So why do you think there was such a flap about the flag pin issue?
The only reason there was a big deal about the flag pin was because of what obama said about it when asked.
It was a reporter who should have asked him real questions but instead after noticing he was the only guy in the room without a flag pin
She said I noticed you’re not wearing a flag pin, is there a reason. It was his reply that started the whole thing.
He said he wont wear that pin on his chest. He said would find other ways to show his patriotism.
First …..The way he said “that pin on my chest” really was kind of strange, he may not have meant it the way some took it but it sounded like it was something he didn't like.
Then the second part about deciding in advance, a thought out effort about not wearing one. It was just strange.
The tapes of his pastor bashing America and saying black men should not solute the flag coming out in the public at the same time did not help the situation.
Personally I don’t think he meant what he said when first asked about the flag pin. I think he wanted to come up with an interesting answer for the reporter that seemed well thought out and it backfired. He probably didn’t have a flag pin anymore or left it at home but wanted a more interesting answer.
It did for sure backfire because he said he would show his patriotism in his ideas but eventually started wearing it all the time again the closer we got to the general election. Leading some to laugh at the idea that he must have ran out of ideas.
http://abcnews.go.com/politics/story?id=3690000