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"Obama sports a patriotic shirt, overflowing with stars, but won't wear the American flag on his lapel," Newsbusters

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:01:04 AM

"The viewers say with the stars and blue field in the lower left corner, it looks like an upside down American flag. Published flag etiquette states the stars should always be displayed in the upper left corner. An upside down flag represents an international symbol of extreme distress."  ( 9News.com ,  KUSA-TV )

 
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"Matt Chandler with the Obama campaign says the flag is not upside down. He says it is a stylized flag designed to blend the stars on Senator Obama's shirt with the flag blowing in the wind. "  Excerpted from 9News.com at: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=97788&catid=188
 
Food For Thought: The ticket design for the Democratic National Convention 
  Excerpt from:Newsbusters:

The credential appears to show an upside-down American flag on both sides. What's worse, the front makes it appear as if Obama is cloaked in the flag, as the stars are almost visually equivalent to his shirt. In fact, Matt Chandler speaking on behalf of the Obama campaign states:

"...it is a stylized flag designed to blend the stars on Senator Obama's shirt with the flag blowing in the wind."

 

The first question that arises is why would a man who once refused to wear the American flag on his lapel, be interested in sporting a patriotic shirt, overflowing with stars?  Excerpted from Newsbuster at: http://newsbusters.org/

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