Scooby Doo And the Missing Flags
Thanks to John Cole for the comedy gold of yesterday. The folks at Red State noticed that convention-going Democrats didn't walk around waving their cheap flags on sticks all the time like good nationalist zealots Republicans do. So they set out to find all those tens of thousands of flags that had been evident in pictures of the hall but not upon the persons of Democratic attendees having lunch, shopping at the mall or going to the restroom.
Did they ask the convention organizers where the flags had gone - maybe for re-use at Invesco Field last night where there were also tens of thousands of the little beauties in evidence? No. Did they look under seats where they might have been stashed for safekeeping? No. Did they... you know, this one seemed a no-brainer for any intrepid investigator to me ... did they ask the delegates and attendees themselves? No.
They followed their own inner voices, like Bush looking for WMD in the wilderness, and headed straight for the trash.
There they found - ZOMG! - a dozen or less of those abused tens of thousands of flags, all broken and stuff from wildly being waved, in an entire dumpster of trashbags. Which must surely prove that Obama hate America. Or something.
And Obama would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the uppitty zealot patriot fence, the GOP knows how to wave a flag with style.
This is the concept for their convention hall: 
Yes, that's a massive video screen. I can't figure out whether they want to show Obama how to stage a real Reichstag Nuremberg Rally (ok, but you got the gist) or intentionally wanted a look reminiscent of the Norsefire Party out of V for Vendetta.
Look at all that red and black in the GOP convention hall. Where's the swastika?
Those stairs in the GOP convention hall are reminiscent of the Greek Acropolis. The God McCain will asend the stairs to be adored by the lowly mortals!
McCainopolis!
You're too kind calling these people "folks". Neanderthals is more like it.
John Wayne Gacy loved flag colors, too. Gacy and the republican party have alot in common.
That stage kind of reminds me a little bit of the one in the movie Pink Floyd: The Wall.
I have purchased several dozen waterproof flags so that when I am in the shower or in the pool or at the beach I can always be waving 2 or 3 flags so that I know that I am still a patriot.
The Republican Theme
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That is an honestly disquieting picture.
Triumph of the will part two?
Get your terminology straight
That's Nuremberg Rally, and Reichstag Fire, not Nuremberg Fire and Reichstag Rally.
They really have nothing left to run on. As Barack said last night:
Get used it...America's Barack
Of course the Red State clowns almost certainly put them there.
38 Million tuned in to see Obama ( more than Idol or Bejjing)....I do wonder HOW many will tune to see Bush and Dick and CatManFrist speak?????and that is just monday and tuesday...So I turned on CNN tonight to check on the hurricane- and there was the stage with the MEGA=UBER blog....maybe it is for the vision impaired ? All it needs is a Big HUGE Eagle crapping on it and it will be complete...
( btw it is so big that watching it I needed some Dramamine-seriously - it will cause motion sickness....)
on another note- CNN is playing their Katrina music..and the storm is gaining strength and should hit shore monday....Sooooo that should really help their Legacy....and Bring on the Great Titannical Bushco Memories...
McSongbird sings in the dead of night.
oooops Tyo- I MEANT mega-uber FLAG..sorry
You realize, of course, that Lou Dobbs can't do his show until they return that video screen.
It's a pretty sad statement about this country when patriotism is measured by who has more flags displayed or who has the bigger flag display or who wears a flag lapel pin and who doesn't.
Well, at least one Republican got it right:
Countdown to the White Peoples Convention.
L.A. Confidential @ 7:
They don't call Republicans the Red State Party for nothing. Red ink, red tape, red flag, red light! Enough.
That's enough bunting to make Stalin proud, er, is that Palin? But..if the crazies on the right can slur Obama...tough borscht!
Republicans love America and the flag but they just hate the people who live there
http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
I'm suprised that the Republicans didn't want to prosecute the Democrats for desecrating the little 'made in Communist China' flags!
Pericles @ 18:
Don't forget McCarthy, red scare!
why is the GOP Convention show floor shaped liked a Union Jack?
Anyone notice the GOP's floor layout looks like the Union Jack?? Too funny...
All I got to say is if the party of hate, fear, division and now gross governing incompetence, gets another 4 years it's time to pack it in and move to Canada....make that Europe, Canada's not far enough away.
