag above Old Glory, took matters into his own hands. The U.S. vet drove to the bar in question, the Cantina El Jaripeo, and cut down the banners in front of a stunned group of Hispanic patrons.
This American hero left the Mexican flag on the ground and, with the U.S. flag in hand, made the following statement:
"I'm Jim Broussard," he said, "and I took this flag down in honor of my country with … a knife from the United States Army. I'm a veteran, I'm not going to see this done to my country. If they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us. But I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They're not going to get it back."
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If only President Bush, Democrats, and RINOs had .00000009 of a percent of Broussard's common sense and patriotic spunk, America might not be overrun with 20-30 million illegal aliens who are bankrupting the nation and placing the safety and security of the American people in grave peril.
Without question, Jim Broussard deserves recognition as a genuine national hero.
About the time that Jim Broussard was showing proper respect and esteem for the American flag, Democrat Barack Obama was making big flag news as well, although Obama's action did not exactly add to the esteem of Old Glory.
Obviously, no one can know for sure exactly what is in the heart of Obama.
However, we do know that Obama has decided that wearing a lapel pin featuring the American flag is not cool. Obama muddled the situation with the following explanation:
''The truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin,'' Obama said. ''Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security."
With this naive action and garbled statement, Obama appears to think that honoring Old Glory is unpatriotic, or inspired by false patriotism.
His actions and words also serve to cement the image of liberals as unpatriotic, anti-American traitors who hate America and those who love her.
In that vein, one cannot help but wonder about how Barack Obama would have reacted to the flag travesty in Reno, Nevada.
Because Obama is a brain washed liberal, it is safe to assume that he would not have taken the courageous action that Jim Broussard did.
It seems far more likely that Obama would have snatched the American flag from that flagpole and left Old Glory languishing on the ground while honoring the Mexican flag with a respectful salute.
Most tragic is the fact that Barack Obama appears to be supported by large numbers of American voters.
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