This presidential campaign, particularly the period leading up to and including Independence Day, has seen the issue of patriotism showcased, drawn and quartered and pursued to the cube root. We have been assured by one faction that failure to wear a flag lapel pin is unpatriotic while the other extreme ridicules this flag placement as false or “jingoistic” patriotism.
Patriotism shouldn’t be questioned, just taught
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:44 p.m. CST, Monday, February 2, 2009
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