It looks like a wrestling set
TK @ 23:
You're not supposed to notice that, it's supposed to be subtle for their white supremacist base to notice.
ya
for some reason...even tho im banned from redstate, i still get email from them
i got this email showing 2 tiny bags with about a dozen of the cheapie flags in them
it was the funniest thing i have ever seen
i didnt bring it up cuz it was just another of redstate's ploys to get noticed
those damn libs...only wave flags when the cameras are on
christ....these people make me sick
i know that there is a first amendment and all...but can we just send the lot of them to gitmo?
http://www.reddit.com/comments/6f3nq/coverup_alaska_gov_palin_r_announce...
Looks like the 5th kid may actually be her daughter's.
Gotta love the visual of Republicans rummaging through a dumpster looking for something useful.
fiver @ 29:
hahahaha, so true.
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 27:
Uncle Joe I can't agree more. These people are pathetic but it is just another reminder that the Dems cannot sit back and blow off the little shit these pathetic idiots come up with. We Dems have to continue our attack and Obama and Biden have got to attack attack attack because Kerry's campaign showed that taking the high road will get you nowhere with the middle ground voter.
A dozen flags in the trash out of 10,000? Are you fucking kidding me?
Shouldn't they have one of those big imposing message things in the background of all that.
Something like "The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One"
that "concept" photo reminds me of the confederate flag... at best, the british flag...
the reslugs cheapen the flag, to them it is nothing more than a marketing tool.
fiver @ 29:
Love that. Probably looking for credit card receipts . The McCain campaign needs funding.
The large V is for Vagina; now that the Republicans have it, they flaunt it on stage! And the large flag inspires Flag Envy, since their collective penis got smaller! Everything has to be extra-big in order to reflect the big things the Republicans accomplished in the past eight years:
1) LARGEST DEFICIT IN HISTORY
2) BIGGEST LIE IN HISTORY BY INVADING IRAQ
3) BIGGEST FLOP IN NEW ORLEANS
4) BIGGEST DISREGARD FOR OUR WOUNDED SOLDIERS
5) LARGEST DEFAULT ON HOUSING
6) LARGEST TAX-BREAKS FOR THE RICHEST
7) AND ON AND ON AND ON.......
Did we get it? Yes we did! Sen. McCain: EIGHT IS ENOUGH!! ENOUGH!! ENOUGH!!
I don't give a damn about their stage. It is too petty to make fun of. For me the Republican convention will be very interesting in how hypocritical they will be and how hypocritical the right wing pundits will be. I want to see it when they compliment the McCrazies when they do the same thing that they complained about the Dems doing. Like Palin for VP. With the Republicans it was experience experience experience and they go and get somebody with NO experience and has no idea of reality.
Sorry about the caps but this must be shouted!!!
SARAH PALIN IS A LIAR, SHE DIDN'T GIVE BIRTH. HER 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT KNOCKED UP AND SARAH IS PAWNING THE KID OFF AS HER OWN. PROOF? SARAH CLAIMS SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS "PREGNANT" UNTILL TWO MONTHS BEFORE SHE "GAVE BIRTH". THE DAUGHTER HAS MISSED MONTHS OF SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE HAD "MONO". BULLSHIT! PALIN IS A PRO-CHOICE LUNATIC WHO WOULD NEVER LET HER DAUGHTER GET AN ABORTION SO SHE HAS BEEN LYING ALL ALONG!!!
To the guys that run this site GET ON THIS!!! If it's true this will DESTROY McCain!!!
Captain Bitter Whiner (about having one house) Hussein Kangaroo @ 31:
oh...clicked the link in my email...they apparently found a few more bags....so the number is around 2 dozen
i know you arent supposed to bury or throw away any american flags...as it isnt respectful...and the dem organizers shoulda been more mindful of this and made special bins for the flags
but the whole thing is just silly
it is patriotism run amok....if jefferson were alive today, he would be appalled
and you are right...we cannot let down our guard
we cannot allow these people to question our patriotism
i dont know a progressive that doesnt love this country
and it is our duty as patriotic americans to always question our politicians, the government and those in power
which is why im still waiting for the investigation into those big parties thrown by the lobbyests
cuz the repugs wont, as they are gonna have even bigger parties thrown for them
So the GOP is going to walk on the US flag for a week?
Gozer @ 38:
Where's the birth certificate?
Ruthless People @ 26:
I noticed that too. From a design perspective you will notice that everything is completely rigid and compartmentalized. Compare this to the Democratic Convention stage, which was rounded and fairly organic. Tells you everything about where the two parties lie--one in the past and one in the present and looking toward the future. No designer worth their paycheck these days would dare to use only squared-off angles unless they intended to convey a sense of totalitarianism.
