Roll Call flags absence of American flag lapel pins in Obama's campaign store, but not their absence in McCain's store
SUMMARY: Roll Call wrote that the "official outfitter" of Sen. Barack Obama's campaign "is maintaining Obama's online store, which sells a $12 DVD of the candidate's speeches, $10 lapel pins -- though no American flags -- and $50 fleece jackets, perfect for those chilly Iowa winters." But Roll Call did not note that Sen. John McCain's store doesn't offer American flag lapel pins, either.
A June 16 Roll Call article on merchandise vendors for the 2008 presidential campaigns reported that Tigereye Design, Sen. Barack Obama's "official outfitter," "is maintaining Obama's online store, which sells a $12 DVD of the candidate's speeches, $10 lapel pins -- though no American flags -- and $50 fleece jackets, perfect for those chilly Iowa winters." But Roll Call did not note that Sen. John McCain's store doesn't offer American flag lapel pins, either. McCain's campaign store does, however, sell several other lapel pins, including a "McCain" lapel pin for $150.
Media Matters for America has previously documented examples of media figures falsely claiming that Obama refuses to wear a flag pin and falsely asserting that Obama had not given a speech with an American flag backdrop prior to March.
From the Roll Call article:
Tigereye has expanded from 30 employees to 120 since last year and will likely add more to keep up with orders. The company is maintaining Obama's online store, which sells a $12 DVD of the candidate's speeches, $10 lapel pins -- though no American flags -- and $50 fleece jackets, perfect for those chilly Iowa winters. Proceeds from the sales of merchandise on the Obama Web site are considered donations and go to the campaign's war chest. The campaign did not return calls requesting information on sales and revenue.
Roll Call flags absence of American flag lapel pins...
while noting flagging sales of flags at flagship store. Sorry, I just liked the theme.
Colonel, you embody the flaggy theme of this article, so no one can flag your post about Roll Call flags absence of American flag lapel pins...
while noting flagging sales of flags at flagship store.
Yes the entire majoring on the presence or absence of a flag pin is such drivel. As if wearing something is any indication of what the person's belief system. But alas, folks are catching on the the swift-boater types on the McCain's side and we just will not let any of that crap stop us from calling out their anti-Obama bias. Well, anyway, this is all the mojo they have so we best let out fingers to do the walking on our keyboards to call them out.
Yes the entire majoring on the presence or absence of a flag pin is such drivel. As if wearing something like a flag pin is any indication of the person's belief system. But alas, folks are catching on the the swift-boater types on the McCain's side and we just will not let any of that crap stop us from calling out their anti-Obama bias. Well, anyway, this is all the mojo they have so we best let out fingers to do the walking on our keyboards to call them out.
...while noting flagging sales of flags at flagship store.
According to their spokesperson, Fannie Flagg. :-)
McCain doesn't have to plug flag lapel pins to prove his patriotism because ... um ... er ... well ... he just doesn't!!
Because he forgot to? :-)
Apparently, there must be some doubts about Honest John's honesty, thus his need to add "Honest" before his name. I'd buy my used car from John, who seems quite comfortable with his honesty and his reputation - nothing to prove.
Besides, you can buy cheap made-in-China flag pins ANY-F***ING-WHERE!
Illegal alien Flutted Finster Figs flog flag pins!
Fatchu!
Flag lapel pins have become nonsense. Oh I forgot thats right becuase Bushie wears one he loves America. It is ok to send 3000 plus Americans to death in Iraq though. Get real.
But this one isn't selling at all...
But on McCain's site you can get the Official McCain Golf Set. Complete with Lieberman ball washer.
Sorry, I can't take credit for that joke. I read it online this morning.
I LOLed...
whether this one was that one or that one was this one
or which one was what one or what one was who."
As a longtime viewer of C-Span and my favorite, the Washington Journal, I have noticed Roll Call's bias in favor of the GOP for years. The recent mention of the Obama's online store absence of flag pins was another deliberate attempt to voice yet another GOP favorite line. If you carefully checked out the online site of John McCain, you would have noticed that his site does not offer flag pins as well. The proceeds from the Obama merchandise sales from your story will deliberately interperated as Obama's campaign should be donating his proceeds to charities thus his being selfish. I would understand the comment if you could confirm that McCain's site donates his proceeds to charities.