Dems Trashed American Flags

Democrats are employing a diversionary tactic to defend themselves against the charge that they trashed thousands of American flags used at the grand finale Greek Temple event at Invesco Field. Here's how it works:

To make the accusers look ridiculous, they publish pictures like the one on the left, showing flags bundled up in trash bags. This is a real picture, and I don't doubt they indeed were packaging them for later use.

This is the diversion. Ordinary Americans hear the story and are outraged, but then see the picture and think "oh, that's not so bad."

This first bit of truth over here diverts attention from the truth of the original story over there: Yes, conventioneers really did trash American flags. Did Obama order it? Of course not, another strawman put up by the left to cover their unpatriotic act.

So, regardless of what the experts over DNC house organs like the Huffington Post and MSNBC say, this story is not bogus.

HuffPo featured only the picture on the left and dutifully spouted the DNC line that this was all a big lie:

Another statement from the Democratic National Convention Committee: "Stories circulating about flags at the Democratic National Convention are false. We distributed more than 125,000 American made flags at the Convention - the flags removed from Invesco field were intended for other events and taken without permission. It's disappointing that someone would take American flags without authorization and then falsely describe how they were being used. We have the utmost respect for the American flag, and it's sad to see them being used for a cheap political stunt."

The pictures from Redstate.com, of which I have posted only one, make it pretty clear that Democratic conventioneers did indeed throw American flags in the trash. Please go visit the site, but be prepared to get mad.

The Dems' indignant protestations remind me of a Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson:

Do not say things. What you are stands over you the while and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

Links:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2008/09/06/republican-recycling/
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/aug/28/mystery-solved/