SARAH PALIN IS A LIAR, SHE DIDN’T GIVE BIRTH. HER 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT KNOCKED UP AND SARAH IS PAWNING THE KID OFF AS HER OWN. PROOF? SARAH CLAIMS SHE DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS “PREGNANT” UNTILL TWO MONTHS BEFORE SHE “GAVE BIRTH”. THE DAUGHTER HAS MISSED MONTHS OF SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE HAD “MONO”. BULLSHIT! PALIN IS A PRO-CHOICE LUNATIC WHO WOULD NEVER LET HER DAUGHTER GET AN ABORTION SO SHE HAS BEEN LYING ALL ALONG!!!
She found out about the child's illness when she was 4 months pregnant...
This would be huge, where did you get this information?
I can’t figure out whether they want to show Obama how to stage a real Reichstag Rally or intentionally wanted a look reminiscent of the Norsefire Party out of V for Vendetta.
Silly! As Dan Akroyd would say, it's both a floor wax, and a dessert topping! Plus, it's double Aryan!
Fil @ 22:
amazing, first thing I noticed too!
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
14 points to ponder...
#1.) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism: Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
For those who need video: http://www.bushflash.com/14.html
The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture of the Republican stage and arrangement was the scene in Return of the Jedi when the Emperor comes on board the deathstar and meets Darth Vader and the storm troopers. I could even "hear" the music! :)
I have no graphic talent - someone want to paste this together?
speaking of flags, something struck me today. John McCain was not wearing a flag pin at his VP rally today.
look at the footage, click on your favorite newspapers website article about the announcement (that has a pic)
you will not see a flag lapel pin on Mr. McCain
Glen Tomkins @ 9:
And not "pesky" kids; MEDDLING kids!
Ruthless People @ 1:
Right behind the American flag.
ineedanemail @ 49:
Maybe that's why he kept looking down toward Palin's butt. His flag pin popped off and he was looking for it.
Fil @ 22:
That's fucking hilarious!
I'm on their mailing list, and I got the letter from the idiots ranting about the absence of flags. What a bunch of idiots.
This is what they are made of......cheap, superficial signs of patriotism.....flag pins, flags in your hair and up your ass, etc.
Honest to God, these neocon/fascist types are enough to make me want to hit somebody. They missed their calling. Had they all been alive in 1939 in Germany, they would have been right at home.
This would be huge, where did you get this information?
This is where I heard it
http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/sarah-palin/22236/the-fully-vetted-sarah-palin/
or intentionally wanted a look reminiscent of the Norsefire Party out of V for Vendetta.
Absolutely! It, if it remains such, will look extremely horrifying, unless you're a sycophantic neocon...
All the flags used at the GOP convention will all be desposed of properly. Every single one. In order to do it properly the entire national guard will be withdrawn from coastal flood areas. Seems about as sensical.
wow! i just gave them a click....it is so scary to me that people actually think this way. we all know at least one and they are people just like us...but dayum! i usually get a laugh from fox news type media, but I just feel sorry for these people. THESE are the idiots that gave us g to the dub.
where can i get my "8 is enough" bumper sticker??? i did a search and no one is on it yet.
Yep, they excel at making big debate out of small little things.
The floor itself looks like the Union Jack/British flag. Is that a coincidence, or thank to lap dog Tony Blair: very "V"-like.
It is, however, column-less so everyone can relax.
Tell the Republicans, "Your flag is made in China, so blow it out you're ass!"
Why do they have a big picture of a flag instead of a real flag? Why do they hate America?
With regards to the flags being thrown out--if you point out that the proper way to discard of these would be to burn them, their heads might just explode.
Unlike Republicans before them, no Democrats at their convention were wearing purple Band-Aids to mock the Order of the Purple Heart or belittling anyone's military service.
That mirrored floor should settle the questions about whether Ms. Palin sports a thong, granny panties, or goes commando.
If the Republicans are so patriotic, then why does the floor look like a giant Union Jack? Much bigger than the Old Glory above the stage... just sayin'
OMG!!! All those poor pieces of paper and plastic. we honor your service!!! When will the madness stop, over 4 thousand flags dead and over 20 thousand wounded!! When will Americans start showing inanimate objects the love and devotion they deserve? I'm pro-flag-life and this sickens me, they'll never have the chance to fly above the capitol or fulfill their dreams as a car decal!!! The horror, the humanity!!!
There were also "no chants of USA!, USA!" like there have been with the Republicans and there will be at the RNC, according to the freepers. Though I distinctly do remember such chants throughout the convention.
I'm going to make sure and chant that loudly, at random times, throughout the workday from now on. With my flag and flag pin in plain view. Can't have anyone doubting my patriotism for one second.
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