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Foxnews is claiming that 12k flags were thrown in the trash after the DNCC in Denver. It has also been reported in the Denver Post's Blog. Strangely, as of 3 pm ET, there has been no response from the Obama/Biden Campaign.
Mr. Obama would be wise to address this issue, either filling in unpublished gaps, or apologizing, before a firestorm erupts, especially before the blue collar swing states he has been fighting so hard for slip away. Many of these voters would not look kindly on anything that could be percieved to disrepect the flag. This also reinforces the worst attacks on Mr. Obama's patriotism, justified or not.
Quite frankly, this plays perfectly to the Republican message, and Mr. Obama would be foolish not to respond quickly and effectively to it.
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I'd be careful before citing to anything written by Fox News but not confirmed by other news organization, particularly when it's a preposterous charge of throwing out flags. The author of the Fox News piece was none other than Carl Cameron, who was caught in 2004 fabricating quotes from then presidential nominee Sen. Kerry.
See http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/214283.php
I agree caution is in order. The Denver Post seems to be the original source, on their blog, which was linked in my original post. I was surprised regardless that Obama did not address the issue, even through surrogates, as true or not, this is the time of emotional issue Republicans love to exploit.
I am more interested in reaction from different groups to the issue than the issue itself. It will be interesting to see if this is actually buried, or going to be used as an October surprise.
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